Most of the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll has remained the same from last week. The only difference appears to be an abundance of ties.
Grand Valley State (2-1) and St. John’s (7-1) are tied at the No. 5 spot, while Missouri State (5-2) and Wake Forest (7-0) are stacked up at No. 18 and North Florida (6-4) and Providence (1-3) are sharing No. 22.
Other than Northern Arizona (5-1) moving into the Top 10, the hard facts are the same as they have been for the last month: North Dakota State (6-0) is in control with 19 of 20 first place votes and a 20 point lead.
Minn.-Duluth (6-2) continues its role as second fiddle while fellow UMLC colleagues St. Thomas (6-1) and Dayton (4-1) help round out the Top 5.
Central Conn. State (2-4) exits this week poll to make way for No. 25 Baylor (7-2), as the Bears make their second appearance of the spring.
Under Armour MCLA DII Coaches Poll – Week 5
Rank – Team – Points – 1st votes
1. North Dakota State 498 19
2. Minn.-Duluth 478 1
3. St. Thomas 463
4. Dayton 422
5t. Grand Valley State 405
5t. St. John’s 405
7. Sierra Nevada 342
8. Kennesaw State 319
9. Northern Arizona 317
10. Montana State 311
11. Florida Gulf Coast 303
12. Montana 283
13. Cal State Fullerton 278
14. Bridgewater State 232
15. Cal State San Marcos 205
16. UC Davis 203
17. San Diego 161
18t. Missouri State 156
18t. Wake Forest 156
20. College of Idaho 120
21. Colorado Denver 74
22t. North Florida 73
22t. Providence 73
24. MSU Denver 37
25. Baylor 35
Also receiving votes: UC Santa Cruz (34), Central Conn. State (32), Colorado Mines (21), Rice (14), Northern Colorado (13), Louisiana (12), Western Washington (8), UT-Dallas (7), UNC-Charlotte (3), UC San Diego (3), Stonehill (2), New Haven (1), Columbus State (1).
