D-II Poll: Duluth Grabs Top Spot

Published: Feb 20, 2019

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ATLANTA – After knocking off the former top team and defending champion on its own field, Minn.-Duluth has assumed the No. 1 ranking in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending Feb. 17

The Bulldogs (1-0) defeated former top gun North Dakota State (2-2) – currently ranked No. 3 – in Fargo, 13-11.

St. Thomas (0-0), which begins its season this Saturday against the third-ranked Bison, remain in the second spot.

St. John’s (1-0) and Grand Valley State (0-0) are in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, but are separated by just two points.

The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) keeps its stranglehold on the poll, owning the top five spots. Kennesaw (5-0) is the first non-UMLC ranked in the poll at No. 6.

Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 1

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	Minn.-Duluth	443	13
2.	St. Thomas	425	4
3.	North Dakota State	414	1
4.	St. John's	386
5.	Grand Valley State	384
6.	Kennesaw State	351
7.	Montana State	347
8.	Florida Gulf Coast	331
9.	Dayton	300
10.	Cal State San Marcos	292
11t.	Montana	248
11t.	Northern Arizona	248
13.	College of Idaho	223
14.	UC Davis	212
15.	Central Conn. State	187
16.	North Florida	141
17.	Wake Forest	138
18.	UC San Diego	125
19.	San Diego	109
20.	Missouri State	108
21.	UC Santa Cruz	74
22.	Colorado Denver	71
23.	Bridgewater State	67
24.	Loyola Marymount	48
25.	MSU Denver	27

Also receiving votes: UNC-Charlotte (25), Florida Atlantic (22), Rhode Island (19), New Haven (17), Gonzaga (10), Utah State (9), TAMU-Galveston (7), Southern Oregon (7), Appalachian State (6), Baylor (6), Western Oregon (6), UT-San Antonio (4), St. Edward’s (4), Portland (3), St. Mary’s (3), Louisiana (2), Western Washington (1).