Photo by Matt Bowers, courtesy of UNC Athletic Communications.
2022 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – May 9
The final week of Women’s DI results has North Carolina as the unanimous No. 1 in the country. North Carolina and No. 2 Maryland clinched the ACC and Big Ten Tournament Championships, which also earned them the top two seeds moving into the NCAA Tournament.
The ACC Tournament runner-up, Boston College came in at No. 3, dropping a spot from week 12 with No. 4 Syracuse and No. 5 Loyola rounding out the top five. Northwestern dropped two spots to No. 6 after losing in the Big Ten Quarterfinals to Rutgers, 13-5.
No. 19 Arizona State jumped four spots this week, after defeating No. 18 USC in the Pac-12 Semifinals 13-12. Despite the leap in the poll, the Sun Devils were one of the teams that narrowly missed making the NCAA Tournament.
Week 13 marks the final regular-season ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll of 2022. The final poll will be released on Tuesday, May 31, after a new National Champion is crowned. The ILWomen/IWLCA Polls consist of voters representing college coaches and media members, following the weekly happenings across women’s lacrosse.
Rank |
Institution |
Points (FPV) |
Last Poll |
1 |
North Carolina (18 - 0) |
400 (16) |
1 |
2 |
Maryland (17 - 1) |
378 |
3 |
3 |
Boston College (16 - 3) |
374 |
2 |
4 |
Syracuse (13 - 5) |
330 |
5 |
5 |
Loyola (18 - 1) |
326 |
7 |
6 |
Northwestern (13 - 4) |
319 |
4 |
7 |
Stony Brook (14 - 2) |
302 |
6 |
8 |
Florida (15 - 4) |
290 |
8 |
9 |
Princeton (14 - 3) |
263 |
9 |
10 |
James Madison (13 - 4) |
256 |
10 |
11 |
Rutgers (15 - 4) |
241 |
13 |
12 |
Denver (17 - 2) |
221 |
12 |
13 |
Duke (15 - 3) |
214 |
11 |
14 |
Stanford (12 - 6) |
180 |
17 |
15 |
Virginia (9 - 9) |
165 |
14 |
16 |
Notre Dame (9 - 9) |
148 |
15 |
17 |
Jacksonville (13 - 4) |
117 |
20 |
18 |
USC (13 - 4) |
113 |
16 |
19 |
Arizona State (11 - 8) |
94 |
23 |
20 |
UConn (13 - 4) |
89 |
18 |
21 |
Michigan (10 - 6) |
82 |
21 |
22 |
UMass (16 - 3) |
74 |
19 |
23 |
Saint Joseph's (14 - 6) |
73 |
NR |
24 |
Yale (11 - 6) |
45 |
23 |
25 |
Johns Hopkins (10 - 8) |
35 |
22 |
RV |
Navy, Drexel, Ohio State, Richmond, Vanderbilt, Mercer, Pitt, Temple, Vermont |