Prodigy MCLA Top 25 Polls (March 3, 2010)
ATLANTA (March 3, 2010) – The second Prodigy poll of the MCLA season was just released. Predictably, the same two teams remain at the top of the rankings.
The two-time defending MCLA champion Michigan Wolverines won their season opener at Arizona last Saturday. UM battles undefeated No. 4 Arizona State later today in Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan (1-0) is followed in the latest Div. I rankings by No. 2 Chapman (5-0), No 3. Simon Fraser (1-0), No. 4 Arizona State (3-0) and No. 5 Florida State (7-0).
In the Division II poll, St. Thomas retains the top slot. The Tommies (defending Div. II national champions), who open their season this weekend against Wisconsin-Eau Claire, are followed in the poll by a pair of undefeated CCLA teams—No. 2 Davenport (4-0) and No. 3 Dayton (2-0).
Utah Valley (1-1) and St. John’s (3-0) round out the top five in the latest Div. II poll.
Entering its 12th year of existence, the Prodigy MCLA Top 25 polls will once again serve as the preeminent ranking system for the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). Multiple MCLA Coaches and MCLA Conference Administrators from all 10 MCLA conferences across the country will serve on this year’s voting panel.
Prodigy MCLA Division I Top 25 Poll (March 3, 2010)
1. Michigan
2. Chapman
3. Simon Fraser
4. Arizona State
5. Florida State
6. BYU
7. Minnesota-Duluth
8. Cal Poly
9. Colorado State
10. Oregon
11. Colorado
12. Michigan State
13. Florida
14. Cal
15. Virginia Tech
16. Boston College
17. Texas
18. Utah
19. Loyola Marymount
20. UCSB
21. Lindenwood
22. Arizona
23. Texas State
24. Santa Clara
25. SMU
Prodigy MCLA Division II Top 25 Poll (March 3, 2010)
1. St. Thomas
2. Davenport
3. Dayton
4. Utah Valley
5. St. John’s (MN)
6. Grove City College
7. Northern Colorado
8. Tennessee Wesleyan College
9. Grand Valley State
10. Westminster
11. Emory
12. Western Oregon
13. Elon
14. UC, Santa Cruz
15. Cal State Fullerton
16. SCAD
17. Kennesaw State
18. Western Washington
19. Hope College
20. Missouri State
21. Southern Oregon
22. Sam Houston State
23. Northern Michigan
24. Fort Lewis College
25. Concordia University Irvine
This week’s complete poll rankings can be found at http://www.collegelax.us/polls.php.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2010 Prodigy MCLA Top 25 Poll is comprised of current MCLA coaches and MCLA conference administrators who have committed to submit rankings for the top 25 MCLA teams each week. These panelists were selected by CollegeLAX from multiple nominations submitted by all 10 MCLA conferences. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all MCLA conferences and includes many of the top coaches across the country.
About CollegeLAX (www.CollegeLAX.us)
CollegeLAX, a product of SONNYLAX, LLC, is a private lacrosse web site that exists to promote and primarily cover the MCLA, affectionally called the largest lacrosse league in the world. The site previously existed as USLIA.com and it has existed in one form or another since the spring of 1998. CollegeLAX continues to offers timely information including MCLA scores, Top 25 polls, statistics, schedules, team press releases, selected game photographs and active message forums. Thousands of players, coaches, parents, alumni and fans from across the country visit the CollegeLAX web site each week. For more information, please visit www.collegelax.us.
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