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2016 IWLCA Division III Final Poll – May 31, 2016
Middlebury College (22-1) upset defending NCAA Champion Cortland in the NCAA Division III Semi-Finals before beating Trinity College 9-5 in the Championship to finish the season ranked number one in the IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll. Trinity (19-4) claimed the second spot, with Cortland, Franklin & Marshall, and Salisbury filling out the top five. A strong tournament run that ended in the Quarterfinals vaulted Catholic (#10) back into the rankings for the first time since early March, while Springfield landed at #17 after shocking Bates in the NCAA tournament’s second round.
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Poll |
| 1 | Middlebury | 400 | 20 | 22-1 | 5 |
| 2 | Trinity (CT) | 379 | 19-4 | 7 | |
| 3 | SUNY Cortland | 357 | 21-1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Franklin & Marshall | 344 | 21-3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 305 | 18-3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Gettysburg | 297 | 18-3 | 4 | |
| 7 | TCNJ | 295 | 20-2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Amherst | 245 | 13-5 | 8 | |
| 9 | Brockport | 228 | 15-4 | 13 | |
| 10 | Catholic | 180 | 13-8 | RV | |
| 11 | Bates | 139 | 12-6 | 9 | |
| 12 | Mary Washington | 138 | 15-5 | 16 T | |
| 13 | York (PA) | 129 | 12-7 | 14 | |
| 14 | St. John Fisher | 121 | 17-4 | 18 | |
| 15 | St. Mary's (MD) | 106 | 16-4 | 10 | |
| 16 | Colby | 101 | 12-4 | 11 | |
| 17 | Springfield | 92 | 16-6 | NR | |
| 18 | Messiah | 91 | 14-6 | 16 T | |
| 19 | Hamilton | 76 | 10-6 | 12 | |
| 20 | Ithaca | 51 | 14-6 | RV | |
| Also Receiving Votes: Tufts, Augustana (IL), Colorado College, Mount Union, William Smith, Washington & Lee, Christopher Newport, Pomona-Pitzer | |||||
This is the final IWLCA Division III Poll for the 2016 season.