MCLA D-II Poll: Tommies Expand Lead
ATLANTA – With its overtime win against No. 7 St. John’s this past Friday, St. Thomas has not retained its lead, but expanded it in the Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Tommies grabbed 16 of the possible 28 first-place votes, allowing UST to double its points lead over second-place Concordia-Irvine from last week. The Eagles grabbed 11 first-place votes, keeping it four points ahead of No. 3 North Dakota State, which also snared a top vote.
Kennesaw State and Dayton round out the Top 5 this week.
Missouri Baptist entered the poll this week, ousting Western Washington.
Under Armour Division II Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
| 1. | St. Thomas | 687 | 16 |
| 2. | Concordia-Irvine | 659 | 11 |
| 3. | North Dakota State | 655 | 1 |
| 4. | Kennesaw State | 601 | |
| 5. | Dayton | 574 | |
| 6. | Grove City | 564 | |
| 7. | St. John's | 507 | |
| 8. | Grand Valley State | 475 | |
| 9. | Siena Heights | 435 | |
| 10 | Sierra Nevada | 415 | |
| 11. | Lourdes | 407 | |
| 12. | Minn.-Duluth | 403 | |
| 13. | Palm Beach Atlantic | 344 | |
| 14. | Missouri Valley | 340 | |
| 15. | Reinhardt | 321 | |
| 16. | Cal State Fullerton | 281 | |
| 17. | Montana State | 280 | |
| 18. | Metro State | 225 | |
| 19. | St. Andrews | 178 | |
| 20. | Indiana Tech | 170 | |
| 21. | UC Davis | 106 | |
| 22. | Lindenwood-Belleville | 102 | |
| 23t. | San Diego | 71 | |
| 23t. | Missouri Baptist | 71 | |
| 25. | Lawrence Tech | 52 |
Receiving votes: Western Washington (37), SCAD (33), Southern Oregon (30), Fort Lewis (16), UT-Dallas (12), Central Conn. State (11), Florida Gulf Coast (9), St. Gregory’s (7), Northern Arizona (7), Bridgewater State (4), La.-Lafayette (4), Gonzaga (2), Washington-St. Louis (2), Cal State San Marcos (2), Southern Conn. State (1).
