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Maryland Takes Over Top Spot in Division I Coaches Poll

By IWLCA Admin, 04/29/19, 1:00PM EDT

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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.