D-I Poll: Georgia Tech Unanimously
(Photo by Kevin Schoonver)
ATLANTA – After knocking off formerly top-ranked Virginia Tech on Friday night, Georgia Tech has ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on March 8.
The Yellow Jackets (8-0), which defeated No. 14 California (3-4) on Sunday, were awarded all 26 first-place votes from the pollsters.
Virginia Tech (8-1) fell to the second spot on the poll as the Hokies bounced back from the Yellow Jacket loss by defeating Cal.
Florida State (7-0) and Liberty (4-1) retain their previous spots at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.
Boston College (4-1) jumped from No. 9 to No. 5 this week after a successful road trip to SoCal.
Two-time defending champion South Carolina (1-6) dropped out of the Top 25 this week along with Oregon (2-2). They were replaced by No. 23 Simon Fraser (3-0) and No. 25 Pittsburgh (5-0).
New Balance Division I Coaches Poll – Week 3
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Georgia Tech | 650 | 26 |
2. | Virginia Tech | 623 | |
3. | Florida State | 581 | |
4. | Liberty | 550 | |
5. | Boston College | 511 | |
6. | Concordia | 499 | |
7. | Florida | 497 | |
8. | Brigham Young | 453 | |
9. | Arizona | 420 | |
10. | Chapman | 376 | |
11. | Utah Valley | 367 | |
12. | Northeastern | 360 | |
13. | San Diego State | 349 | |
14. | California | 309 | |
15. | Georgia | 287 | |
16. | UC Santa Barbara | 232 | |
17. | LSU | 193 | |
18. | Grand Canyon | 187 | |
19. | Colorado State | 159 | |
20. | Colorado | 146 | |
21. | Boise State | 131 | |
22. | Cal Poly | 123 | |
23. | Simon Fraser | 109 | |
24. | Southern Methodist | 69 | |
25. | Pittsburgh | 60 |
Receiving votes: Oregon (47), South Carolina (29), Utah (25), West Virginia (21), Texas (20), USC (19), Dominican (8), Missouri (7), Texas Christian (6), Michigan State (6), Texas A&M (4), Illinois (4), New Hampshire (4), Arizona State (4), Temple (2), Tennessee (1), Kansas (1), Santa Clara (1).