D-I Poll: Gamecocks Get Their Due
ATLANTA – South Carolina finishes the 2022 season in the exact spot where they were in 2019: atop the final New Balance MCLA Division I Coaches Poll.
After repeating as national champions, the Gamecocks (17-3) grabbed all 23 first-place votes to sit at No. 1 by a comfortable margin.
Georgia Tech (16-4), which lost to South Carolina, 11-9, in the title game of the 2022 MCLA National Championships presented by New Balance, was slotted second.
Brigham Young (17-3), which advanced to the semis before getting bounced by the Gamecocks, finishes in third followed by Virginia Tech (15-2) and Clemson (15-5)
2022 Final New Balance MCLA Division I Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | South Carolina | 575 | 23 |
| 2. | Georgia Tech | 550 | |
| 3. | Brigham Young | 518 | |
| 4. | Virginia Tech | 501 | |
| 5. | Clemson | 480 | |
| 6. | Liberty | 451 | |
| 7. | Minnesota | 447 | |
| 8. | Concordia-Irvine | 410 | |
| 9. | USC | 391 | |
| 10. | Florida | 374 | |
| 11. | Arizona | 298 | |
| 12. | Grand Canyon | 290 | |
| 13. | Boston College | 275 | |
| 14. | California | 270 | |
| 15. | Cal Poly | 240 | |
| 16. | Northeastern | 222 | |
| 17t. | Arizona State | 192 | |
| 17t. | Chapman | 192 | |
| 19. | Texas | 144 | |
| 20. | Colorado | 142 | |
| 21. | Utah Valley | 114 | |
| 22. | Santa Clara | 112 | |
| 23. | Colorado State | 104 | |
| 24t. | Texas Christian | 52 | |
| 24t. | UC Santa Barbara | 52 |
Others receiving votes: Boise State (19), Michigan State (12), Georgia (9), Auburn (8), NC State (7), Simon Fraser (6), Dominican (5), LSU (5), New Hampshire (4), Texas A&M (4).
