For the second straight week, North Dakota State sits atop the Under Armour MCLA DII Poll (Weekly Coaches Poll) for the period ending March 4.
The Bison (3-0), which head to Montana on Sunday for three ranked contests, gobbled up 16 of the 17 first place votes. NDSU sits 37 points clear of Grand Valley State (0-0) in second.
St. Thomas (1-1) remains at No. 3, but the Tommies’ advantage over No. 4 Minn.-Duluth (3-2) is swiftly dwindling. The Bulldogs are just four points back heading into Music City Judgement this weekend.
Dayton (1-0), which is just six points back of Duluth, rounds out the Top 5.
Baylor (6-2) exited the poll this week, making way for North Florida (5-4). The Ospreys are tied for 24th.
Under Armour MCLA DII Poll – Week 3
Rank Team Points 1st votes
1. North Dakota State 423 16
2. Grand Valley State 386
3. St. Thomas 373
4. Minn.-Duluth 369 1
5. Dayton 363
6. Sierra Nevada 335
7. St. John’s 333
8. Cal State Fullerton 316
9. Kennesaw State 279
10. Bridgewater State 260
11. Florida Gulf Coast 255
12. Montana State 225
13. Montana 219
14. College of Idaho 218
15. Northern Arizona 192
16. Missouri State 158
17. Cal State San Marcos 114
18. Providence 108
19. Wake Forest 107
20. San Diego 94
21. UC Davis 80
22. MSU Denver 61
23. Central Conn. State 54
24t. Louisiana 35
24t. North Florida 35
Also receiving votes: Northern Colorado (26), Baylor (23), UC San Diego (19), Fort Lewis (10), New Haven (8), UT-Dallas (7), Colorado Denver (7), Rice (7), Stonehill (7), Appalachian State (5), Southern Oregon (4), UC Santa Cruz (4), Western Washington (3), Colorado Mines (2), Western Oregon (1).
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