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2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 18, 2019
The Boston College Eagles (9-0) remain undefeated and the undisputed number one team in the Division I Coaches Poll this week. The top four teams all held their position, with Maryland (8-0), North Carolina (7-1), and Syracuse (8-2) following right behind Boston College. Northwestern (5-3) moved into the top five, Penn (7-1) jumped two spots to number six, and James Madison (7-1) sat tight at #7. Virginia (7-3) fell to the eighth spot after losing a thriller to Notre Dame, 10-9. Princeton (4-1) remains ninth, and Michigan (10-0) enters the top ten for the first time after knocking off Penn State last weekend. Notre Dame (8-0) made the biggest jump of the week, moving up to land at #12.
We kick off Top-25 games on Tuesday, when Princeton (#9) travels to #16 Florida. Wednesday sees #8 Virginia visiting in-state rival James Madison (#7), and #22 Georgetown road-tripping to #11 Loyola, while the second ranked Terps visit #23 Penn State on Thursday. The weekend’s games include #1 Boston College at #3 North Carolina, Florida at #17 Stony Brook, #12 Notre Dame at #4 Syracuse, Duke #13 at Virginia, and Maryland at James Madison.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Boston College |
625 |
25 |
9-0 |
1 |
2 |
Maryland |
600 |
0 |
8-0 |
2 |
3 |
North Carolina |
573 |
0 |
7-1 |
3 |
4 |
Syracuse |
552 |
0 |
8-2 |
4 |
5 |
Northwestern |
497 |
0 |
5-3 |
6 |
6 |
Penn |
470 |
0 |
7-1 |
8 |
7 |
James Madison |
469 |
0 |
7-1 |
7 |
8 |
Virginia |
446 |
0 |
7-3 |
5 |
9 |
Princeton |
442 |
0 |
4-1 |
9 |
10 |
Michigan |
401 |
0 |
10-0 |
12 |
11 |
Loyola |
370 |
0 |
4-3 |
10 |
12 |
Notre Dame |
344 |
0 |
8-0 |
20 |
13 |
Duke |
312 |
0 |
6-2 |
15 |
14 |
Navy (USNA) |
309 |
0 |
6-2 |
13 |
15 |
Denver |
272 |
0 |
7-2 |
11 |
16 |
Florida |
243 |
0 |
3-5 |
16 |
17 |
Stony Brook |
201 |
0 |
4-3 |
17 |
18 |
Johns Hopkins |
176 |
0 |
6-2 |
14 |
19 |
Stanford |
161 |
0 |
6-2 |
18 |
20 |
Southern California |
150 |
0 |
8-1 |
22 |
21 |
Virginia Tech |
133 |
0 |
6-4 |
24 |
22 |
Georgetown |
105 |
0 |
5-3 |
21 |
23 |
Penn State |
104 |
0 |
4-4 |
19 |
24 |
High Point |
88 |
0 |
4-4 |
25 |
25 |
Colorado |
62 |
0 |
4-4 |
23 |
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.