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2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – May 30
Eleven years later, the Northwestern Wildcats were crowned champions on Sunday afternoon with a dominant 18-6 win over Boston College, earning the program’s eighth national title.
The Wildcats were unanimously voted into the top spot in the final ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll, while runner-up Boston College followed in the second slot after posting a 19-4 season. Syracuse and Denver round out the top four, respectively.
Outside of the Top 10, UAlbany made the biggest jump as a result of the postseason, finishing at No. 18 after upsetting Virginia in the first round of the tournament.
The final poll concludes the 2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll. The poll is voted on jointly by coaches throughout the country and members of the media.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points (FPV) |
Prev |
|
1 |
Northwestern (21 - 1) |
325 (13) |
1 |
|
2 |
Boston College (19 - 4) |
312 |
2 |
|
3 |
Syracuse (18 - 3) |
297 |
3 |
|
4 |
Denver (22 - 1) |
288 |
5 |
|
5 |
North Carolina (16 - 5) |
268 |
4 |
|
6 |
James Madison (19 - 3) |
252 |
7 |
|
7 |
Loyola (19 - 3) |
241 |
9 |
|
8 |
Notre Dame (15 - 6) |
234 |
8 |
|
9 |
Florida (17 - 4) |
223 |
6 |
|
10 |
Stony Brook (15 - 4) |
180 |
10 |
|
11 |
Maryland (15 - 7) |
178 |
11 |
|
12 |
Michigan (12 - 8) |
173 |
15 |
|
13 |
Penn (14 - 5) |
164 |
13 |
|
14 |
Richmond (17 - 4) |
155 |
17 |
|
15 |
Virginia (11 - 7) |
137 |
12 |
|
16 |
Army (15 - 4) |
123 |
14 |
|
17 |
Johns Hopkins (9 - 9) |
118 |
19 |
|
18 |
UAlbany (13 - 7) |
92 |
NR |
|
19 |
UConn (12 - 7) |
87 |
21 |
|
20 |
UMass (16 - 3) |
75 |
16 |
|
21 |
USC (16 - 4) |
72 |
18 |
|
22 |
Penn State (11 - 7) |
66 |
20 |
|
23 |
Marquette (15 - 4) |
48 |
22 |
|
24 |
Jacksonville (12 - 8) |
46 |
NR |
|
25 |
Navy (13 - 6) |
20 |
NR |
|
RV |
Yale, Drexel, Clemson, Rutgers, Stanford |
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