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2019 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – April 22, 2019
Washington and Lee (13-2) is enjoying its third week at the top of the Division III Coaches Poll, grabbing 19 first-place votes to beat out second ranked Gettysburg (13-1). Middlebury (13-1), Franklin & Marshall (12-3) and Tufts (13-1) all held their rankings to complete the top five this week. Salisbury (14-2) stayed put at sixth, while Wesleyan (12-2) and York (11-5) moved up to the seventh and eighth position, respectively. Mary Washington (13-3) dropped to the ninth spot, and Catholic (11-4) held at number ten. The remainder of the poll was largely static with some minor jockeying, and the only new entrant this week was SUNY Geneseo (11-4), who debuted at #24 to drop Brockport from the poll.
There are several notable top-25 games this week, beginning on Wednesday, when #16 Trinity travels to #11 Amherst, #23 Bates faces Colby (#T-14) on the road, #22 Dickinson hosts #4 Franklin & Marshall, and #13 Bowdoin travels to #5 Tufts. Saturday’s games include #25 Washington College at #2 Gettysburg and the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament, which could include a few top-25 battles.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Washington and Lee |
613 |
19 |
13-2 |
1 |
2 |
Gettysburg |
600 |
3 |
13-1 |
2 |
3 |
Middlebury |
584 |
3 |
13-1 |
3 |
4 |
Franklin & Marshall |
543 |
0 |
12-3 |
4 |
5 |
Tufts |
523 |
0 |
13-1 |
5 |
6 |
Salisbury |
506 |
0 |
14-2 |
6 |
7 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
464 |
0 |
12-2 |
8 |
8 |
York (PA) |
458 |
0 |
11-5 |
9 |
9 |
Mary Washington |
427 |
0 |
13-3 |
7 |
10 |
Catholic |
388 |
0 |
11-4 |
10 |
11 |
Amherst |
383 |
0 |
10-4 |
11 |
12 |
St. John Fisher |
350 |
0 |
13-1 |
13 |
13 |
Bowdoin |
316 |
0 |
9-5 |
14 |
T-14 |
Colby |
286 |
0 |
8-5 |
16 |
T-14 |
William Smith |
286 |
0 |
14-2 |
15 |
16 |
Trinity (CT) |
259 |
0 |
9-5 |
12 |
17 |
TCNJ |
231 |
0 |
9-5 |
17 |
18 |
University of Scranton |
196 |
0 |
13-2 |
20 |
19 |
Colorado College |
146 |
0 |
15-1 |
21 |
20 |
SUNY Cortland |
129 |
0 |
9-5 |
18 |
21 |
Ithaca |
127 |
0 |
10-5 |
19 |
22 |
Dickinson |
85 |
0 |
10-4 |
23 |
23 |
Bates |
71 |
0 |
8-6 |
22 |
24 |
SUNY Geneseo |
65 |
0 |
11-4 |
NR |
25 |
Washington College |
33 |
0 |
11-4 |
24 |
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.