Final D-II Poll: Fly Guys

Published: May 17, 2023

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Air Force Academy Falcons
Cal State Univerisity San Marcos Cougars
Dayton Flyers
Grand Valley State Lakers
Montana Grizzlies
Montana State Bobcats
Rhode Island Rams
St. Thomas Tommies
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
College of Idaho Coyotes
Florida Atlantic Owls
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Kennesaw State Owls
Minn.-Duluth Bulldogs
Missouri State Bears
North Dakota State Bison
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks
St. John's Johnnies
UC Davis Aggies
UC San Diego Tritons
UNC-Charlotte 49ers
Utah State Aggies
Wake Forest Demon Deacon
Western Washington Vikings

ATLANTA – After capturing it’s second national championship in the last eight years, Dayton is the unanimous No. 1 pick in the final MCLA Division II New Balance Coaches Poll.

The Flyers (13-5), which became the lowest seed (No. 9) to ever win a title, grabbed all 27 of the first-place votes to sit comfortably atop the charts.

St. Thomas (14-3), who lost to the Flyers in overtime in the title tilt, landed in second place, well-clear of the field.

Cal State San Marcos (16-2) edged out Air Force (12-2) by a lone point for third place after both teams lost in the semifinals.

Rhode Island (15-2), which entered the tournament as the top seed before getting upset by Dayton in the quarterfinals, rounds out the top five.

The UMLC finished the season with a division-high six teams in the final poll while the PNCLL grabbed four spots.

The ALC, RMLC, SELC and SLC each have three spots. The CLC, LSA and WCLL grabbed one spot apiece.

Final MCLA Division II New Balance Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	Dayton	675	27
2.	St. Thomas	648
3.	Cal State San Marcos	600
4.	Air Force	599
5.	Rhode Island	534
6.	Grand Valley State	527
7.	Montana State	514
8.	UNC-Charlotte	501
9.	Montana	465
10.	Missouri State	429
11.	Kennesaw State	390
12.	Florida Gulf Coast	376
13.	UC San Diego	372
14.	Minn.-Duluth	309
15.	Florida Atlantic	300
16.	Wake Forest	228
17.	North Dakota State	225
18.	Utah State	224
19.	Western Washington	148
20.	College of Idaho	144
21.	Coastal Carolina	142
22t.	Northern Arizona	105
22t.	St. John's	105
24t.	Northwest Nazarene	60
24t.	UC Davis	60