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2021 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – April 12, 2021
The North Carolina (12-0) Tar Heels hung onto their number one ranking in this week’s Division I Coaches Poll after earning an 11-10 win over #4 Notre Dame (6-3). Northwestern (10-0) stayed undefeated to hold steady in the second spot, while Syracuse (8-1) and Boston College (9-1) held the third and fifth spot respectively, to keep the top five intact this week. Stony Brook (9-2), Virginia (8-4) and Duke (7-5) maintained their position in the rankings, while Florida (9-2) moved up to ninth, and Jacksonville (6-0) made their top ten debut. Massachusetts (9-2) returned to the rankings at #25 and Johns Hopkins (4-4) landed at #20 for their first ranking of the 2021 season after receiving votes last month.
Top-25 action kicks off on Tuesday, when #14 Drexel visits #15 Towson, and continues on Wednesday with #20 Johns Hopkins at Maryland (T-11). Thursday brings us #4 Notre Dame at #5 Boston College and #24 Rutgers hosts Penn State (#13). Friday’s matchups feature #3 Syracuse at #18 Louisville, Ohio State (#22) at #17 Michigan, and #7 Virginia at top-ranked North Carolina. The weekend slate includes a rematch between Notre Dame and Boston College, and Johns Hopkins at Penn State on Saturday, and Maryland at Rutgers, Michigan at #2 Northwestern, and the rematches between Syracuse and Louisville, and Virginia and North Carolina on Sunday.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
North Carolina |
625 |
25 |
12-0 |
1 |
2 |
Northwestern |
595 |
0 |
10-0 |
2 |
3 |
Syracuse |
570 |
0 |
8-1 |
3 |
4 |
Notre Dame |
545 |
0 |
6-3 |
4 |
5 |
Boston College |
534 |
0 |
9-1 |
5 |
6 |
Stony Brook |
483 |
0 |
9-2 |
6 |
7 |
Virginia |
471 |
0 |
8-4 |
7 |
8 |
Duke |
453 |
0 |
7-5 |
8 |
9 |
Florida |
421 |
0 |
9-2 |
10 |
10 |
Jacksonville |
350 |
0 |
6-0 |
11 |
T-11 |
Loyola Maryland |
324 |
0 |
7-2 |
12 |
T-11 |
Maryland |
324 |
0 |
6-4 |
9 |
13 |
Penn State |
306 |
0 |
4-6 |
14 |
14 |
Drexel |
272 |
0 |
9-1 |
18 |
15 |
Towson |
247 |
0 |
8-2 |
17 |
16 |
Stanford |
245 |
0 |
6-0 |
15 |
17 |
Michigan |
242 |
0 |
3-4 |
13 |
18 |
Louisville |
227 |
0 |
5-7 |
16 |
19 |
Denver |
139 |
0 |
8-1 |
22 |
20 |
Johns Hopkins |
120 |
0 |
4-4 |
NR |
21 |
Richmond |
108 |
0 |
6-1 |
T-19 |
22 |
Ohio State |
102 |
0 |
3-8 |
T-19 |
23 |
Elon |
97 |
0 |
8-0 |
25 |
24 |
Rutgers |
66 |
0 |
3-7 |
23 |
25 |
Massachusetts |
41 |
0 |
9-2 |
NR |
The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll is published on Mondays throughout the regular season.