D-I Poll: Cougars Rolling
ATLANTA – After a chaotic run of upsets, Brigham Young has managed to bring a little stability to the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, staying at No. 1 for a second-straight interval.
The Cougars (9-0) dispatched conference foe Utah Tech last week and will now head to the Rockies to face No. 11 Colorado (4-3) and No. 23 Colorado State (5-3) in a three-day span.
BYU was awarded two thirds of the 27 first-place votes this session.
Grabbing the other nine top ballots is Virginia Tech (11-1). The Hokies have unranked Clemson on the docket this week and a win could clinch at least a top-two seed in the ALC South division.
Texas (11-0) remains in the third position after breezing past Southern Methodist. The Longhorns are closing in on the top seed out of the LSA South.
Chapman (10-2) and Utah Valley (6-2) round out the Top 5. The Wolverines beat the Panthers head-to-head a couple of weeks ago, but differing results on their respective Virginia trips bumped Chapman ahead by 26 points.
Georgia (5-6) reentered the poll, tying for the No. 24 spot with Indiana (7-0). Arizona (4-4) was escorted out of the Top 25.
MCLA D-I New Balance Coaches Poll – Week 7
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Brigham Young | 666 | 18 |
2. | Virginia Tech | 649 | 9 |
3. | Texas | 625 | |
4. | Chapman | 585 | |
5. | Utah Valley | 559 | |
6. | Liberty | 516 | |
7. | South Carolina | 505 | |
8. | San Diego State | 467 | |
9. | UC Santa Barbara | 452 | |
10. | Georgia Tech | 450 | |
11. | Colorado | 374 | |
12. | Arizona State | 368 | |
13. | California | 356 | |
14. | Florida State | 265 | |
15. | Cal Poly | 261 | |
16. | Tennessee | 255 | |
17. | Florida | 244 | |
18. | James Madison | 242 | |
19. | Oregon | 200 | |
20. | Simon Fraser | 169 | |
21. | Auburn | 161 | |
22. | Northeastern | 91 | |
23. | Colorado State | 70 | |
24t. | Georgia | 50 | |
24t. | Indiana | 50 |
Others receiving votes: Arizona (48), Michigan State (37), Boise State (31), Baylor (12), Clemson (5), Sonoma State (5), Southern Methodist (3), West Virginia (3), Central Florida (1).