D-I Poll: BYU, CUI Still at Top
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| Arizona State
| Auburn
| Boston College
| BYU
| California
| Chapman
| Clemson
| Colorado
| Colorado State
| Concordia
| Florida
| Georgia
| Georgia Tech
| Grand Canyon
| Liberty
| Minnesota
| Northeastern
| Northern Arizona
| Santa Clara
| South Carolina
| Texas
| UC Santa Barbara
| USC
| Utah Valley
| Virginia Tech
(Photo by Tim Haslam)
ATLANTA – For the fourth straight week, Brigham Young and Concordia-Irvine sit in the top spots of the New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Cougars (11-0) still sit comfortably in the big chair, gobbling up 26 of the 27 first-place votes cast this week. The Eagles (10-1) are 27 points clear of the third-place team, with their lone loss coming to BYU by a goal.
Liberty (10-1) inches up a spot to No. 3 and snagged the remaining first-place vote. Florida (12-1) also moved up a spot in fourth.
After its big win over Clemson (11-2) on Sunday, Virginia Tech (9-1) jumps to No. 5, 12 points ahead of the Tigers.
Florida State (5-6) dropped out of the poll this week to make way for UC Santa Barbara (5-5). The Gauchos knocked off No. 12 Santa Clara (6-3) to make the leap.
Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 6
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | Brigham Young | 674 | 26 |
| 2. | Concordia-Irvine | 642 | |
| 3. | Liberty | 615 | 1 |
| 4. | Florida | 556 | |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | 551 | |
| 6. | Clemson | 539 | |
| 7. | California | 502 | |
| 8. | Georgia Tech | 499 | |
| 9. | Minnesota | 493 | |
| 10. | South Carolina | 428 | |
| 11. | Arizona State | 360 | |
| 12. | Santa Clara | 339 | |
| 13. | Arizona | 331 | |
| 14. | USC | 330 | |
| 15. | Northeastern | 279 | |
| 16. | Boston College | 274 | |
| 17. | Colorado State | 215 | |
| 18. | Chapman | 209 | |
| 19. | Texas | 195 | |
| 20. | Grand Canyon | 191 | |
| 21. | Utah Valley | 127 | |
| 22. | Auburn | 86 | |
| 23. | UC Santa Barbara | 80 | |
| 24. | Georgia | 59 | |
| 25. | Colorado | 45 |
Others receiving votes: Dominican (44), Florida State (27), NC State (18), Michigan State (14), Cal Poly (12), James Madison (11), New Hampshire (8), Texas A&M (7), Texas Christian (6).