Cal Poly Inches Upward in D-I Poll
ATLANTA – Fresh off another ranked win over Sonoma State, Cal Poly has bumped up a pair of spots this week to No. 3 in the Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Mustangs (9-1) are riding a six-game winning streak and are now within shouting distance of the top two teams in the poll: Chapman and Georgia Tech. The Panthers gobbled a couple more first place votes this week to push them to 25 total, setting them 23 points clear of the second-place Yellow Jackets.
Defending champion Grand Canyon leaped four spots to No. 4 after dispatching BYU last Friday with the Cougars filling out the Top 5.
New Hampshire enters the poll for the first time, ousting Utah Valley from the top quarter.
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
| 1. | Chapman | 673 | 25 |
| 2. | Georgia Tech | 650 | 2 |
| 3. | Cal Poly | 607 | |
| 4. | Grand Canyon | 561 | |
| 5. | Brigham Young | 536 | |
| 6. | Colorado | 522 | |
| 7. | Arizona | 489 | |
| 8. | Boston College | 484 | |
| 9. | Colorado State | 477 | |
| 10. | Oregon | 433 | |
| 11. | Stanford | 412 | |
| 12. | Arizona State | 354 | |
| 13. | UC Santa Barbara | 312 | |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 311 | |
| 15. | Oregon State | 273 | |
| 16. | Florida State | 244 | |
| 17. | Connecticut | 203 | |
| 18. | Liberty | 175 | |
| 19. | San Diego State | 166 | |
| 20. | Davenport | 149 | |
| 21. | Sonoma State | 136 | |
| 22. | UNLV | 100 | |
| 23. | Boise State | 90 | |
| 24. | Southern Methodist | 86 | |
| 25. | New Hampshire | 78 |
Receiving votes: Minnesota (63), Utah Valley (53), Georgia (28), Texas State (29), Michigan State (29), Cal-Berkeley (12), Simon Fraser (9), Santa Clara (5), Northeastern (2).
