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2018 IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll – March 19, 2018
Florida Southern (9-0) collected 23 of 25 first place votes to land at number one in this week’s Division II Coaches Poll. Adelphi (5-1), Lindenwood (10-0), Le Moyne (5-0), and Florida Tech (9-0) all held their spot in the top five this week. Limestone (7-1) remains at number six, while LIU Post (4-2) and New Haven (3-1) flipped spots at numbers seven and eight and Indianapolis (5-1) and Mercy (6-1) did the same at nine and ten.
New Haven (#8) hosts #2 Adelphi, New York Tech (#19) travels to #15 Tampa, and #22 Mercyhurst welcomes #16 Indiana (PA) on Tuesday to kick off the week’s Top-25 action. Assumption (#25) hosts #10 Mercy on Thursday, while Pace (#12) takes on #4 Le Moyne in a critical Northeast-10 matchup, and #6 Limestone and Rollins (#11) square off in a non-conference tilt on Friday. The weekend’s action includes: Florida Tech (#5) against top-ranked Florida Southern; Merrimack (#21) versus New Haven; and #3 Lindenwood at McKendree (RV).
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Florida Southern |
644 |
23 |
9-0 |
1 |
2 |
Adelphi |
588 |
0 |
5-1 |
2 |
3 |
Lindenwood |
576 |
2 |
10-0 |
3 |
4 |
Le Moyne |
553 |
0 |
5-0 |
4 |
5 |
Florida Tech |
511 |
0 |
9-0 |
5 |
6 |
Limestone |
486 |
0 |
7-1 |
6 |
7 |
LIU Post |
458 |
0 |
4-2 |
8 |
8 |
New Haven |
432 |
0 |
3-1 |
7 |
9 |
Indianapolis |
405 |
0 |
5-1 |
10 |
10 |
Mercy |
397 |
0 |
6-1 |
9 |
11 |
Rollins |
373 |
0 |
8-2 |
11 |
12 |
Pace |
354 |
0 |
4-1 |
14 |
13 |
Regis (CO) |
348 |
0 |
5-2 |
12 |
14 |
West Chester |
329 |
0 |
6-0 |
13 |
15 |
Tampa |
229 |
0 |
7-2 |
18 |
16 |
Indiana (PA) |
214 |
0 |
4-0 |
17 |
17 |
Queens University (NC) |
191 |
0 |
2-6 |
15 |
18 |
Grand Valley State |
179 |
0 |
3-2 |
20 |
19 |
New York Tech |
160 |
0 |
4-2 |
16 |
20 |
East Stroudsburg |
138 |
0 |
2-1 |
19 |
21 |
Merrimack |
113 |
0 |
3-3 |
22 |
22 |
Mercyhurst |
96 |
0 |
2-2 |
21 |
23 |
Lock Haven |
76 |
0 |
4-1 |
25 |
24 |
Stonehill |
59 |
0 |
3-2 |
24 |
25 |
Assumption |
40 |
0 |
4-1 |
NR |
RV |
McKendree |
1-4 |
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.