Prodigy MCLA Top 25 Polls (March 10, 2010)
ATLANTA (March 10, 2010) – The third Prodigy poll of the MCLA season was just released. And the same two programs remain at the top of the rankings.
The two-time defending MCLA champion Michigan Wolverines have continued their winning ways with road victories over No. 3 Arizona State and No. 7 Brigham Young. Michigan will battle No. 13 Simon Fraser this Saturday in Ann Arbor.
Michigan (3-0) is followed in the latest Div. I rankings by No. 2 Chapman (6-0), No. 3 Arizona State (3-1). Breaking into the Top 5 with convincing wins over No. 13 Simon Fraser and No. 21 University of New Hampshire is Colorado State (5-0) at No. 4. Minnesota-Duluth (5-0) rounds out the top 5 and will travel to No. 3 Arizona State for another top 5 showdown in Tempe.
In the Division II poll, St. Thomas retains the top slot. The Tommies (defending Div. II national champions), opened the season with a 16-1 victory over Wisconsin-Eau Claire, are followed in the poll by No. 2 Davenport (5-0) and No. 3 Utah Valley University (1-1).
Dayton (2-0) 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 10, 2010)
1. Michigan
2. Chapman
3. Arizona State
4. Colorado State
5. Minnesota-Duluth
6. Florida State
7. Brigham Young
8. Oregon
9. Michigan State
10. Cal Poly
11. Colorado
12. Florida
13. Simon Fraser
14. Boston College
15. Texas
16. Virginia Tech
17. Arizona
18. UCSB
19. Texas State
20. Cal
21. New Hampshire
22. Loyola Marymount
23. Utah
24. Lindenwood
25. SUNY-Buffalo
Prodigy MCLA Division II Top 25 Poll (March 10, 2010)
1. St. Thomas
2. Davenport
3. Utah Valley
4. Dayton
5. St. John’s (MN)
6. Grove City College
7. Tennessee Wesleyan College
8. Northern Colorado
9. Grand Valley State
10. Westminster
11. Western Washington
12. UC, Santa Cruz
13. Elon
14. Emory
15. Kennesaw State
16. SCAD
17. Western Oregon
18. Fort Lewis
19. Missouri State
20. Hope
21. Northern Michigan
22. Cal State Fullerton
23. Concordia University Irvine
24. Southern Oregon
25. Northern Arizona
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.
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