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Northwestern Atop Division Ahead of National Title Pursuit

By IWLCA Admin, 05/08/23, 10:00AM EDT

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Photo by David Dermer, courtesy of Northwestern Athletics.

2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – May 8

 

After winning the Big Ten Tournament championship this weekend, Northwestern was voted into the No. 1 spot in the final regular-season poll. Boston College, Syracuse, and North Carolina follow to round out the top four after not playing this past weekend.

Denver extended its undefeated win streak, rounding out the Top 5 after clinching their third-straight Big East title and earning one first-place vote in the Week 13 poll.

The Florida Gators jumped two spots into the sixth position after topping James Madison in the AAC final, ending the Dukes’ 17-game win streak.

The Week 13 poll marks the last ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll of the 2023 regular season, with the final poll of the year set to be released on Tuesday, May 30.

The poll is voted on jointly by coaches throughout the country and members of the media.

Rank

Institution

Points (FPV)

Prev

1

 Northwestern (17 - 1)

424 (16)

1

2

 Boston College (16 - 3)

405

2

3

 Syracuse (16 - 2)

383

4

 North Carolina (14 - 4)

374

5

 Denver (19 - 0)

369 (1)

5

6

 Florida (16 - 3)

330

7

 James Madison (17 - 2)

311

8

 Notre Dame (13 - 5)

300

9

 Loyola (17 - 2)

294

9

10

 Stony Brook (14 - 3)

265

11 

11

 Maryland (14 - 6)

253

10 

12

 Virginia (11 - 6)

241

12

13

 Penn (13 - 4)

217

14 

14

 Army (15 - 3)

196

15 

15

 Michigan (11 - 7)

180

16 

16

 UMass (16 - 2)

137

13 

17

 Richmond (16 - 3)

135

22 

18

 USC (16 - 3)

134

17 

19

 Johns Hopkins (8 - 8)

107

18 

20

 Penn State (11 - 6)

99

21 

21

 UConn (12 - 6)

87

24 

22

 Marquette (15 - 3)

61

19 

23

 Clemson (12 - 6)

48

20 

24

 Rutgers (8 - 9)

41

23 

25

 Yale (11 - 6)

38

NR

RV

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