ATLANTA — There is a tie atop the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll as Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech are knotted up in the final regular season poll.
Georgia Tech (14-3), which just rolled to the SELC championship last weekend, and Virginia Tech (12-2), which has its ALC playoff upcoming, each amassed 647 points. The Yellow Jackets garnered 13 first-place votes, while the Hokies snagged nine of their own.
Liberty (12-2), a likely foe for Virginia Tech this weekend in the ALC tournament, checks in at No. 3 bolstered by a lone first-place nod. Florida (12-2), the No. 1 team for the past three weeks, dips to No. 4 after bowing to Georgia Tech in the SELC semifinals. The Gators were still listed atop two ballots.
Georgia (12-2), which also lost in the SELC semifinals to No. 12 South Carolina (8-9), fell to No. 5 this week, followed by Concordia (10-4) at No. 6. Each had a first-place vote.
Southern Methodist (11-4), LSU (10-4) and Colorado State (5-8) were escorted out of the polls and replaced by No. 17 Texas (8-2), No. 24 Oregon (7-4) and No. 25 Auburn (8-7).
The seeding and matchups for the 2023 MCLA National Championships presented by New Balance will be released on Sunday evening. The national tournament runs from May 8-13 at the Round Rock (Texas) Multipurpose Complex.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team |
Points (1st) |
|---|---|---|
|
T1 |
Georgia Tech |
647 (13) |
|
T1 |
Virginia Tech |
647 (9) |
|
3 |
Liberty |
614 (1) |
|
4 |
Florida |
605 (2) |
|
5 |
Georgia |
562 (1) |
|
6 |
Concordia |
542 (1) |
|
7 |
Chapman |
509 |
|
8 |
Utah Valley |
508 |
|
T9 |
Boston College |
431 |
|
T9 |
Simon Fraser |
431 |
|
11 |
Northeastern |
384 |
|
12 |
South Carolina |
373 |
|
13 |
Brigham Young |
367 |
|
14 |
San Diego State |
296 |
|
15 |
Florida State |
284 |
|
16 |
Cal Poly |
258 |
|
17 |
Texas |
201 |
|
T18 |
Arizona State |
185 |
|
T18 |
Colorado |
185 |
|
20 |
California |
169 |
|
21 |
UC Santa Barbara |
160 |
|
22 |
Arizona |
101 |
|
23 |
Boise State |
89 |
|
24 |
Oregon |
69 |
|
25 |
Auburn |
35 |