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2018 IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll – February 26, 2018
The first regular-season Coaches Poll in Division II finds Florida Southern (2-0) at the top with 23 first place votes after the Mocs took down defending National Champions Adelphi University (1-1) by a score of 17-16 on February 17. Adelphi checks in at number two, followed by 4-0 Lindenwood in third, Le Moyne (1-0) in fourth, and LIU Post (1-0) in the fifth position. Florida Tech has locked down the sixth spot after racing out to a 3-0 start, New Haven and East Stroudsburg are ranked seventh and eighth, while Queens (1-2) and Limestone (2-1) round out the top ten.
The biggest mover in the second half of the poll is Indianapolis (3-1), who jumps from #24 into a tie at #15 with West Chester (1-0). Tampa (2-2), who upset Rollins (#14) earlier this month, makes their first appearance in the poll, checking in at #23 this week. There are no Top-25 games scheduled this week.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Florida Southern |
623 |
23 |
2-0 |
2 |
2 |
Adelphi |
585 |
0 |
1-1 |
1 |
3 |
Lindenwood |
579 |
2 |
4-0 |
3 |
4 |
Le Moyne |
558 |
0 |
1-0 |
4 |
5 |
LIU Post |
520 |
0 |
1-0 |
5 |
6 |
Florida Tech |
509 |
0 |
3-0 |
6 |
7 |
New Haven |
454 |
0 |
0-0 |
8 |
8 |
East Stroudsburg |
402 |
0 |
0-0 |
10 |
9 |
Queens University (NC) |
393 |
0 |
1-2 |
7 |
10 |
Limestone |
383 |
0 |
2-1 |
13 |
11 |
Mercy |
364 |
0 |
2-0 |
12 |
12 |
Regis (CO) |
341 |
0 |
1-1 |
9 |
13 |
New York Tech |
293 |
0 |
0-0 |
14 |
14 |
Rollins |
291 |
0 |
3-2 |
11 |
T-15 |
Indianapolis |
254 |
0 |
3-1 |
24 |
T-15 |
West Chester |
254 |
0 |
1-0 |
16 |
17 |
Mercyhurst |
228 |
0 |
0-1 |
15 |
18 |
Indiana (PA) |
165 |
0 |
0-0 |
19 |
19 |
Pace |
154 |
0 |
1-0 |
18 |
20 |
Stonehill |
150 |
0 |
1-0 |
17 |
21 |
McKendree |
132 |
0 |
0-0 |
20 |
22 |
Grand Valley State |
119 |
0 |
0-0 |
21 |
23 |
Tampa |
116 |
0 |
2-2 |
NR |
24 |
Colorado Mesa |
99 |
0 |
2-0 |
22 |
25 |
Lock Haven |
48 |
0 |
1-0 |
23 |
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.