D-II Final Poll: Bobcat Bounty
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| Air Force
| GVSU
| Montana State
| Rhode Island
| St. Thomas
| Bridgewater
| Cal State San Marcos
| Coastal Carolina
| College of Idaho
| Dayton
| DEN
| FAU
| Kennesaw State
| Minn-Duluth
| Mo. State
| Montana
| NDSU
| Northern Arizona
| NNU
| Tulane
| UC San Diego
| UNC-Charlotte
| Utah State
| Wake Forest
| Western Washington
ATLANTA – After winning its first national championship, Montana State has been installed as the unanimous No. 1 team in the MCLA Division II New Balance final coaches poll.
The Bobcats’ (20-2) closest game at the 2024 MCLA National Championships presented by New Balance was the five-goal win over No. 2 St. Thomas (18-3) in the title contest.
Montana State was awarded all 27 first-place votes.
St. Thomas was followed by No. 3 Grand Valley State (16-2). Both of the Lakers’ losses came at the hands of the Tommies, including the national semifinal, 10-8.
Air Force (13-1), the remaining semifinalist and the top seed heading into the tournament, checks in at No. 4.
Rhode Island (13-3) rounds out the top five.
MCLA D-II New Balance Coaches Poll – FINAL
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | Montana State |
675 | 27 |
| 2. | St. Thomas |
648 | |
| 3. | Grand Valley State |
617 | |
| 4. | Air Force |
597 | |
| 5. | Rhode Island |
561 | |
| 6. | Florida Atlantic |
541 |
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| 7. | Kennesaw State |
513 | |
| 8. | Northwest Nazarene |
488 | |
| 9. | Cal State San Marcos |
438 | |
| 10. | Coastal Carolina |
406 | |
| 11. | UNC-Charlotte | 397 | |
| 12. | UC San Diego |
392 | |
| 13. | Wake Forest |
307 | |
| 14. | North Dakota State |
297 | |
| 15. | Bridgewater State |
288 | |
| 16. | Denver | 212 | |
| 17. | Utah State |
210 | |
| 18. | Missouri State |
205 | |
| 19. | Dayton | 203 | |
| 20. | Montana | 196 | |
| 21. | College of Idaho |
134 | |
| 22. | Tulane | 122 | |
| 23. | Northern Arizona |
109 | |
| 24. | Minn.-Duluth | 68 | |
| 25. | Western Washington |
49 |
Others receiving votes: Loyola Marymount (47), Appalachian State (22), Florida Gulf Coast (12), UNC-Wilmington (9), San Diego (6), Tampa (3), Miami (2), William & Mary (1).