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Panthers Unbeaten and DIII Favorite Entering NCAA Tourney

By IWLCA Admin, 05/08/23, 2:00PM EDT

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Photo by Will Costello, courtesy of Middlebury Athletics.

2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll – May 8

 

Middlebury was unanimously voted back into the No. 1 spot, finishing the regular season ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll atop the rankings every week of the regular season.  

Washington and Lee and William Smith followed in the second and third positions, respectively, while Wesleyan dropped three spots to No. 7 after losing 13-11 to Tufts on Saturday.  

As a result of Wesleyan’s loss, Salisbury and the Jumbos bumped into the fourth and fifth spots to round out the Top 5.

The Week 11 poll marks the final ILWomen/IWLCA Division II Poll of the 2023 season, with the final poll of the year set to be released on Tuesday, May 30. 

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

 Middlebury (18 - 0)

525 (21)

1

2

 Washington and Lee (18 - 1)

501

2

3

 William Smith (18 - 0)

483

3

4

 Salisbury (14 - 3)

448

5

 Tufts (14 - 4)

430

6

 TCNJ (15 - 3)

408

6

7

 Wesleyan (14 - 3)

402

8

 Franklin & Marshall (15 - 4)

373

10 

9

 Gettysburg (15 - 4)

357

10

 York (16 - 3)

354

11

 Messiah (14 - 4)

307

11

12

 Colby (12 - 5)

301

12

13

 Trinity (CT) (11 - 5)

263

13

14

 Amherst (9 - 6)

224

14

15

 Williams (10 - 6)

212

15

16

 Roanoke (15 - 3)

208

16

17

 Chicago (16 - 2)

202

17

18

 Pomona-Pitzer (18 - 1)

180

18

19

 St. John Fisher (16 - 2)

165

19

20

 Stevens (17 - 2)

92

23 

21

 Kenyon (17 - 1)

80

21

22

 Cortland (14 - 4)

78

20 

23

 MIT (16 - 3)

62

22 

24

 Christopher Newport (10 - 8)

33

NR

25

 Bowdoin (6 - 10)

31

24 

RV

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