D-II Poll: Still St. Thomas

Published: Feb 21, 2018

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ATLANTA – After knocking off the No. 22 team in Division I last weekend, St. Thomas cemented its preseason status as the top team in Week 1 of the Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll.

The Tommies (1-0) cruised past Minnesota on Saturday, helping UST grab all 22 first place votes.

Just like the preseason poll, St. Thomas was followed by Grand Valley State (0-0), North Dakota State (1-0), Dayton (0-0) and Sierra Nevada (1-0) in the second through fifth spots, respectively.

Appalachian State (0-2) and Western Washington (0-1) departed the poll from the preseason edition, replaced by Wake Forest (3-0) and Central Conn. State (0-0), which were tied for No. 22

Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll - Week 1

Rank	Team	Points	1st votes
1.	St. Thomas	550	22
2.	Grand Valley State	516
3.	North Dakota State	506
4.	Dayton	470
5.	Sierra Nevada	465
6.	St. John's	450
7.	Cal State Fullerton	399
8.	Minn.-Duluth	393
9t.	Bridgewater State	341
9t.	Kennesaw State	341
11.	Florida Gulf Coast	329
12.	Montana	302
13.	Montana State	269
14.	College of Idaho	250
15.	MSU Denver	233
16.	Northern Arizona	224
17.	San Diego	197
18.	Louisiana	176
19.	Missouri State	147
20.	Providence	130
21.	Cal State San Marcos	82
22t.	Central Conn. State	41
22t.	Wake Forest	41
24.	UT-Dallas	39
25.	UC Santa Cruz	29

Also receiving votes: Baylor (26), North Florida (25), Appalachian State (24), UC Davis (24), Western Washington (22), Oklahoma State (19), Fort Lewis (18), Western Oregon (14), UC San Diego (12), UC Colorado Springs (11), UNC-Charlotte (10), Colorado Denver (6), Stonehill (5), Wyoming (4), Southern Oregon (4), Colorado Mines (3), New Haven (3).