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2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 12, 2018
Stony Brook University (5-0) collected all but one first place vote this week to land on top of the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll. Maryland (5-1) sits in the second spot, Boston College (9-0), who received one first place vote, claims the third position, North Carolina (4-2) moves up to fourth, and James Madison (7-0) enters the top five for the first time this season. Florida (4-2) falls to the sixth spot after losing to #7 Syracuse (4-2) last week, and the top ten is rounded out by Virginia (5-1), Northwestern (5-2), and Navy (5-1). Virginia Tech (6-3) had the biggest jump of the week, landing at #18 after beating both Denver (now #22) and Notre Dame (now ranked #21) on the road.
There are several noteworthy Top-25 games this week, including a Tuesday match-up between #6 Florida and Navy (#10), a Wednesday tilt featuring Loyola (#13) and #8 Virginia, and #15 Colorado at USC (#12). The action continues on Saturday, when Johns Hopkins (#24) faces #2 Maryland, top-ranked Stony Brook takes on #14 Towson, Duke (#20) squares off with #11 Penn, #21 Notre Dame meets Virginia, and #4 North Carolina visits #9 Northwestern.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Stony Brook |
624 |
24 |
5-0 |
1 |
2 |
Maryland |
588 |
0 |
5-1 |
2 |
3 |
Boston College |
568 |
1 |
9-0 |
4 |
4 |
North Carolina |
528 |
0 |
4-2 |
5 |
5 |
James Madison |
525 |
0 |
7-0 |
7 |
6 |
Florida |
508 |
0 |
4-2 |
3 |
7 |
Syracuse |
476 |
0 |
4-2 |
8 |
8 |
Virginia |
468 |
0 |
5-1 |
6 |
9 |
Northwestern |
416 |
0 |
5-2 |
9 |
10 |
Navy (USNA) |
373 |
0 |
5-1 |
11 |
11 |
Penn |
349 |
0 |
6-0 |
13 |
12 |
Southern California |
347 |
0 |
3-3 |
12 |
13 |
Loyola (MD) |
345 |
0 |
3-2 |
16 |
14 |
Towson |
322 |
0 |
4-1 |
10 |
15 |
Colorado |
256 |
0 |
5-2 |
19 |
16 |
Princeton |
246 |
0 |
3-2 |
14 |
17 |
Penn State |
185 |
0 |
4-3 |
17 |
18 |
Virginia Tech |
181 |
0 |
6-3 |
24 |
19 |
Stanford |
166 |
0 |
4-3 |
18 |
20 |
Duke |
162 |
0 |
5-2 |
21 |
21 |
Notre Dame |
149 |
0 |
5-3 |
15 |
22 |
Denver |
126 |
0 |
4-2 |
20 |
23 |
Cornell |
85 |
0 |
3-2 |
22 |
24 |
Johns Hopkins |
77 |
0 |
6-2 |
23 |
25 |
Georgetown |
28 |
0 |
4-2 |
25 |
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.