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2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – April 3
It was a big week in the Division I landscape as Notre Dame made a four-spot jump into the Top 10 at No. 8, after upsetting North Carolina in South Bend on Saturday.
The shakeup dropped North Carolina into the fifth spot, while Denver and James Madison came in at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Syracuse was unanimously voted into the No. 1 position. Northwestern completes the Top 5 at No. 2 for the third straight week.
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) |
Last Poll |
1 |
Syracuse (13 - 0) |
600 (24) |
1 |
2 |
Northwestern (11 - 1) |
576 |
2 |
3 |
Denver (11 - 0) |
547 |
4 |
4 |
James Madison (11 - 1) |
513 |
5 |
5 |
North Carolina (9 - 2) |
505 |
3 |
6 |
Stony Brook (8 - 2) |
481 |
6 |
7 |
Boston College (9 - 3) |
453 |
7 |
8 |
Notre Dame (8 - 3) |
421 |
12 |
9 |
Florida (8 - 3) |
411 |
8 |
10 |
Maryland (10 - 3) |
379 |
10 |
11 |
Loyola (9 - 2) |
362 |
9 |
12 |
Virginia (8 - 4) |
345 |
11 |
13 |
Yale (8 - 2) |
293 |
14 |
14 |
Army (11 - 0) |
265 |
13 |
15 |
UMass (11 - 1) |
239 |
16 |
16 |
Michigan (9 - 5) |
236 |
15 |
17 |
Penn State (10 - 3) |
208 |
18 |
18 |
Princeton (4 - 4) |
165 |
17 |
19 |
Clemson (10 - 4) |
143 |
22 |
20 |
Navy (10 - 2) |
119 |
24 |
21 |
USC (9 - 3) |
109 |
19 |
22 |
Penn (5 - 4) |
104 |
23 |
23 |
Richmond (10 - 2) |
78 |
NR |
24 |
Duke (6 - 6) |
55 |
20 |
25 |
UConn (7 - 3) |
35 |
NR |
RV |
Jacksonville, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Virginia Tech, Rutgers |