D-I Poll: High Tech
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ATLANTA – After handing formerly top-ranked Brigham Young its first loss of the season and downing conference rival and No. 4 Liberty, Virginia Tech has ascended to the top spot in the New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Hokies (12-1) gobbled up 24 of the 26 first-place votes cast this week to grab the No. 1 ranking, clearing No. 2 Concordia-Irvine (12-1) by 34 points.
Brigham Young (13-2), which also lost to No. 17 Texas (8-4) last week, dips to No. 3 this week, although it managed to retain the final two first-place votes.
Despite the loss to Virginia Tech, Liberty (10-3) remained at No. 4 followed by Florida (13-1) in the fifth spot.
There were no new additions or departures from the poll this week.
Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 9
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | Virginia Tech | 645 | 24 |
| 2. | Concordia-Irvine | 611 | |
| 3. | Brigham Young | 588 | 2 |
| 4. | Liberty | 556 | |
| 5. | Florida | 540 | |
| 6. | Minnesota | 509 | |
| 7. | Georgia Tech | 487 | |
| 8. | Clemson | 479 | |
| 9. | South Carolina | 476 | |
| 10. | California | 402 | |
| 11. | Arizona State | 342 | |
| 12. | USC | 308 | |
| 13. | Northeastern | 302 | |
| 14. | Arizona | 282 | |
| 15. | Grand Canyon | 254 | |
| 16. | Chapman | 251 | |
| 17. | Texas | 236 | |
| 18. | Boston College | 233 | |
| 19. | Santa Clara | 174 | |
| 20. | Utah Valley | 172 | |
| 21. | Colorado | 158 | |
| 22. | Colorado State | 154 | |
| 23. | Cal Poly | 83 | |
| 24. | UC Santa Barbara | 69 | |
| 25. | Auburn | 34 |
Also receiving votes: NC State (22), Dominican (14), James Madison (14), Michigan State (13), New Hampshire (10), Georgia (9), Simon Fraser (8), Florida State (5), Texas A&M (5), Texas Christian (3), Kansas (2).