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2022 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – Preseason
Boston College claims the top spot in the preseason ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll. The reigning national champion earned 24 first place votes, while No. 2 North Carolina earned two. No. 3 Syracuse and No. 4 Northwestern round out the top four, as all four teams are coming off Memorial Day Weekend appearances.
The ACC and Big Ten tied for the most teams in the Top 25 with six teams each. Other conferences with multiple teams include the Ivy League, Big East, AAC, and the CAA.
The 2022 season kicks off on Friday, February 11 with the first top-20 matchup starting up in Syracuse, NY when the No. 3 Orange play host to No. 13 Stanford. Headlining the weekend, No. 1 BC will welcome the No. 4 Wildcats.
This preseason poll marks the first ILWomen/IWLCA poll of the year. Both Inside Lacrosse and the IWLCA made the decision to join forces in the 2022 season’s weekly polls, which was announced last week.
Rank | Institution | Points (FPV) | Last Poll |
1 | Boston College (0 - 0) | 648 (24) | 1 |
2 | North Carolina (0 - 0) | 620 (2) | 3 |
3 | Syracuse (0 - 0) | 602 | 2 |
4 | Northwestern (0 - 0) | 569 | 4 |
5 | Notre Dame (0 - 0) | 519 | 6 |
6 | Stony Brook (0 - 0) | 509 | 5 |
7 | Florida (0 - 0) | 450 | 7 |
8 | Duke (0 - 0) | 441 | 8 |
9 | Maryland (0 - 0) | 440 | 10 |
10 | Loyola (0 - 0) | 434 | 9 |
11 | Virginia (0 - 0) | 371 | 11 |
12 | James Madison (0 - 0) | 341 | 12 |
13 | Stanford (0 - 0) | 314 | 16 |
14 | Denver (0 - 0) | 285 | 13 |
15 | Princeton (0 - 0) | 265 | NR |
16 | Drexel (0 - 0) | 221 | 15 |
17 | Rutgers (0 - 0) | 210 | 14 |
18 | Jacksonville (0 - 0) | 183 | 18 |
19 | Penn (0 - 0) | 163 | NR |
20 | Johns Hopkins (0 - 0) | 136 | 17 |
21 | UConn (0 - 0) | 107 | 21 |
22 | Temple (0 - 0) | 88 | 19 |
23 | Michigan (0 - 0) | 83 | NR |
24 | UMass (0 - 0) | 78 | NR |
25 | Penn State (0 - 0) | 63 | T-23 |