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2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – May 6, 2019
We have a new number one team in the final IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll of the regular season, as last week’s top team, Maryland (18-1), dropped a spot in the poll after losing in the Big Ten Championship game to Northwestern (14-4) by a 16-11 score. Boston College (19-1) returns to the top ranking despite being idle last week after falling in the ACC Championship on April 28. North Carolina (15-3) remains third, while Syracuse (15-4) drops to number five. Virginia (12-6) and Notre Dame (13-4) hold steady at six and seven, but Princeton (14-3) moves up a spot after claiming the Ivy League title by virtue of a 13-9 win over Penn (12-5). Michigan (15-3) fell to number nine and Loyola (15-4) moved back into the top ten after winning the Patriot League title with a 21-9 victory over Navy (15-4).
Maryland, Boston College, North Carolina, Northwestern, Syracuse, Virginia, Princeton, and Michigan will be the top eight seeds in the NCAA Division I Championship Tournament that gets underway with opening round games on May 7.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Boston College |
606 |
12 |
19-1 |
2 |
2 |
Maryland |
590 |
7 |
18-1 |
1 |
3 |
North Carolina |
586 |
4 |
15-3 |
3 |
4 |
Northwestern |
562 |
2 |
14-4 |
5 |
5 |
Syracuse |
531 |
0 |
15-4 |
4 |
6 |
Virginia |
484 |
0 |
12-6 |
6 |
7 |
Notre Dame |
452 |
0 |
13-4 |
7 |
8 |
Princeton |
445 |
0 |
14-3 |
9 |
9 |
Michigan |
422 |
0 |
15-3 |
8 |
10 |
Loyola |
393 |
0 |
15-4 |
11 |
11 |
James Madison |
388 |
0 |
16-3 |
10 |
12 |
Penn |
334 |
0 |
12-5 |
12 |
13 |
Southern California |
281 |
0 |
16-3 |
16 |
14 |
Navy (USNA) |
250 |
0 |
15-4 |
14 |
15 |
Stony Brook |
248 |
0 |
15-4 |
17 |
16 |
Duke |
241 |
0 |
11-8 |
13 |
17 |
Denver |
235 |
0 |
14-3 |
15 |
18 |
Dartmouth |
226 |
0 |
11-5 |
T-18 |
19 |
Florida |
222 |
0 |
13-6 |
T-18 |
20 |
Georgetown |
147 |
0 |
11-8 |
RV |
21 |
Colorado |
138 |
0 |
10-7 |
20 |
22 |
Johns Hopkins |
99 |
0 |
10-7 |
21 |
23 |
Stanford |
95 |
0 |
13-5 |
22 |
24 |
High Point |
64 |
0 |
15-4 |
24 |
25 |
Virginia Tech |
36 |
0 |
8-10 |
23 |
The final 2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll will be published on May 28.