D-II Poll Still in Tommies' Hands
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| St. Thomas
| Appalachian State
| Bridgewater
| Fullerton
| Concordia
| Dayton
| FGCU
| Fort Lewis
| GVSU
| Grove City
| Kennesaw State
| Louisiana
| MSUD
| Minn-Duluth
| Montana
| Montana State
| NDSU
| Northern Arizona
| PBA
| San Diego
| Sierra Nevada
| Southern Oregon
| St. Johns
| UC Davis
| UT-Dallas
| Western Washington
ATLANTA – They have still yet to play a game in the 2017 season, but St. Thomas sits firmly atop the first regular season Under Armour MCLA Division II poll.
The Tommies will open their season on March 3 at No. 3 North Dakota State in a game with major polling – and seeding – implications for May.
No. 2 Grand Valley State will open its season on Feb. 28 in an interdivisional matchup with Davenport.
Concordia-Irvine and Dayton round out the Top 5.
Missouri State and Cal State San Marcos dropped out the polls from the preseason edition, making way for Western Washington, Montana and Appalachian State.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Poll – Week 1
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
| 1. | St. Thomas | 599 | 23 |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 555 | |
| 3. | North Dakota State | 543 | |
| 4. | Concordia-Irvine | 506 | 1 |
| 5. | Dayton | 497 | |
| 6. | St. John's | 475 | |
| 7. | Kennesaw State | 448 | |
| 8. | Sierra Nevada | 425 | |
| 9. | Grove City | 387 | |
| 10. | Cal State Fullerton | 368 | |
| 11. | Montana State | 348 | |
| 12. | Palm Beach Atlantic | 324 | |
| 13. | Minn.-Duluth | 320 | |
| 14. | Southern Oregon | 217 | |
| 15. | Metro State | 209 | |
| 16. | Bridgewater State | 198 | |
| 17. | San Diego | 185 | |
| 18. | Florida Gulf Coast | 169 | |
| 19. | Northern Arizona | 143 | |
| 20. | Fort Lewis | 135 | |
| 21. | UT-Dallas | 114 | |
| 22. | Appalachian State | 94 | |
| 23. | La.-Lafayette | 60 | |
| 24. | Western Washington | 59 | |
| 25t. | UC Davis | 46 | |
| 25t. | Montana | 46 |
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga (39), UC Santa Cruz (39), Missouri State (30), UC Irvine (28), Baylor (24), UC San Diego (21), Southern Conn. State (21), Florida Atlantic (20), Cal State San Marcos (20), Portland State (16), College of Idaho (14), Washington U (11), Columbus State (8), Stonehill (7), Saint Louis (6), MSU-Mankato (6), Citadel (5), Cal State Long Beach (4), New Haven (3), Central Conn. State (2), St. Edward’s (2), CU-Denver (1), Davidson (1), Coastal Carolina (1), Incarnate Word (1).