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2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – April 15, 2019
The Boston College Eagles (15-0) remained in the top spot in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll this week, collecting all 25 first-place votes, while Maryland (15-0) remained right behind the Eagles in the second spot. North Carolina (11-3) took down previous #3 Syracuse (13-3) by a score of 11-5 to shake up the top five and claim the third spot. Notre Dame (13-2) remained in the fourth position, and the Orange dropped to fifth. Northwestern (9-4) fell to number six, Virginia (11-5) and Michigan (14-1) remained locked in the seventh and eighth spots, James Madison (12-3) returned to the top ten to stake a claim at number nine, and Loyola (10-4) rounded out the top ten. This week’s biggest movers are a pair of Ivy League teams: Princeton (9-3) jumped four spots to #11 after beating Loyola 14-10, and Dartmouth (8-4) took down Penn, previously ranked ninth, by a 15-11 score to jump into the top twenty.
This week features several Top-25 games, starting on Wednesday, when #2 Maryland travels to #24 Georgetown, and #11 Princeton visits Penn (#12). Northwestern (#6) welcomes #8 Michigan to town on Thursday, while Friday sees #3 North Carolina at #13 Duke. The weekend’s games to watch are: Northwestern at #4 Notre Dame, and #22 Virginia Tech at Virginia (#7).
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Boston College |
625 |
25 |
15-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Maryland |
600 |
0 |
15-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
North Carolina |
551 |
0 |
11-3 |
6 |
|
4 |
Notre Dame |
539 |
0 |
13-2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Syracuse |
532 |
0 |
13-3 |
3 |
|
6 |
Northwestern |
519 |
0 |
9-4 |
5 |
|
7 |
Virginia |
479 |
0 |
11-5 |
7 |
|
8 |
Michigan |
425 |
0 |
14-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
James Madison |
407 |
0 |
12-3 |
11 |
|
10 |
Loyola |
377 |
0 |
10-4 |
10 |
|
11 |
Princeton |
368 |
0 |
9-3 |
15 |
|
12 |
Penn |
332 |
0 |
9-3 |
9 |
|
13 |
Duke |
310 |
0 |
9-6 |
12 |
|
14 |
Navy (USNA) |
301 |
0 |
11-3 |
14 |
|
15 |
Denver |
267 |
0 |
11-2 |
16 |
|
16 |
Southern California |
241 |
0 |
13-3 |
13 |
|
17 |
Stony Brook |
228 |
0 |
10-4 |
20 |
|
18 |
Florida |
211 |
0 |
9-6 |
17 |
|
19 |
Stanford |
162 |
0 |
11-4 |
18 |
|
20 |
Dartmouth |
157 |
0 |
8-4 |
24 |
|
21 |
Johns Hopkins |
131 |
0 |
10-5 |
19 |
|
22 |
Virginia Tech |
118 |
0 |
8-8 |
21 |
|
23 |
Colorado |
103 |
0 |
8-6 |
22 |
|
24 |
Georgetown |
58 |
0 |
8-6 |
23 |
|
25 |
High Point |
41 |
0 |
11-4 |
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.