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2021 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – May 24, 2021
Salisbury University capped a perfect 20-0 season off by claiming the 2021 NCAA Division III Championship on Sunday, defeating Tufts University (10-1) by a 14-13 score, and earning the number one spot in the final Division III Coaches Poll of the season. Tufts finished in the second spot, followed by St. John Fisher College (18-2), Ithaca College (14-2), and Messiah University (18-1) to round out the top five. The only new entrant to the poll is the University of Chicago (11-2), who checks in at #21 after making a run to the NCAA Quarterfinal round in only their third season as a varsity program.
To view the full results of the 2021 NCAA Division III tournament, click HERE.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Salisbury |
624 |
24 |
20-0 |
4 |
2 |
Tufts |
601 |
1 |
10-1 |
3 |
3 |
St. John Fisher |
558 |
0 |
18-2 |
9 |
4 |
Ithaca |
473 |
0 |
14-2 |
11 |
5 |
Messiah |
471 |
0 |
18-1 |
10 |
6 |
Denison |
470 |
0 |
12-2 |
8 |
7 |
TCNJ |
458 |
0 |
9-3 |
14 |
8 |
William Smith |
456 |
0 |
10-5 |
16 |
9 |
Washington and Lee |
447 |
0 |
14-1 |
2 |
10 |
Franklin & Marshall |
426 |
0 |
7-1 |
1 |
11 |
Gettysburg |
379 |
0 |
5-1 |
5 |
12 |
SUNY Cortland |
349 |
0 |
14-2 |
13 |
13 |
Catholic |
347 |
0 |
10-1 |
6 |
14 |
Colby |
313 |
0 |
4-1 |
7 |
15 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
251 |
0 |
3-3 |
12 |
16 |
York (PA) |
231 |
0 |
12-3 |
15 |
17 |
Brockport |
211 |
0 |
10-3 |
17 |
18 |
SUNY Geneseo |
164 |
0 |
6-3 |
18 |
19 |
Hamilton |
163 |
0 |
3-2 |
19 |
20 |
Trinity (CT) |
138 |
0 |
3-4 |
20 |
21 |
University of Chicago |
118 |
0 |
11-2 |
NR |
22 |
Christopher Newport |
110 |
0 |
11-7 |
21 |
23 |
St. Mary's (MD) |
94 |
0 |
7-5 |
22 |
24 |
Montclair State |
72 |
0 |
8-1 |
23 |
25 |
Mary Washington |
36 |
0 |
5-6 |
T-24 |