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North Carolina Remains on Top of Division I Coaches Poll

By IWLCA Admin, 03/01/21, 1:00PM EST

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Photo Credit: Jeffrey Camarati/UNC Athletics

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.