Michigan State raced out to a 2-0 start to the season, cementing its place atop the first installment of the Under Armour MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending Feb. 17.
Locked in a tie with Chapman (1-1) in the preseason poll, the Spartans (2-0) are alone at the top of the charts, garnering 18 of the 22 first place votes available.
Cal-Berkeley (4-0), which defeated Chapman, bumped up six spots from the preseason poll to sit in the second chair with three first-place votes. South Carolina (3-0) grabbed the last first place vote, helping it into the No. 3 hole.
Chapman and Concordia-Irvine (2-0) round out the Top 5.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 1
RANK TEAM POINTS 1st VOTES
1. Michigan State 544 18
2. California 519 3
3. South Carolina 513 1
4. Chapman 464
5. Concordia-Irvine 439
6. Liberty 421
7. Virginia Tech 393
8. Georgia Tech 391
9. Colorado 366
10. Brigham Young 300
11. Grand Canyon 270
12t. Boston College 269
12t. Arizona State 269
14. UC Santa Barbara 245
15. Florida State 219
16. Oregon 204
17t. Texas A&M 166
17t. Clemson 166
19. Stanford 159
20. Santa Clara 108
21. Georgia 92
22. Minnesota 82
23t. Cal Poly 81
23t. Northeastern 81
25. New Hampshire 78
Also receiving votes: Davenport (69), Indiana (40), Colorado State (39), Auburn (35), USC (29), Arizona (27), Connecticut (23), Florida (22), Arkansas (10), West Virginia (6), Missouri (4), Simon Fraser (4), Boise State (3).
Under Armour Division II Poll – Week 1
After knocking off the former top team and defending champion on its own field, Minn.-Duluth has assumed the No. 1 ranking in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending Feb. 17
The Bulldogs (1-0) defeated former top gun North Dakota State (2-2) – currently ranked No. 3 – in Fargo, 13-11.
St. Thomas (0-0), which begins its season this Saturday against the third-ranked Bison, remain in the second spot.
St. John’s (1-0) and Grand Valley State (0-0) are in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, but are separated by just two points.
The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) keeps its stranglehold on the poll, owning the top five spots. Kennesaw (5-0) is the first non-UMLC ranked in the poll at No. 6.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 1
RANK TEAM POINTS 1st VOTES
1. Minn.-Duluth 443 13
2. St. Thomas 425 4
3. North Dakota State 414 1
4. St. John’s 386
5. Grand Valley State 384
6. Kennesaw State 351
7. Montana State 347
8. Florida Gulf Coast 331
9. Dayton 300
10. Cal State San Marcos 292
11t. Montana 248
11t. Northern Arizona 248
13. College of Idaho 223
14. UC Davis 212
15. Central Conn. State 187
16. North Florida 141
17. Wake Forest 138
18. UC San Diego 125
19. San Diego 109
20. Missouri State 108
21. UC Santa Cruz 74
22. Colorado Denver 71
23. Bridgewater State 67
24. Loyola Marymount 48
25. MSU Denver 27
Also receiving votes: UNC-Charlotte (25), Florida Atlantic (22), Rhode Island (19), New Haven (17), Gonzaga (10), Utah State (9), TAMU-Galveston (7), Southern Oregon (7), Appalachian State (6), Baylor (6), Western Oregon (6), UT-San Antonio (4), St. Edward’s (4), Portland (3), St. Mary’s (3), Louisiana (2), Western Washington (1).
