Photo by Keith Lucas, courtesy of Gettysburg Athletics.
2018 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – February 26, 2018
The first regular season edition of the IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll features Gettysburg College at number one with 23 first place votes after the Bullets jumped out to a 2-0 start to the season. The College of New Jersey (1-0) grabbed a first place vote and sits in the second position, followed by Trinity, Middlebury, and William Smith who round out the top five. Salisbury (2-0) and York (1-0) are tied for sixth place, and Washington and Lee (1-2), Colby (0-0), and Franklin & Marshall check in at numbers eight, nine, and ten.
There are a few Top-25 clashes on tap this week as #15 Catholic visits St. Mary’s (#21) on Wednesday for a mid-week game. The NESCAC, which has seven teams in the Top-25 and one receiving votes, opens play this weekend, treating us to match-ups between Middlebury (#4) and Bates (RV), and Tufts (#19) and Hamilton (#13) on Saturday. Fans will also get to see #10 Franklin & Marshall host Messiah (#16), Brockport (#14) host Ithaca (#T-11) and Salisbury (#T-6) host Washington and Lee (#8) on Saturday, while the top-ranked Gettysburg squad squares off against #25 Denison on Sunday.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Gettysburg |
622 |
23 |
2-0 |
1 |
2 |
TCNJ |
595 |
1 |
1-0 |
2 |
3 |
Trinity (CT) |
548 |
0 |
0-0 |
4 |
4 |
Middlebury |
530 |
0 |
0-0 |
5 |
5 |
William Smith |
491 |
0 |
0-0 |
6 |
T-6 |
Salisbury |
464 |
1 |
2-0 |
9 |
T-6 |
York (PA) |
464 |
0 |
1-0 |
8 |
8 |
Washington and Lee |
422 |
0 |
1-2 |
3 |
9 |
Colby |
408 |
0 |
0-0 |
10 |
10 |
Franklin & Marshall |
400 |
0 |
1-1 |
7 |
T-11 |
Ithaca |
375 |
0 |
1-0 |
11 |
T-11 |
Mary Washington |
375 |
0 |
3-0 |
17 |
13 |
Hamilton |
342 |
0 |
0-0 |
12 |
14 |
SUNY Brockport |
266 |
0 |
0-0 |
15 |
15 |
Catholic |
260 |
0 |
0-1 |
14 |
16 |
Messiah |
237 |
0 |
0-1 |
13 |
17 |
SUNY Cortland |
222 |
0 |
0-0 |
16 |
18 |
St. John Fisher |
214 |
0 |
0-0 |
18 |
19 |
Tufts |
166 |
0 |
0-0 |
19 |
20 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
153 |
0 |
0-0 |
20 |
21 |
St. Mary's (MD) |
130 |
0 |
2-0 |
NR |
22 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
99 |
0 |
2-1 |
22 |
23 |
Bowdoin |
88 |
0 |
0-0 |
23 |
24 |
Colorado College |
55 |
0 |
0-1 |
21 |
25 |
Denison |
53 |
0 |
1-0 |
24 |
RV |
Bates |
|
|
1-0 |
NR |
The 2018 Coaches Poll has been expanded to include 25 teams in all three NCAA Divisions this year in order to more accurately reflect the growth of the game at the collegiate level in recent years. The Coaches Polls are published every Monday during the regular season.