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2022 ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll – February 28
No. 1 Salisbury was unanimously voted into the top spot in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Week 1 Poll. The Sea Gulls defeated No. 3 Washington and Lee 7-6 on Saturday to remain unbeaten. No. 2 Tufts has yet to play, but will face Colby this Saturday in their season opener.
No. 3 Washington and Lee cracked into the Top 4 after their tight match against Salisbury, previously tallying wins against No. 6 Franklin & Marshall and Mary Washington. No. 4 and No. 5, St. John Fisher and Ithaca, round out the Top Five and will both open their seasons this week.
No. 7 Gettysburg moved up two spots after starting their season off with key wins against No. 11 Messiah and No. 12 Denison.
Check back each Monday afternoon for the release of the new ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll. The ILWomen/IWLCA Polls consist of voters representing college coaches and media members, following the weekly happenings across women’s lacrosse.
Rank |
Institution |
Points (FPV) |
Last Poll |
1 |
Salisbury (3 - 0) |
650 (26) |
1 |
2 |
Tufts (0 - 0) |
602 |
2 |
3 |
Washington and Lee (2 - 1) |
572 |
5 |
4 |
St. John Fisher (0 - 0) |
555 |
3 |
5 |
Ithaca (0 - 0) |
522 |
4 |
6 |
Franklin & Marshall (1 - 1) |
509 |
7 |
7 |
Gettysburg (3 - 0) |
498 |
9 |
8 |
William Smith (1 - 0) |
473 |
6 |
9 |
Middlebury (0 - 0) |
431 |
11 |
10 |
TCNJ (0 - 0) |
421 |
10 |
11 |
Messiah (2 - 1) |
399 |
8 |
12 |
Cortland (0 - 0) |
341 |
13 |
13 |
Denison (1 - 1) |
334 |
12 |
14 |
Catholic (1 - 1) |
312 |
14 |
15 |
Colby (0 - 0) |
289 |
15 |
16 |
Brockport (0 - 0) |
248 |
16 |
17 |
Wesleyan (CT) (0 - 0) |
246 |
17 |
18 |
York (0 - 0) |
225 |
18 |
19 |
Amherst (0 - 0) |
183 |
19 |
20 |
Bowdoin (0 - 0) |
147 |
21 |
21 |
Trinity (0 - 0) |
129 |
20 |
22 |
Geneseo (0 - 0) |
98 |
22 |
23 |
Christopher Newport (2 - 0) |
81 |
24 |
24 |
Hamilton (0 - 0) |
72 |
23 |
25 |
Chicago (1 - 0) |
50 |
25 |
RV |
Williams, Haverford, Washington College, Rhodes, Mary Washington |