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2019 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – March 4, 2019
Gettysburg College (3-0) collected all 25 first-place votes to retain the top ranking in the IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll. Mary Washington (4-0) moved up to the second spot, Washington and Lee (3-1) jumped to third, and Franklin & Marshall claimed the number four spot after losses bumped Middlebury (0-1) to sixth, TCNJ (1-1) to eleventh, and Salisbury (2-1) to fifth. York (2-1) dropped to seventh, Colby (1-0) vaulted eleven spots to land at number eight, Trinity (0-0) stayed at nine, and Tufts (1-0) moved into the top ten. New entrants to this week’s poll are Bates (3-0) entering at #16 after downing Middlebury last weekend, and Haverford (2-1), who debuts at #21 after knocking off TCNJ.
There are a few Top-25 matchups to watch this week. York (#7) faces #19 St. John Fisher on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, Mary Washington (#2) squares off against #4 Franklin & Marshall, and #23 Rowan tangles with #5 Salisbury. The weekend’s big games include #13 Amherst versus #14 Bowdoin, Cortland (#15) against Franklin & Marshall, #3 Washington and Lee against top-ranked Gettysburg, #16 Bates at #12 Wesleyan, #18 William Smith at Amherst, #24 Colorado College taking on #25 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and #22 Ithaca at Scranton (#20).
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Gettysburg |
625 |
25 |
3-0 |
1 |
2 |
Mary Washington |
572 |
0 |
4-0 |
7 |
3 |
Washington and Lee |
570 |
0 |
3-1 |
8 |
4 |
Franklin & Marshall |
531 |
0 |
2-1 |
10 |
5 |
Salisbury |
502 |
0 |
2-1 |
4 |
6 |
Middlebury |
447 |
0 |
0-1 |
2 |
7 |
York (PA) |
443 |
0 |
2-1 |
5 |
8 |
Colby |
403 |
0 |
1-0 |
19 |
9 |
Trinity (CT) |
401 |
0 |
0-0 |
9 |
10 |
Tufts |
388 |
0 |
1-0 |
11 |
11 |
TCNJ |
370 |
0 |
1-1 |
3 |
12 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
343 |
0 |
1-0 |
12 |
13 |
Amherst |
338 |
0 |
0-1 |
6 |
14 |
Bowdoin |
328 |
0 |
1-0 |
13 |
15 |
SUNY Cortland |
271 |
0 |
1-0 |
15 |
16 |
Bates |
270 |
0 |
3-0 |
NR |
17 |
Catholic |
251 |
0 |
1-1 |
14 |
18 |
William Smith |
191 |
0 |
1-0 |
16 |
19 |
St. John Fisher |
176 |
0 |
1-0 |
17 |
20 |
University of Scranton |
135 |
0 |
4-0 |
25 |
21 |
Haverford |
128 |
0 |
2-1 |
NR |
22 |
Ithaca |
126 |
0 |
1-1 |
18 |
23 |
Rowan |
119 |
0 |
1-0 |
20 |
24 |
Colorado College |
87 |
0 |
1-0 |
21 |
25 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
66 |
0 |
3-0 |
22 |
The 2019 Coaches Poll will include 25 teams and be released weekly during the regular season. The final regular season poll for the 2019 season will be published on May 6.