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2022 ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll – Preseason
After being crowned champions in a thrilling 2021 Division III title game, Salisbury returns in the top spot in the 2022 ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll. Also earning first place votes was national runner-up, Tufts. Rounding out the top five are No. 3 St. John Fisher, No. 4 Ithaca and No. 5 Washington & Lee.
The NESCAC leads all conferences with eight schools represented in the Top 25.
Division III play kicks off play on Wednesday, February 9 as Huntingdon College and Oglethorpe University are set to square off along with Berry College and Shorter College going head-to-head.
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 | Salisbury (0 - 0) | 547 (19) | 4 |
| 2 | Tufts (0 - 0) | 529 (3) | 3 |
| 3 | St. John Fisher (0 - 0) | 475 | 9 |
| 4 | Ithaca (0 - 0) | 432 | 11 |
| 5 | Washington & Lee (0 - 0) | 401 | 2 |
| 6 | William Smith (0 - 0) | 385 | 16 |
| 7 | Franklin & Marshall (0 - 0) | 378 | 1 |
| 8 | Messiah (0 - 0) | 374 | 10 |
| 9 | Gettysburg (0 - 0) | 363 | 5 |
| 10 | TCNJ (0 - 0) | 359 | 14 |
| 11 | Middlebury (0 - 0) | 352 | NR |
| 12 | Denison (0 - 0) | 279 | 8 |
| 13 | Cortland (0 - 0) | 276 | 13 |
| 14 | Catholic (DC) (0 - 0) | 250 | 6 |
| 15 | Colby (0 - 0) | 236 | 7 |
| 16 | Brockport (0 - 0) | 223 | 17 |
| 17 | Wesleyan (CT) (0 - 0) | 188 | 12 |
| 18 | York (0 - 0) | 156 | 15 |
| 19 | Amherst (0 - 0) | 138 | NR |
| 20 | Trinity (0 - 0) | 101 | 20 |
| 21 | Bowdoin (0 - 0) | 99 | NR |
| 22 | Geneseo (0 - 0) | 92 | 18 |
| 23 | Hamilton (0 - 0) | 78 | 19 |
| 24 | Christopher Newport (0 - 0) | 62 | 21 |
| 25 | Chicago (0 - 0) | 51 | 21 |