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2021 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 29, 2021
North Carolina (10-0) remained undefeated and ranked first in the Division I Coaches Poll with 24 of 25 first place votes this week, and the top six teams stayed locked into their spots. Syracuse (6-0) sits in second, Northwestern (8-0) is third, Boston College (7-1) comes in fourth, Notre Dame (5-2) is fifth, and Stony Brook (8-2) stayed in sixth. Virginia (8-2) and Duke (6-4) each moved up a spot in the poll, Maryland (5-2) dropped a spot, and Florida (7-2) moved back into the top ten. Ohio State (3-7) returned to the poll at #19 after a weekend sweep of Penn State (3-5), who dropped to #14.
This week features a rare Top-25 matchup on Monday between #9 Maryland and #3 Northwestern, and the action continues on Wednesday, when #13 Loyola visits #21 Navy. Saturday is the day fans have been waiting for, as top-ranked North Carolina welcomes #2 Syracuse to campus for a showdown for the top spot. Fans can also enjoy watching #8 Duke at Boston College (#4), and #5 Notre Dame at #7 Virginia on Saturday.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
North Carolina |
624 |
24 |
10-0 |
1 |
2 |
Syracuse |
594 |
1 |
6-0 |
2 |
3 |
Northwestern |
582 |
0 |
8-0 |
3 |
4 |
Boston College |
536 |
0 |
7-1 |
4 |
5 |
Notre Dame |
535 |
0 |
5-2 |
5 |
6 |
Stony Brook |
491 |
0 |
8-2 |
6 |
7 |
Virginia |
462 |
0 |
8-2 |
8 |
8 |
Duke |
428 |
0 |
6-4 |
9 |
9 |
Maryland |
410 |
0 |
5-2 |
7 |
10 |
Florida |
391 |
0 |
7-2 |
11 |
11 |
Michigan |
315 |
0 |
3-4 |
12 |
12 |
Jacksonville |
306 |
0 |
5-0 |
15 |
13 |
Loyola Maryland |
293 |
0 |
5-2 |
13 |
14 |
Penn State |
244 |
0 |
3-5 |
10 |
15 |
Towson |
236 |
0 |
6-2 |
14 |
16 |
Stanford |
229 |
0 |
5-0 |
17 |
17 |
Louisville |
224 |
0 |
4-6 |
16 |
18 |
Drexel |
187 |
0 |
7-1 |
20 |
19 |
Ohio State |
141 |
0 |
3-7 |
NR |
20 |
Richmond |
125 |
0 |
6-1 |
18 |
21 |
Navy |
124 |
0 |
4-0 |
19 |
22 |
Rutgers |
105 |
0 |
3-5 |
21 |
23 |
James Madison |
87 |
0 |
4-3 |
22 |
24 |
Denver |
78 |
0 |
6-1 |
T-25 |
25 |
Elon |
77 |
0 |
5-0 |
23 |
The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll is published on Mondays throughout the regular season.