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Tar Heels Ranked #1 in Division I Coaches Poll

By IWLCA Admin, 04/12/21, 1:00PM EDT

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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.