D-II Poll: Utah Finishes First
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| GVSU
| Montana
| Rhode Island
| St. Thomas
| Utah
| Air Force
| Bridgewater
| Cal State San Marcos
| Coastal Carolina
| College of Idaho
| Dayton
| FAU
| FGCU
| Kennesaw State
| Minn-Duluth
| Mo. State
| Montana State
| North Dakota
| Northern Arizona
| NNU
| UC Davis
| UC San Diego
| UNC-Charlotte
| Utah State
| Wake Forest
ATLANTA – After rolling to its first national title at the 2022 MCLA National Championships presented by New Balance, Utah has been ranked No. 1 in the final New Balance MCLA Division II Coaches Poll.
The Utes (14-3) scooped up 21 of the 23 first-place votes cast to leave them comfortably in the big chair.
Rhode (12-3), who fell to Utah in the championship game, 13-7, sits at No. 2 with one first-place vote. The Rams are just a lone point ahead of St. Thomas (15-4), with the Tommies checking in third.
Montana (16-6), which made its first appearance in the national semifinals since 2007, is slotted at No. 4 followed by Grand Valley State (10-4) rounds out the Top 5.
2022 Final New Balance MCLA Division II Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | Utah | 570 | 21 |
| 2. | Rhode Island | 539 | 1 |
| 3. | St. Thomas | 538 | |
| 4. | Montana | 485 | |
| 5. | Grand Valley State | 478 | |
| 6. | UNC-Charlotte | 425 | |
| 7. | Missouri State | 415 | |
| 8. | College of Idaho | 396 | 1 |
| 9. | Utah State | 371 | |
| 10. | Cal State San Marcos | 369 | |
| 11. | Kennesaw State | 363 | |
| 12. | North Dakota State | 335 | |
| 13. | Montana State | 317 | |
| 14. | Florida Gulf Coast | 275 | |
| 15. | UC San Diego | 254 | |
| 16. | Florida Atlantic | 219 | |
| 17. | Minn.-Duluth | 203 | |
| 18. | Dayton | 201 | |
| 19. | UC Davis | 174 | |
| 20. | Wake Forest | 104 | |
| 21. | Bridgewater State | 90 | |
| 22t. | Northern Arizona | 79 | |
| 22t. | Northwest Nazarene | 79 | |
| 24. | Coastal Carolina | 61 | |
| 25. | Air Force Academy | 56 |
Others receiving votes: Miami (32), Loyola Marymount (19), St. John’s (12), MSU Denver (5), North Texas (5), UC Santa Cruz (4), Tulane (2).