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Perfect Panthers Locked at No. 1 After Title Win

By IWLCA Admin, 05/30/23, 12:00PM EDT

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Photo by Tiffany Taylor, courtesy of the IWLCA.

2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll – May 30

 

Middlebury completed its perfect season on Sunday afternoon, winning the NCAA Championship over Gettysburg, 17-9. 

The Panthers’ position atop the polls never wavered, remaining as No. 1 from the preseason poll to the end of the season. 

Gettysburg, William Smith, and Franklin & Marshall rounded out the top four teams, while Washington and Lee fell to No. 7 after being knocked out by Gettysburg in the third round of NCAA play.  

The final poll concludes the 2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll. The poll is voted on jointly by coaches throughout the country and members of the media. 

Rank

Institution

Points (FPV)

Last Poll

1

 Middlebury (23 - 0)

450 (18)

1

2

 Gettysburg (19 - 5)

431

9

3

 William Smith (21 - 1)

411

3

4

 Franklin & Marshall (18 - 5)

397

8

5

 Tufts (16 - 5)

349

5

6

 York (18 - 4)

339

10

7

 Washington and Lee (19 - 2)

332

2

8

 Colby (14 - 6)

322

12

9

 Salisbury (15 - 4)

306

4

10

 TCNJ (16 - 4)

281

6

11

 Wesleyan (15 - 4)

280

7

12

 Pomona-Pitzer (21 - 2)

256

18

13

 Trinity (CT) (13 - 6)

224

13

14

 St. John Fisher (17 - 3)

210

19

15

 Messiah (16 - 4)

199

11

16

 Roanoke (16 - 4)

174

16

17

 Stevens (18 - 3)

117

20

18

 Amherst (9 - 6)

114

14

19

 Chicago (16 - 3)

106

17 

20

 Kenyon (18 - 2)

100

21

21

 Williams (10 - 6)

94

15 

22

 MIT (16 - 4)

85

23

23

 Cortland (14 - 5)

78

22

24

 Christopher Newport (12 - 9)

71

24

25

 Denison (11 - 11)

59

NR

RV

Geneseo, Haverford, Bowdoin, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, George Fox