For the third consecutive week, North Dakota State is the No. 1 team in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll.
The NDSU Bison (6-0) snatched 20 of the 21 first place votes this week with No. 2 Minn.-Duluth (6-2) grabbing one top nod.
St. Thomas (4-1) remains seated at No. 3 after a 3-0 run at Music City Judgement while St. John’s (5-0) jumps up three spots to No. 4 after a 4-0 mark in Nashville.
Dayton (4-1) picked up its first loss of the season to St. John’s, but stays put at No. 5.
Louisiana (3-4) departs the poll this week, making way for Colorado Denver (3-0). The Lynx are making their first-ever appearance in the weekly poll and are tied at No. 24.
Week 4 Coaches Poll – North Dakota State Bison Rolling
Rank – Team – Points – 1st votes
1. North Dakota State 523 20
2. Minn.-Duluth 494 1
3. St. Thomas 478
4. St. John’s 449
5. Dayton 431
6. Grand Valley State 425
7. Sierra Nevada 414
8. Kennesaw State 346
9. Montana State 326
10. Florida Gulf Coast 314
11. Montana 310
12. Cal State Fullerton 298
13. Bridgewater State 270
14. Northern Arizona 222
15. Cal State San Marcos 205
16. UC Davis 193
17. Missouri State 191
18. San Diego 162
19. Wake Forest 149
20. College of Idaho 138
21. Providence 107
22. North Florida 64
23. MSU Denver 53
24t. Central Conn. State 41
24t. Colorado Denver 41
Also receiving votes: UC Santa Cruz (39), Louisiana (34), Baylor (32), UC San Diego (14), Northern Colorado (10), Rice (10), UT-Dallas (9), Stone (7), Appalachian State (7), Colorado Mines (7), Fort Lewis (5), Columbus State (3), Western Washington (2), Oklahoma State (2).
