Columbus State Claims No. 1 Spot in the Feb. 17 Division II Men’s ITA Top 25 Coaches Poll

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There is a new No. 1 in the February 17 Division II Men’s ITA Top 25 Coaches Poll as Columbus State takes home all nine first-place votes to move into the No. 1 position.

Off to a 4-0 start to the season, the Cougars have already secured two Top-25 victories this Spring taking down Auburn University Montgomery (previous No. 14) and West Alabama (previous No. 25) in dominant fashion.

Lynn, who dethroned Preseason No. 1 Barry this past Monday, saw a big jump in the rankings moving up ten spots from No. 13 to No. 3 in the Feb. 17 Coaches Poll.

Four teams make their Top-25 debut this week as Ouachita Baptist (No. 17), Flagler (No. 18), Biola (No. 19), and Charleston (W.V.) (No. 21) all climb into the rankings after getting off to strong starts this Spring.

Sights will now turn to Indianapolis, In. as the 2022 ITA DII Men’s National Team Indoor Championship kicks off Friday, Feb. 18 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 20 from the UIndy Tennis Center.

Here, eight Top-25 teams will all converge to compete for the National Indoor Title which Columbus State (No. 1) has taken home the past two seasons.

*The ITA Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the ITA National Ranking Committee. The National Ranking Committee is made up of the eight ITA Region Chairs, with each chair casting an individual, secret ballot.

DII Men’s Top 25 Coaches Poll – February 17, 2022

RankSchool (First Place Votes)Previous
1Columbus State University (9)2
2Valdosta State University5
3Lynn University13
4Hawaii Pacific University9
5Barry University1
6Univ. of West Florida6
7Embry-Riddle (Fla.)15
8Univ. of Indianapolis7
9Saint Leo University3
10Lander University8
11University of North Georgia10
12Azusa Pacific University12
13Southern Arkansas University22
14Northwest Missouri State16
15Univ. of Hawaii, Hilo4
16Delta State University11
17Ouachita Baptist UniversityNR
18Flagler CollegeNR
19Biola UniversityNR
20University of Texas at Tyler18
21University of Charleston (W.V.)NR
22Washburn University21
23Auburn University Montgomery14
24Wingate University20
25Concordia University (Irvine)17

Others Receiving Votes (Alphabetical): Drury University, Harding University, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.), Southwest Baptist University, Tusculum University, University of West Alabama, Wayne State University

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