D-I Poll: Chapman on Top

Published: Mar 28, 2018

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ATLANTA – On the strength of 17 first place votes, Chapman has surged into the top spot of the Under Armour MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.

The Panthers (9-0) defeated SLC North foe USC on Sunday, propelling Chapman past new No. 2 Utah (8-0), which was idle this week. The Utes grabbed the remaining nine first place votes.

Colorado (7-1) jumped into the No. 3 spot after knocking off defending national champion and former No. 3 Grand Canyon on Saturday. The Lopes (6-2) dropped to No. 6.

Despite suffering its first loss of the season, Michigan State (9-1) didn’t budge in the polls, remaining at No. 4. South Carolina (9-0) rounds out the Top 5.

Northeastern (2-1) exited this week’s poll, making room for the return of Colorado State. The Rams check back in at No. 22 on the strength of a win over Grand Canyon.

Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll - Week 6

Rank	Team	Points	1st votes
1.	Chapman	641	17
2.	Utah	627	9
3.	Colorado	589
4.	Michigan State	548
5.	South Carolina	545
6.	Grand Canyon	516
7.	Brigham Young	513
8.	Concordia-Irvine	450
9.	Virginia Tech	413
10.	Liberty	395
11.	Boston College	375
12.	Connecticut	359
13.	Georgia Tech	303
14.	Davenport	301
15.	New Hampshire	278
16.	Arizona State	240
17.	Georgia	184
18.	UC Santa Barbara	180
19.	Florida State	176
20.	California	164
21.	Simon Fraser	138
22.	Colorado State	121
23.	Clemson	109
24.	Cal Poly	92
25.	Oregon	56

Also receiving votes: Northeastern (54), Florida (52), Texas A&M (16), Oklahoma (5), Alabama (4), Minnesota (2), Texas (2), Santa Clara (1), Oregon State (1).