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Wildcats Rise to the Top as New No. 1

By IWLCA Admin, 04/24/23, 10:00AM EDT

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Photo courtesy of Northwestern Athletics.

2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – April 24

 

There’s a new No. 1 in Division I for the first time since Week 6, as No. 4 Boston College topped previously undefeated No. 1 Syracuse on Thursday, 17-16.  

The Orange dropped to No. 2 as Northwestern took over the top ranking after clinching the Big Ten regular-season title with a 13-6 win over Maryland on Saturday evening.  

Denver remained at No. 3 and remains the lone unbeaten team in the Top 25, while Boston College and James Madison round out the Top 5, respectively.

No. 24 Marquette made its first appearance in the Top 25 this week, with their regular-season finale against the Pioneers set for Saturday.  

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)

Prev

1

 Northwestern (15 - 1)

587 (14)

2

2

 Syracuse (15 - 1)

580 (7)

1

3

 Denver (16 - 0)

541 (2)

3

4

 Boston College (13 - 3)

532 (1)

5

5

 James Madison (15 - 1)

507

4

6

 North Carolina (12 - 3)

483

6

7

 Notre Dame (12 - 4)

443

7

8

 Florida (12 - 3)

424

8

9

 Loyola (14 - 2)

408

10

10

 Stony Brook (11 - 3)

374

9

11

 Virginia (11 - 5)

357

11

12

 Maryland (12 - 5)

352

12

13

 UMass (14 - 1)

289

13

14

 Penn (10 - 4)

267

15

15

 Army (13 - 2)

250

16

16

 Johns Hopkins (8 - 7)

202

22

17

 Clemson (12 - 5)

198

17

18

 Penn State (11 - 5)

196

14

19

 Michigan (10 - 6)

178

18

20

 USC (13 - 3)

133

20

21

 Richmond (13 - 3)

120

21

22

 Yale (9 - 5)

97

19

23

 UConn (10 - 5)

69

25

24

 Marquette (15 - 1)

67

NR

25

 Navy (12 - 4)

60

23

RV

Rutgers, Jacksonville, Stanford, Villanova, Louisville