D-II Poll Still in Tommies' Hands

Published: Feb 22, 2017

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ATLANTA – They have still yet to play a game in the 2017 season, but St. Thomas sits firmly atop the first regular season Under Armour MCLA Division II poll.

The Tommies will open their season on March 3 at No. 3 North Dakota State in a game with major polling – and seeding – implications for May.

No. 2 Grand Valley State will open its season on Feb. 28 in an interdivisional matchup with Davenport.

Concordia-Irvine and Dayton round out the Top 5.

Missouri State and Cal State San Marcos dropped out the polls from the preseason edition, making way for Western Washington, Montana and Appalachian State.

Under Armour MCLA Division II Poll – Week 1

Rank	Team	Points	1st votes
1.	St. Thomas	599	23
2.	Grand Valley State	555
3.	North Dakota State	543
4.	Concordia-Irvine	506	1
5.	Dayton	497
6.	St. John's	475
7.	Kennesaw State	448
8.	Sierra Nevada	425
9.	Grove City	387
10.	Cal State Fullerton	368
11.	Montana State	348
12.	Palm Beach Atlantic	324
13.	Minn.-Duluth	320
14.	Southern Oregon	217
15.	Metro State	209
16.	Bridgewater State	198
17.	San Diego	185
18.	Florida Gulf Coast	169
19.	Northern Arizona	143
20.	Fort Lewis	135
21.	UT-Dallas	114
22.	Appalachian State	94
23.	La.-Lafayette	60
24.	Western Washington	59
25t.	UC Davis	46
25t.	Montana	46

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga (39), UC Santa Cruz (39), Missouri State (30), UC Irvine (28), Baylor (24), UC San Diego (21), Southern Conn. State (21), Florida Atlantic (20), Cal State San Marcos (20), Portland State (16), College of Idaho (14), Washington U (11), Columbus State (8), Stonehill (7), Saint Louis (6), MSU-Mankato (6), Citadel (5), Cal State Long Beach (4), New Haven (3), Central Conn. State (2), St. Edward’s (2), CU-Denver (1), Davidson (1), Coastal Carolina (1), Incarnate Word (1).