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2021 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – April 5, 2021
Franklin & Marshall (1-0) collected 19 of 25 first-place votes to remain the number one team in this week’s Division III Coaches Poll. Washington and Lee (8-0) narrowly edged Tufts (1-0) to slip into the second spot, while Salisbury (9-0) and Gettysburg (3-0) stayed locked into the fourth and fifth positions. York (6-0) and Catholic (3-0) each moved up one spot, Ithaca (6-0) moved up two places to #8, Colby (1-0) jumped three spots to land in the top ten for the first time this season, while Wesleyan (0-1) tumbled to #10. Montclair State (2-0) is the only new entry to the poll this week, after their 10-9 win over TCNJ knocked the Lions down to #14.
Christopher Newport (#21) travels to #22 St. Mary’s on Monday to kick off this week’s Top-25 competition. On Wednesday, St. Mary’s is in action again, this time at #19 Mary Washington, and #20 Messiah visits #6 York. Saturday’s games include Mary Washington at Christopher Newport, #3 Tufts at Colby (#9), and #12 St. John Fisher at #13 Geneseo. The lone Sunday game is Meredith (RV) at St. Mary’s.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Franklin & Marshall |
612 |
19 |
1-0 |
1 |
2 |
Washington and Lee |
579 |
0 |
8-0 |
3 |
3 |
Tufts |
571 |
4 |
1-0 |
2 |
4 |
Salisbury |
558 |
2 |
9-0 |
4 |
5 |
Gettysburg |
531 |
0 |
3-0 |
5 |
6 |
York (PA) |
496 |
0 |
6-0 |
7 |
7 |
Catholic |
458 |
0 |
3-0 |
8 |
8 |
Ithaca |
434 |
0 |
6-0 |
10 |
9 |
Colby |
423 |
0 |
1-0 |
12 |
10 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
379 |
0 |
0-1 |
6 |
11 |
Denison |
346 |
0 |
6-0 |
13 |
12 |
St. John Fisher |
326 |
0 |
6-1 |
9 |
13 |
SUNY Geneseo |
304 |
0 |
2-0 |
15 |
14 |
TCNJ |
263 |
0 |
2-2 |
11 |
15 |
Trinity (CT) |
253 |
0 |
2-0 |
17 |
16 |
Brockport |
233 |
0 |
2-2 |
16 |
17 |
William Smith |
228 |
0 |
2-3 |
14 |
18 |
SUNY Cortland |
209 |
0 |
4-1 |
22 |
19 |
Mary Washington |
192 |
0 |
3-3 |
18 |
20 |
Messiah |
177 |
0 |
9-0 |
19 |
21 |
Christopher Newport |
114 |
0 |
6-4 |
23 |
22 |
St. Mary's (MD) |
102 |
0 |
3-2 |
20 |
23 |
Montclair State |
61 |
0 |
2-0 |
NR |
24 |
Lynchburg |
57 |
0 |
5-3 |
24 |
25 |
Colorado College |
54 |
0 |
0-2 |
21 |
RV |
Meredith |
6-1 |
25 |
The IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll is published on Mondays throughout the regular season.