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Boston College Tops Division I Poll

By IWLCA Admin, 01/31/22, 10:00AM EST

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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