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2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – April 1, 2019
Boston College (12-0) solidified its stranglehold on the top spot the Division I Coaches Poll by knocking off another top ten opponent last week and collecting all 25 first-place votes. The Eagles took down Virginia (9-4) by a score of 16-9 and dropped the Cavaliers to eighth in the poll. Maryland (12-0) remains in the second slot, Syracuse (12-2) moved into third and Northwestern (8-3) gained a spot to land in fourth. Notre Dame (10-1) makes its first appearance of the season in the top five after beating North Carolina (9-3) by a 9-7 score to knock the Tar Heels out of the top five and into the sixth position. Michigan (13-0) slid into seventh, while Penn (8-2) dropped to ninth and James Madison (8-3) held at number ten. Dartmouth (6-3) entered the poll for the first time this season, landing at #25 and knocking Penn State out of the rankings.
Top-25 games start on Wednesday this week when #5 Notre Dame travels to face top-ranked Boston College, #21 Virginia Tech travels to #3 Syracuse, and #8 Virginia hosts #2 Maryland before Colorado (#23) travels to #14 Southern California on Friday. The weekend’s action includes #13 Duke at Boston College, #15 Princeton at #25 Dartmouth, #16 Denver at Georgetown (#22), Northwestern (#4) at #19 Johns Hopkins, #12 Navy at Loyola (#11), Michigan (#7) at Maryland, and Virginia Tech at Notre Dame.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Boston College |
625 |
25 |
12-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Maryland |
600 |
0 |
12-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Syracuse |
572 |
0 |
12-2 |
4 |
|
4 |
Northwestern |
514 |
0 |
8-3 |
5 |
|
5 |
Notre Dame |
513 |
0 |
10-1 |
9 |
|
6 |
North Carolina |
502 |
0 |
9-3 |
3 |
|
7 |
Michigan |
463 |
0 |
13-0 |
8 |
|
8 |
Virginia |
456 |
0 |
9-4 |
7 |
|
9 |
Penn |
441 |
0 |
8-2 |
6 |
|
10 |
James Madison |
399 |
0 |
8-3 |
10 |
|
11 |
Loyola |
367 |
0 |
8-3 |
11 |
|
12 |
Navy (USNA) |
332 |
0 |
9-2 |
13 |
|
13 |
Duke |
328 |
0 |
8-4 |
12 |
|
14 |
Southern California |
299 |
0 |
12-1 |
16 |
|
15 |
Princeton |
261 |
0 |
5-3 |
14 |
|
16 |
Denver |
252 |
0 |
9-2 |
15 |
|
17 |
Florida |
212 |
0 |
6-6 |
17 |
|
18 |
Stanford |
190 |
0 |
8-4 |
20 |
|
19 |
Johns Hopkins |
184 |
0 |
8-3 |
18 |
|
20 |
Stony Brook |
153 |
0 |
5-4 |
19 |
|
21 |
Virginia Tech |
122 |
0 |
8-5 |
21 |
|
22 |
Georgetown |
98 |
0 |
7-4 |
22 |
|
23 |
Colorado |
79 |
0 |
5-5 |
25 |
|
24 |
High Point |
69 |
0 |
7-4 |
23 |
|
25 |
Dartmouth |
50 |
0 |
6-3 |
NR |
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.