D-II Poll: Yotes Take Over
(Photo by Stephanie Hale)
ATLANTA – The College of Idaho has ascended to the top spot in the New Balance Division II Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Yotes (9-0) split the 22 first-place votes with former No. 1 and current No. 2 Kennesaw State (10-0), but managed to push in front thanks to eight more total votes.
Kennesaw finished its season as the SELC champions while College of Idaho will host the PNCLL tournament this weekend in Caldwell.
St. Thomas (13-3) kept its spot in the third chair after capturing the UMLC title.
Grand Valley State (9-3), which lost to the Tommies in the UMLC finals, moves up a spot to No. 4 while Utah (9-3) hopped two spots into the fifth drawer.
Both jumped former No. 4 Rhode Island (7-2), who dropped to No. 6.
There were no new additions to the poll this period.
Division II New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 10
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | College of Idaho | 538 | 11 |
2. | Kennesaw State | 530 | 11 |
3. | St. Thomas | 498 | |
4. | Grand Valley State | 458 | |
5. | Utah | 449 | |
6. | Rhode Island | 444 | |
7. | Utah State | 385 | |
8. | Florida Gulf Coast | 355 | |
9. | Dayton | 338 | |
10. | Montana State | 335 | |
11. | North Dakota State | 320 | |
12. | Montana | 307 | |
13. | UC San Diego | 304 | |
14. | Missouri State | 292 | |
15. | UNC-Charlotte | 261 | |
16. | Minn.-Duluth | 232 | |
17. | Florida Atlantic | 229 | |
18. | UC Davis | 182 | |
19. | Cal State San Marcos | 169 | |
20. | Wake Forest | 107 | |
21. | Northern Arizona | 100 | |
22. | Northwest Nazarene | 74 | |
23. | Bridgewater State | 71 | |
24. | Air Force Academy | 54 | |
25. | Coastal Carolina | 51 |
Also receiving votes: Miami (26), Loyola Marymount (17), St. John’s (15), MSU Denver (6), North Texas (3).