Photo by Regan Vaccaro, courtesy of Northwestern Athletics.
2024 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – February 12
Northwestern received all 25 first-place votes in Week 1 of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll after earning its first win over Syracuse in Evanston on Saturday. Erin Coykendall led the Wildcats with a whopping eight points. Boston College followed at the No. 2 slot following a convincing victory over UMass on Friday afternoon, winning 20-9.
James Madison jumped into the third slot after a thrilling win over North Carolina in overtime, where senior attacker Katelyn Morgan notched the game-winner and sophomore Maddie Epke totaled seven goals and an assist to fuel the Dukes.
Denver and Syracuse round out the Top 5, entering Week 2 in the No. 4 and No. 5 slots, respectively.
The ILWomen/IWLCA Division I 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 |
Northwestern (1 - 0) |
625 (25) |
1 |
|
2 |
Boston College (1 - 0) |
598 |
2 |
|
3 |
James Madison (1 - 0) |
546 |
6 |
|
4 |
Denver (1 - 0) |
544 |
4 |
|
5 |
Syracuse (0 - 1) |
539 |
5 |
|
6 |
North Carolina (0 - 1) |
485 |
3 |
|
7 |
Loyola (1 - 0) |
481 |
8 |
|
8 |
Notre Dame (2 - 0) |
453 |
7 |
|
9 |
Maryland (1 - 0) |
423 |
9 |
|
10 |
Michigan (1 - 0) |
380 |
12 |
|
11 |
Stony Brook (0 - 0) |
375 |
11 |
|
12 |
Florida (0 - 1) |
344 |
10 |
|
13 |
Johns Hopkins (2 - 0) |
305 |
14 |
|
14 |
Penn (0 - 0) |
298 |
13 |
|
15 |
USC (2 - 0) |
292 |
17 |
|
16 |
Virginia (2 - 0) |
261 |
16 |
|
17 |
Penn State (0 - 0) |
190 |
18 |
|
18 |
Army (0 - 1) |
183 |
15 |
|
19 |
Navy (1 - 0) |
148 |
25 |
|
20 |
Richmond (1 - 0) |
126 |
19 |
|
21 |
Clemson (1 - 0) |
103 |
23 |
|
22 |
UMass (0 - 1) |
101 |
20 |
|
23 |
UAlbany (0 - 1) |
95 |
21 |
|
24 |
UConn (0 - 0) |
77 |
22 |
|
25 |
Duke (1 - 1) |
36 |
24 |
|
RV |
Stanford, Rutgers, Villanova, Yale, Princeton |
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