Prodigy MCLA Top 25 Polls for March 17, 2010
ATLANTA (March 17, 2010) - The fourth Prodigy poll of the 2010 MCLA season was released earlier today. And the same two teams remain at the top of the rankings.
The two-time defending MCLA champion Michigan Wolverines remain undefeated after defeating No. 22 Simon Fraser 22-10 and unranked Eastern Michigan 19-2 last weekend. UM will battle No. 7 Oregon in Dallas this Saturday evening at the Patriot’s Cup.
Undefeated Chapman (8-0) remains in the second spot. The Panthers knocked off No. 12 Texas 12-5 on Monday night and will battle NCAA Division 3 Ithaca College on Thursday.
No. 3 Colorado State moves up one spot in the rankings after beating No. 4 Arizona State and No. 16 Arizona on the road. ASU and BYU round out the top 5 in the MCLA Division 1 rankings.
Over in Division 2, St. Thomas (1-0) retains the top slot. UST takes on Oakland University this Saturday.
Dayton moves up two slots to the No. 2 position. The Flyers beat No. 3 Davenport 13-12 and No. 8 St. John’s 14-8 last weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
No. 3 Davenport, No. 4 Westminster, and No. 5 Grove City College round out the top five in the latest MCLA Division 2 rankings.
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 17, 2010)
1. Michigan (30)
2. Chapman
3. Colorado State
4. Arizona State
5. Brigham Young
6. Minnesota-Duluth
7. Oregon
8. Florida State
9. Michigan State
10. Colorado
11. Cal Poly SLO
12. Texas
13. Florida
14. UCSB
15. Boston College
16. Arizona
17. New Hampshire
18. Virginia Tech
19. Cal
20. Lindenwood
21. Loyola Marymount
22. Simon Fraser
23. Utah
24. Texas State
25. SUNY-Buffalo
Prodigy MCLA Division II Top 25 Poll (March 17, 2010)
1. St. Thomas
2. Dayton
3. Davenport
4. Westminster
5. Grove City College
6. Utah Valley
7. Northern Colorado
8. St. John’s (MN)
9. Grand Valley State
10. SCAD
11. Tennessee Wesleyan College
12. Western Washington
13. Elon
14. California, Santa Cruz
15. Emory
16. Kennesaw State
17. Western Oregon
18. Cal State Fullerton
19. Fort Lewis College
20. Hope College
21. Missouri State
22. Southern Oregon
23. Northern Arizona
24. Sam Houston State
25. Northern Michigan
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)
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