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Northwestern Wildcats Keep No. 1 Ranking After Week 6 Shifts

By IWLCA Admin, 03/18/24, 10:58AM EDT

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Photo courtesy of Northwestern Athletic Communications.

2024 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – March 18

 

Division I lacrosse rankings experience further shifts in Week 6 as parity takes center stage. Northwestern secures 23 first-place votes, marking their third consecutive and fifth overall top ranking following a commanding 14-9 victory against Johns Hopkins this weekend.

The Big Ten takes the top three places. Maryland and undefeated Michigan slid into the second and third slots, respectively, while Boston College dropped to the fourth after its loss to No. 5 Notre Dame in a 15-14 thriller.  

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 (8 - 1)

599 (23)

1

2

 Maryland (7 - 1)

532

3

3

 Michigan (10 - 0)

506

6

4

 Boston College (8 - 2)

501

2

5

 Notre Dame (7 - 2)

491

8

6

 James Madison (7 - 1)

481

4

7

 Syracuse (5 - 3)

478 (1)

7

8

 Loyola (7 - 0)

452

5

9

 Virginia (8 - 1)

406

10

10

 Johns Hopkins (7 - 3)

351

12

11

 Florida (7 - 2)

345

13

12

 North Carolina (6 - 3)

340

9

13

 Denver (5 - 3)

333

14

14

 Stony Brook (6 - 2)

322

11

15

 Penn (6 - 1)

303

15

16

 Yale (7 - 0)

243

16

17

 USC (7 - 2)

203

17

18

 Navy (7 - 1)

176

18

19

 Princeton (4 - 3)

112

21

20

 Colorado (5 - 3)

104

19

21

 Harvard (5 - 1)

101

22

22

 Brown (6 - 2)

95

23

23

 Stanford (5 - 3)

71

NR

24

 Fairfield (6 - 1)

56

25

25

 Richmond (6 - 2)

45

24

RV

Drexel, Clemson, Rutgers, Penn State, Duke