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March 13, 2017
2017 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – March 13, 2017
The number one team in the IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll is no surprise this week, as Middlebury again swept all 20 first place votes. Former #2 Cortland, who lost to Franklin & Marshall this past weekend, fell to #7, and allowed Trinity (#2), Gettysburg (#3), TCNJ (#4), and Catholic (#5) to all move up a spot. Franklin & Marshall (2-1) moved up to sixth, and Washington and Lee, York, and Salisbury round out the top ten. Wesleyan (3-0) and William Smith (3-0) make their 2017 debut in the poll at #18 and #19 respectively.
There are some interesting match-ups on tap this week, as several top twenty programs square off. Wesleyan gets to celebrate their arrival in the coaches poll by hosting #1 Middlebury (3-0), Trinity (3-0) takes on #17 Ithaca in a neutral site clash, #14 Bowdoin plays William Smith (#19) and Hamilton (RV) in Florida, #4 TCNJ hosts #15 Amherst, #10 Salisbury visits #16 Mary Washington, and #5 Catholic faces a double test with games against #7 Cortland and #8 Washington and Lee.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Middlebury |
400 |
20 |
3-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Trinity (CT) |
373 |
0 |
3-0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Gettysburg |
366 |
0 |
4-0 |
4 |
|
4 |
TCNJ |
327 |
0 |
3-0 |
5 |
|
5 |
Catholic |
303 |
0 |
3-0 |
6 |
|
6 |
Franklin & Marshall |
299 |
0 |
2-1 |
8 |
|
7 |
SUNY Cortland |
275 |
0 |
2-1 |
2 |
|
8 |
Washington and Lee |
272 |
0 |
4-1 |
7 |
|
9 |
York (PA) |
244 |
0 |
3-1 |
9 |
|
10 |
Salisbury |
215 |
0 |
4-2 |
11 |
|
11 |
Brockport |
213 |
0 |
3-0 |
10 |
|
12 |
Messiah |
171 |
0 |
2-2 |
12 |
|
13 |
St. John Fisher |
165 |
0 |
2-0 |
14 |
|
14 |
Bowdoin |
115 |
0 |
2-0 |
16 |
|
15 |
Amherst |
110 |
0 |
2-1 |
15 |
|
16 |
Mary Washington |
80 |
0 |
5-2 |
17 |
|
17 |
Ithaca |
72 |
0 |
3-0 |
18 |
|
18 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
47 |
0 |
3-0 |
NR |
|
19 |
William Smith |
39 |
0 |
3-0 |
NR |
|
20 |
Colby |
35 |
0 |
1-2 |
20 |
|
RV |
Hamilton |
1-2 |
13 |
The next regular season poll for the 2017 season will be published on March 20.