Photo by David Sinclair, courtesy of Gettysburg Athletics.
2019 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – April 1, 2019
Gettysburg College (9-0) cruised to the number one ranking in the Division III Coaches Poll again this week, with all 25 first-place votes. Washington and Lee (9-2) remained locked in the second spot, but the rest of top ten showed movement. Middlebury (7-1) moved up to the third spot, followed Salisbury (9-2) and Mary Washington (9-2). Tufts (8-0), the only other unbeaten team in the top ten, moved up to sixth, Franklin & Marshall (7-3) dropped to seventh, York stayed put at number eight, Wesleyan (8-1) jumped to ninth, and Catholic (7-2) remained at ten. The biggest mover in the poll this week was Bowdoin (4-4), who jumped from #18 to #14 after they beat Trinity (6-2) by a 17-15 score, knocking the Bantams to the #13 position. Hamilton (4-4) and Washington College (7-2) are the only new entrants to this week’s poll, landing at 24 and 25 after not being ranked last week.
Top-25 action heats up on Wednesday when #21 Bates hosts Bowdoin (#14), Franklin & Marshall (#7) hosts #1 Gettysburg, Amherst (#T-11) visits #9 Wesleyan, and #10 Catholic faces #8 York, followed by #16 St. John Fisher at #17 Cortland on Thursday. The weekend features several top teams in action, including #3 Middlebury at Colby (#T-11), #24 Hamilton at #13 Trinity, #9 Wesleyan at #6 Tufts, and St. Mary’s (RV) at York.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Gettysburg |
625 |
25 |
9-0 |
1 |
2 |
Washington and Lee |
595 |
0 |
9-2 |
2 |
3 |
Middlebury |
568 |
0 |
7-1 |
5 |
4 |
Salisbury |
547 |
0 |
9-2 |
4 |
5 |
Mary Washington |
512 |
0 |
9-2 |
3 |
6 |
Tufts |
493 |
0 |
8-0 |
7 |
7 |
Franklin & Marshall |
483 |
0 |
7-3 |
6 |
8 |
York (PA) |
438 |
0 |
6-4 |
8 |
9 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
415 |
0 |
8-1 |
12 |
10 |
Catholic |
409 |
0 |
7-2 |
10 |
T-11 |
Amherst |
360 |
0 |
6-2 |
13 |
T-11 |
Colby |
360 |
0 |
6-2 |
11 |
13 |
Trinity (CT) |
330 |
0 |
6-2 |
9 |
14 |
Bowdoin |
287 |
0 |
4-4 |
18 |
15 |
TCNJ |
264 |
0 |
4-4 |
14 |
16 |
St. John Fisher |
254 |
0 |
8-1 |
16 |
17 |
SUNY Cortland |
249 |
0 |
5-3 |
15 |
18 |
William Smith |
216 |
0 |
8-2 |
17 |
19 |
Ithaca |
175 |
0 |
6-3 |
19 |
20 |
University of Scranton |
149 |
0 |
9-1 |
20 |
21 |
Bates |
118 |
0 |
7-3 |
21 |
22 |
Colorado College |
98 |
0 |
11-0 |
22 |
23 |
Haverford |
85 |
0 |
6-3 |
23 |
24 |
Hamilton |
34 |
0 |
4-4 |
NR |
25 |
Washington College |
17 |
0 |
7-2 |
NR |
RV |
Denison |
5-3 |
NR |
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RV |
Meredith |
10-3 |
NR |
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RV |
Skidmore |
6-3 |
24 |
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RV |
St. Mary's (MD) |
7-5 |
25 |
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.