North Dakota State remains the No. 1 team in Under Armour MCLA DII Coaches Poll with St. Thomas moving into the No. 2 spot this period.
The Bison (7-0) and Tommies (6-1) will meet in a top-ranked showdown on Sunday in St. Paul at 11:30 a.m.
NDSU grabbed 19 of the 22 first-place votes this week while St. Thomas received none.
Minn.-Duluth, which suffered a loss to St. John’s on Friday evening, dropped into the No. 3 chair, but still managed to retain three first-place votes.
Despite Friday’s triumph over the Bulldogs, the Johnnies remain a spot behind Duluth at No.4.
Grand Valley State and Dayton round out the top six and will meet this weekend in another premium Top 10 matchup.
There were no new additions or subtractions to the poll.
Under Armour MCLA DII Coaches Poll – Week 7
Rank – Team – Points – 1st votes
1. North Dakota State 546 19
2. St. Thomas 517
3. Minn.-Duluth 505 3
4. St. John’s 478
5. Grand Valley State 450
6. Dayton 449
7. Northern Arizona 401
8. Montana State 388
9. Kennesaw State 365
10. Sierra Nevada 356
11. Florida Gulf Coast 340
12. Cal State San Marcos 300
13. Montana 291
14. UC Davis 224
15. San Diego 212
16. Missouri State 205
17. Cal State Fullerton 190
18. Wake Forest 150
19. College of Idaho 128
20. Bridgewater State 125
21. Colorado Denver 109
22. North Florida 98
23. Central Conn. State 89
24. MSU Denver 61
25. Baylor 58
Others receiving votes: UC Santa Cruz (42), Rice (16), Louisiana (16), Providence (9), Northern Colorado (8), UNC-Charlotte (6), Colorado Mines (6), UC San Diego (5), Western Washington (5), UT-Dallas (1), Florida Atlantic (1).