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2021 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 1, 2021
North Carolina (5-0) held onto the number one ranking in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll, collecting all 25 first place votes this week, while Syracuse (2-0), held strong in the second spot. Northwestern (3-0) moved into third, dropping the idle Notre Dame team into fourth, followed by Stony Brook (2-2) in the fifth position. Towson (4-0) entered the poll this week, landing at #16 after beating Loyola 13-7, dropping the ‘Hounds (0-2) to #14.
This week’s top-twenty-five matchups include #22 Massachusetts at #11 Boston College on Tuesday, and Rutgers (T-14) at Michigan (#21) and Penn State (#7) at Northwestern (#3) on Friday. The weekend features #8 Virginia hosting #25 Louisville, #13 Virginia Tech at #4 Notre Dame, Boston College at top-ranked North Carolina, and #2 Syracuse at #10 Duke on Saturday. #16 Towson welcomes #5 Stony Brook on Sunday, while Rutgers and Michigan, and Penn State and Northwestern complete their second game of the weekend.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
North Carolina |
625 |
25 |
5-0 |
1 |
2 |
Syracuse |
600 |
0 |
2-0 |
2 |
3 |
Northwestern |
566 |
0 |
3-0 |
4 |
4 |
Notre Dame |
552 |
0 |
1-0 |
3 |
5 |
Stony Brook |
494 |
0 |
2-2 |
5 |
6 |
Florida |
490 |
0 |
1-1 |
6 |
7 |
Penn State |
482 |
0 |
2-0 |
7 |
8 |
Virginia |
450 |
0 |
2-0 |
9 |
9 |
Maryland |
422 |
0 |
2-1 |
10 |
10 |
Duke |
402 |
0 |
4-1 |
11 |
11 |
Boston College |
385 |
0 |
2-0 |
13 |
12 |
James Madison |
303 |
0 |
1-0 |
12 |
13 |
Virginia Tech |
289 |
0 |
2-2 |
16 |
T-14 |
Loyola Maryland |
215 |
0 |
0-2 |
8 |
T-14 |
Rutgers |
215 |
0 |
3-1 |
24 |
16 |
Towson |
200 |
0 |
4-0 |
NR |
17 |
Richmond |
182 |
0 |
2-1 |
18 |
18 |
Southern California |
168 |
0 |
1-2 |
15 |
T-19 |
Denver |
149 |
0 |
0-1 |
14 |
T-19 |
Navy |
149 |
0 |
3-0 |
20 |
21 |
Michigan |
148 |
0 |
0-3 |
17 |
22 |
Massachusetts |
140 |
0 |
1-0 |
22 |
23 |
Stanford |
138 |
0 |
1-0 |
21 |
24 |
Ohio State |
97 |
0 |
1-3 |
19 |
25 |
Louisville |
96 |
0 |
1-1 |
23 |
The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll is published on Mondays throughout the regular season.