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2021 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 22, 2021
North Carolina (9-0) held onto the top ranking in the Division I Coaches Poll with 24 of 25 first place votes this week, followed closely by Syracuse (5-0) at number two, and Northwestern (7-0) at number three. Boston College (5-1) jumped into the fourth position, Notre Dame (4-2) fell to fifth, Stony Brook (6-2) dropped into sixth, Maryland (5-1), Virginia (6-2), and Duke (6-3) each moved up a spot in the poll, and Penn State (3-3) fell to number ten. Denver (4-1) returned to the poll, tying Virginia Tech (2-5) for the final spot, while Southern California dropped out of the rankings, but continued to receive votes.
This week’s top-25 games start on Wednesday, when #13 Loyola travels to #19 Navy. On Friday we’ll see Boston College (#4) at Louisville (#16), and #8 Virginia at #22 James Madison. The weekend’s games include #7 Maryland at Northwestern (#3), and Virginia Tech (#T-25) at #2 Syracuse on Saturday, and #5 Notre Dame at Duke (#9), and a rematch of Boston College at Louisville on Sunday.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
North Carolina |
624 |
24 |
9-0 |
1 |
2 |
Syracuse |
600 |
1 |
5-0 |
2 |
3 |
Northwestern |
576 |
0 |
7-0 |
3 |
4 |
Boston College |
514 |
0 |
5-1 |
6 |
5 |
Notre Dame |
512 |
0 |
4-2 |
4 |
6 |
Stony Brook |
511 |
0 |
6-2 |
5 |
7 |
Maryland |
458 |
0 |
5-1 |
8 |
8 |
Virginia |
435 |
0 |
6-2 |
9 |
9 |
Duke |
428 |
0 |
6-3 |
10 |
10 |
Penn State |
423 |
0 |
3-3 |
7 |
11 |
Florida |
352 |
0 |
5-2 |
11 |
12 |
Michigan |
335 |
0 |
3-4 |
13 |
13 |
Loyola Maryland |
316 |
0 |
5-2 |
12 |
14 |
Towson |
254 |
0 |
6-2 |
14 |
15 |
Jacksonville |
247 |
0 |
5-0 |
22 |
16 |
Louisville |
227 |
0 |
4-4 |
19 |
17 |
Stanford |
186 |
0 |
3-0 |
T-20 |
18 |
Richmond |
167 |
0 |
4-1 |
18 |
19 |
Navy |
158 |
0 |
3-0 |
17 |
20 |
Drexel |
156 |
0 |
6-1 |
23 |
21 |
Rutgers |
129 |
0 |
3-5 |
15 |
22 |
James Madison |
92 |
0 |
4-2 |
24 |
23 |
Elon |
86 |
0 |
5-0 |
T-25 |
24 |
Temple |
54 |
0 |
4-3 |
T-25 |
T-25 |
Virginia Tech |
43 |
0 |
2-5 |
16 |
T-25 |
Denver |
43 |
0 |
4-1 |
NR |
RV |
Southern California |
4-3 |
T-20 |
The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll is published on Mondays throughout the regular season.