D-I Poll: BYU Back in Charge
ATLANTA – After a week relegated to the No. 2 position, Brigham Young rebounded with a 3-0 sweep of ranked California teams to regain its spot atop the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Cougars (5-0) gobbled up 18 of the 27 first-place votes cast this week, leaving them a comfortable 32 points ahead of Concordia-Irvine (6-0), which had four first-place tallies.
The top schools will meet on Saturday in Provo, Utah.
Clemson (10-1) was 10 points behind the Eagles in third place, propped up by three first-place votes. Liberty (6-1) was slotted fourth with the remaining two top votes.
Florida (9-1) rounded out the Top Five.
Dominican (3-4) was shepherded out of the poll this week, replaced by No. 23 Texas (4-2).
Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 4
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Brigham Young | 663 | 18 |
2. | Concordia-Irvine | 631 | 4 |
3. | Clemson | 621 | 3 |
4. | Liberty | 606 | 2 |
5. | Florida | 551 | |
6. | Santa Clara | 512 | |
7. | California | 481 | |
8. | Virginia Tech | 478 | |
9. | Georgia Tech | 460 | |
10. | South Carolina | 384 | |
11. | USC | 349 | |
12. | Arizona State | 334 | |
13. | Arizona | 332 | |
14. | Boston College | 296 | |
15. | Minnesota | 291 | |
16. | Utah Valley | 281 | |
17. | Chapman | 241 | |
18. | Georgia | 205 | |
19. | Northeastern | 198 | |
20. | Grand Canyon | 180 | |
21. | Colorado State | 147 | |
22. | Florida State | 140 | |
23. | Texas | 84 | |
24. | Auburn | 70 | |
25. | Cal Poly | 45 |
Also receiving votes: NC State (43), UC Santa Barbara (38), Colorado (21), Missouri (20), Michigan State (17), James Madison (16), New Hampshire (15), Dominican (13), Texas A&M (4), Connecticut (4), LSU (2), Oregon State (1), Indiana (1).