ATLANTA — Bolstered by a monster win over a ranked MCLA Division I team, Kennesaw State has ascended to the top spot of the New Balance MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Owls (7-0) grabbed 11 of the 24 first-place votes cast this week to leapfrog two teams and land at the top of the chart. Beating then-No. 19 Georgia on the road certainly factored in the pollster’s confidence in Kennesaw.
St. Thomas (6-2) only lost one first-place vote from the previous week, but it was enough to leave the Tommies four points back of Kennesaw. College of Idaho (6-0) also dropped a spot, dipping from No. 2 to No. 3, although it did snag four top votes.
Rhode Island (5-1) remains at No. 4 and is followed by Dayton (5-1) at No. 5. The Flyers grabbed the final first-place vote. There were no additions or subtractions to the poll this week.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION II COACHES POLL
Rank | Team [FPV] | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | Kennesaw State [11] | 572 |
2 | St. Thomas [8] | 568 |
3 | College of Idaho [4] | 559 |
4 | Rhode Island | 516 |
5 | Dayton [1] | 478 |
6 | Utah State | 449 |
7 | Grand Valley State | 445 |
8 | Utah | 376 |
9 | Montana State | 375 |
10 | North Dakota State | 364 |
11 | Florida Gulf Coast | 362 |
12 | Montana | 340 |
13 | Florida Atlantic | 317 |
14 | Missouri State | 303 |
15 | UC San Diego | 276 |
16 | Minn.-Duluth | 269 |
17 | UNC-Charlotte | 202 |
18 | Cal State San Marcos | 184 |
19 | UC Davis | 182 |
20 | Wake Forest | 158 |
21 | Northern Arizona | 130 |
22 | Coastal Carolina | 110 |
23 | Northwest Nazarene | 83 |
24 | Bridgewater State | 57 |
25 | Loyola Marymount | 44 |
Others receiving votes: North Texas (19), MSU Denver (18), St. John’s (18), Sierra Nevada (8), Claremont (6), UT-San Antonio (4), Air Force Academy (3), Miami (3), UC Santa Cruz (2).