On the strength of a single vote, Utah has unseated defending national champion Grand Canyon as the No. 1 team in the Under Armour MCLA DI Poll (Weekly Coaches Poll) for the period ending March 6.
The Utes (5-0) and Lopes (4-0) each received 12 first place votes, but Utah was able to grab the top spot thanks to 629 total points to Grand Canyon’s 628.
Chapman (6-0), fresh off its win against No. 8 Virginia Tech on Tuesday night (that was not counted in this poll), stayed at No. 3 with a pair of first place votes.
For the third consecutive week, Michigan State (6-0) bounded up three spots in the poll and now sit at No. 4. Colorado (3-1) rounds out the Top 5.
Minnesota (2-5) exits the poll this week, making way for No. 22 Davenport (4-0), which is coming off a 19-16 victory over No. 7 Brigham Young (3-1).
Under Armour MCLA DI Poll – Week 3
Rank Team Points 1st votes
1. Utah 629 12
2. Grand Canyon 628 12
3. Chapman 601 2
4. Michigan State 542
5. Colorado 541
6. South Carolina 481
7. Brigham Young 469
8. Virginia Tech 431
9. Boston College 404
10. Arizona State 356
11. Georgia Tech 335
12. Concordia-Irvine 312
13. Florida State 283
14. Colorado State 280
15. Cal Poly 277
16. California 272
17. UC Santa Barbara 221
18. Connecticut 215
19. Liberty 209
20. Northeastern 188
21. Oregon 183
22. Davenport 179
23. Simon Fraser 126
24. Clemson 80
25. Texas A&M 45
Also receiving votes: Georgia (41), Minnesota (30), Florida (20), Oregon State (18), Sonoma State (9), Arizona (8), Boise State (8), Alabama (6), Missouri (5), New Hampshire (4), USC (4), San Diego State (3), Santa Clara (3), UNLV (2), Western Michigan (1), Southern Methodist (1).
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