ATLANTA – Despite an idle week, Minn.-Duluth strengthened its top spot in the MCLA Division II New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending Feb. 25.
The Bulldogs (3-0) snagged 19 of the 22 first-place votes submitted this week, moving 22 points clear of the second spot. Duluth won’t return to action until the weekend of March 7 when they square off with three ranked teams in Nashville.
Preseason No. 1 and defending national champion St. Thomas (2-1) sits tight at No. 2 while collecting a pair of first-place votes. The Tommies will also see its next action in Nashville.
Dayton (0-0) remains at No. 3 with one first-place vote and will finally get their season cooking this weekend when they head to Missouri for three games.
North Dakota (1-0) and College of Idaho (0-0) round out the top five spots.
MCLA Division II New Balance Coaches Poll – Week 2
RANK TEAM POINTS 1st VOTES
1. Minn.-Duluth 544 19
2. St. Thomas 522 2
3. Dayton 496 1
4. North Dakota State 489
5. College of Idaho 461
6. Grand Valley State 440
7. St. John’s 405
8. Kennesaw State 395
9. Northern Arizona 330
10. Montana 329
11. UC Davis 311
12. Florida Gulf Coast 263
13. Montana State 242
14. Utah State 241
15. North Florida 224
16. Missouri State 193
17. UC San Diego 182
18. Bridgewater State 174
19. Loyola Marymount 128
20. Cal State San Marcos 127
21. Central Conn. State 108
22. Rhode Island 107
23. UNC-Charlotte 102
24. MSU Denver 72
25. Florida Atlantic 62
Others receiving votes: San Diego (56), College of Charleston (41), Rice (26), Western Oregon (18), Wake Forest (15), Colorado Denver (13), UC Irvine (12), Stonehill (7), Washington-Mo. (6), Oklahoma State (3), Saint Mary’s (3), Claremont (2), Sierra Nevada (1).
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