D-I Poll: Virginia Tech into Second
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ATLANTA – After knocking off top-ranked Brigham Young on Monday evening in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has jumped up to No. 2 in the latest New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
Bolstered by the majority (13) of the first-place votes, the Hokies (11-1) jumped from the fifth-chair to the second.
BYU (13-1) held on to the top spot despite the loss, with the Cougars garnering nine first-place votes.
Concordia-Irvine (11-1) dipped to No. 3 with a pair of top votes, but are just six points behind Virginia Tech.
Liberty (10-2), which lost to BYU on Friday night, drops a spot back to fourth while Florida (13-1) drops down to fifth to make way for the Hokies.
Georgia (5-7) parachutes out of the poll this week to make way for No. 25 Cal Poly (5-7).
Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 8
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | Brigham Young | 608 | 9 |
| 2. | Virginia Tech | 585 | 13 |
| 3. | Concordia-Irvine | 579 | 2 |
| 4. | Liberty | 547 | 1 |
| 5. | Florida | 517 | |
| 6. | Clemson | 500 | |
| 7. | Minnesota | 477 | |
| 8. | Georgia Tech | 470 | |
| 9. | South Carolina | 416 | |
| 10. | California | 380 | |
| 11. | Arizona | 333 | |
| 12. | Arizona State | 312 | |
| 13. | USC | 310 | |
| 14. | Northeastern | 273 | |
| 15. | Boston College | 241 | |
| 16. | Chapman | 227 | |
| 17. | Grand Canyon | 223 | |
| 18. | Santa Clara | 214 | |
| 19. | Colorado State | 210 | |
| 20. | Utah Valley | 135 | |
| 21. | Texas | 125 | |
| 22. | UC Santa Barbara | 103 | |
| 23. | Colorado | 97 | |
| 24. | Auburn | 78 | |
| 25. | Cal Poly | 41 |
Also receiving votes: Dominican (40), NC State (19), Florida State (12), New Hampshire (12), Georgia (11), Michigan State (11), James Madison (10), Simon Fraser (7), Texas A&M (6), Missouri (3), Texas Christian (2).