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2016 IWLCA Division I Final Poll – May 31, 2016
After capturing their second NCAA Championship in the past four years, the University of North Carolina (20-2) took over the top spot in the final IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll, claiming all 20 available first place votes. The Tar Heels took down Maryland (22-1) in the Championship game on Sunday, knocking the Terps out of the top spot for the first time this season. After returning to the semi-finals for the first time since 1999, Penn State (14-7) made a big jump in the final poll, landing in the fourth position, while Penn climbed to #9.
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Poll |
| 1 | North Carolina | 400 | 20 | 20-2 | 3 |
| 2 | Maryland | 380 | 22-1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 352 | 19-6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Penn St. | 338 | 14-7 | 11 | |
| 5 | Southern California | 311 | 20-1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Florida | 299 | 18-2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 287 | 14-7 | 6 | |
| 8 | Stony Brook | 241 | 17-4 | 7 | |
| 9 | Penn | 199 | 15-5 | 14 | |
| 10 | Stanford | 182 | 15-5 | 9 | |
| 11 | Duke | 169 | 11-9 | 12 | |
| 12 | Northwestern | 164 | 11-10 | 10 | |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 163 | 20-2 | 17 | |
| 14 | Cornell | 160 | 14-5 | 13 | |
| 15 | Louisville | 108 | 12-6 | 8 | |
| 16 T | Johns Hopkins | 86 | 11-8 | 20 | |
| 16 T | Virginia | 86 | 9-9 | 15 | |
| 15 | Princeton | 85 | 11-6 | 16 | |
| 19 | Boston College | 72 | 10-9 | 18 | |
| 20 | Towson | 59 | 16-4 | 19 | |
| Also Receiving Votes: Loyola Maryland, James Madison, Albany | |||||
This is the final IWLCA Division I Poll for the 2016 season.