Photo courtesy of Jeffrey A. Camarati/UNC Athletic Communications.
2020 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 9, 2020
The University of North Carolina (6-0) continued its reign at the top of the Division I Coaches Poll this week, sweeping all 25 first-place votes ahead of tonight’s showdown against #6 Northwestern (4-2) that will air on BTN at 7 pm ET. Notre Dame (6-0) held steady at number two, while Loyola (5-0) continued ascending, landing at #3 after taking down #9 Penn 19-15 last weekend. Syracuse (7-1) and Stony Brook (4-1) round out the top five. Dartmouth (5-0) and Duke (5-3) were this week’s big movers, as they each jumped five spots to land at numbers 10 and 18 respectively.
In addition to Monday’s matchup between UNC and Northwestern, other big games during the week include #19 Navy at #8 Florida on Tuesday, #4 Syracuse at #15 Virginia on Thursday, and #22 Penn State at Northwestern on Friday. This weekend features Boston College (#20) taking on #23 Virginia Tech, and #9 Penn at #18 Duke on Saturday, followed by #2 Notre Dame at top-ranked Carolina, #16 Denver at #12 Michigan, #5 Stony Brook at #7 Southern California, and #25 Colorado at #24 Stanford on Sunday.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
North Carolina |
625 |
25 |
6-0 |
1 |
2 |
Notre Dame |
598 |
0 |
6-0 |
2 |
3 |
Loyola |
561 |
0 |
5-0 |
4 |
4 |
Syracuse |
560 |
0 |
7-1 |
3 |
5 |
Stony Brook |
513 |
0 |
4-1 |
6 |
6 |
Northwestern |
498 |
0 |
4-2 |
7 |
7 |
Southern California |
457 |
0 |
6-0 |
8 |
8 |
Florida |
442 |
0 |
5-2 |
5 |
9 |
Penn |
429 |
0 |
4-1 |
9 |
10 |
Dartmouth |
383 |
0 |
5-0 |
15 |
11 |
Maryland |
354 |
0 |
3-3 |
10 |
12 |
Michigan |
340 |
0 |
5-1 |
13 |
13 |
Princeton |
330 |
0 |
3-2 |
11 |
14 |
James Madison |
276 |
0 |
5-1 |
16 |
15 |
Virginia |
261 |
0 |
5-3 |
12 |
16 |
Denver |
249 |
0 |
6-1 |
14 |
17 |
Richmond |
229 |
0 |
7-0 |
20 |
18 |
Duke |
227 |
0 |
5-3 |
23 |
19 |
Navy (USNA) |
164 |
0 |
2-3 |
17 |
20 |
Boston College |
146 |
0 |
3-3 |
18 |
21 |
Massachusetts-Amherst |
141 |
0 |
4-1 |
19 |
22 |
Penn State |
105 |
0 |
5-2 |
21 |
23 |
Virginia Tech |
82 |
0 |
7-2 |
22 |
24 |
Stanford |
58 |
0 |
2-4 |
25 |
25 |
Colorado |
54 |
0 |
3-2 |
24 |
The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll will be published every Monday throughout the 2020 regular season.