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2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – April 29, 2019
There’s a new top team in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll, as Maryland (17-0) collected 21 of a possible 25 first place votes to claim the number one ranking. Boston College (19-1) fell to the second spot after losing to third-ranked North Carolina (15-3) in the ACC Tournament Championship by a 15-13 score. Syracuse (15-4) held at number four after losing a one-goal game to the Eagles in the ACC Semi-Finals, and Northwestern (12-4) stayed put in the fifth position. Virginia (12-6) and Notre Dame (13-4) flip flopped at number six and seven, Michigan (15-2) held tight in the eighth spot, and Princeton (12-3) and James Madison (14-3) switched places at nine and ten. The rest of the poll remained largely unchanged with only minor shuffling, although Penn State (8-8) returned to the rankings at number twenty-five, knocking out Georgetown (9-8), who continues to receive votes.
Several conference tournaments will be underway this weekend, which means there will be a few Top-25 games to look forward to. The Big Ten tournament begins on Friday and will feature #1 Maryland against #25 Penn State in one semi-final and #5 Northwestern against Michigan (#8) in the other. The Ivy League tournament also kicks off on Friday, when #12 Penn will face Dartmouth (#T-18) in one semi-final, while #9 Princeton takes on unranked Cornell in the other. The Patriot League tournament semi-finals are on Thursday and there is the potential for a Top-25 matchup if both Loyola (#11) and #14 Navy advance to Saturday’s Championship game. Denver (#15) is the top seed in the Big East tournament and could potentially face Georgetown (RV) in that Championship.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Maryland |
617 |
21 |
17-0 |
2 |
2 |
Boston College |
591 |
2 |
19-1 |
1 |
3 |
North Carolina |
590 |
2 |
15-3 |
3 |
4 |
Syracuse |
551 |
0 |
15-4 |
4 |
5 |
Northwestern |
524 |
0 |
12-4 |
5 |
6 |
Virginia |
476 |
0 |
12-6 |
7 |
7 |
Notre Dame |
458 |
0 |
13-4 |
6 |
8 |
Michigan |
451 |
0 |
15-2 |
8 |
9 |
Princeton |
412 |
0 |
12-3 |
10 |
10 |
James Madison |
382 |
0 |
14-3 |
9 |
11 |
Loyola |
380 |
0 |
13-4 |
11 |
12 |
Penn |
317 |
0 |
11-4 |
12 |
13 |
Duke |
312 |
0 |
10-8 |
15 |
14 |
Navy (USNA) |
306 |
0 |
14-3 |
13 |
15 |
Denver |
280 |
0 |
13-2 |
14 |
16 |
Southern California |
246 |
0 |
16-3 |
17 |
17 |
Stony Brook |
242 |
0 |
13-4 |
16 |
T-18 |
Dartmouth |
221 |
0 |
11-4 |
19 |
T-18 |
Florida |
221 |
0 |
11-6 |
18 |
20 |
Colorado |
125 |
0 |
10-7 |
22 |
21 |
Johns Hopkins |
102 |
0 |
10-7 |
23 |
22 |
Stanford |
98 |
0 |
13-5 |
20 |
23 |
Virginia Tech |
84 |
0 |
8-10 |
21 |
24 |
High Point |
46 |
0 |
15-4 |
25 |
25 |
Penn State |
32 |
0 |
8-8 |
RV |
RV |
Georgetown |
9-8 |
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.