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2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – Preseason
North Carolina starts its title defense on top.
The Tar Heels are No. 1 in the preseason ILWomen/IWLCA DI Poll, earning 22 first-place votes.
There are familiar faces at the top, as the four Championship Weekend teams make up the top four. Maryland, with what is expected to be a top defense in the country, is at No. 2 and amassed two first-place votes. Boston College, which graduates Charlotte North but still returns immense firepower, is in third with three first-place votes. Northwestern brings back Izzy Scane after missing the 2022 season due to injury, and the Wildcats are fourth.
Syracuse is the lone team returning a Tewaaraton finalist from last year. Meaghan Tyrrell and the Orange come in at fifth.
Six conferences are represented among the Top 10:
ACC (3 — North Carolina, Boston College, Syracuse)
Big Ten (3 — Maryland, Northwestern, Rutgers)
CAA (1 — Stony Brook)
AAC (1 — Florida)
Big East (1 — Denver)
Patriot League (1 — Loyola)
The ILWomen/IWLCA Poll will be unveiled Mondays throughout the season. It is voted on jointly by coaches throughout the country and members of the media.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points (FPV) |
|
1 |
North Carolina |
666 (22) |
|
2 |
Maryland |
634 (2) |
|
3 |
Boston College |
613 (3) |
|
4 |
Northwestern |
599 |
|
5 |
Syracuse |
574 |
|
6 |
Stony Brook |
536 |
|
7 |
Florida |
500 |
|
8 |
Rutgers |
439 |
|
9 |
Denver |
426 |
|
10 |
Loyola |
412 |
|
11 |
Duke |
402 |
|
12 |
James Madison |
361 |
|
13 |
Virginia |
334 |
|
14 |
Stanford |
319 |
|
15 |
Princeton |
302 |
|
16 |
Notre Dame |
300 |
|
17 |
Michigan |
249 |
|
18 |
USC |
234 |
|
19 |
Jacksonville |
198 |
|
20 |
Johns Hopkins |
103 |
|
21 |
Yale |
98 |
|
22 |
Richmond |
88 |
|
23 |
Umass |
69 |
|
24 |
Uconn |
53 |
|
25 |
Colorado |
40 |
|
RV |
Arizona State, Penn State, Ohio State, Temple, Navy |
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