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2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 26, 2018
The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll put Stony Brook (8-0) on top again this week. The next four teams also held their ranking: Maryland (8-1) stays at number two after beating both Penn and James Madison last week; Boston College (12-0) continued its undefeated season and sits in the third spot; James Madison (8-1) holds in fourth despite the 15-12 loss to Maryland; and North Carolina (6-3) is fifth after a week that saw them drop an ACC game to Boston College, 17-11. Penn (8-1) and Virginia (7-2) moved up to claim the sixth and seventh spot in the poll, while Florida (7-3) dropped to number eight, Loyola (6-2) moved into ninth, and Towson (6-2) re-entered the Top-10 after beating Florida 14-11. Notre Dame (6-5) jumped back into the Top-25 at #22 and Denver (5-3) and High Point (5-2) are tied at #25 to claim the final spot in the rankings.
Top-25 action starts early this week, as Northwestern (#12) and Syracuse (#11) battle it out on Monday. Midweek play continues on Wednesday, when #2 Maryland welcomes Georgetown (#24) to campus and Virginia Tech (#17) travels to Chapel Hill to face the #5 Tar Heels. Denver (#T-25) hosts Colorado (#14) and Princeton (#19) welcomes Syracuse on Thursday, and Northwestern travels to face #23 Johns Hopkins on Friday. Marquee match-ups on Saturday include Notre Dame (#22) at North Carolina; Duke (#20) at Syracuse; and Boston College (#3) at Virginia Tech. Sunday’s games include Northwestern at Penn (#6) and a rematch between Stanford (#16) and #15 USC.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Stony Brook |
623 |
23 |
8-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Maryland |
591 |
1 |
8-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Boston College |
584 |
1 |
12-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
James Madison |
536 |
0 |
8-1 |
4 |
|
5 |
North Carolina |
511 |
0 |
6-3 |
5 |
|
6 |
Penn |
478 |
0 |
8-1 |
8 |
|
7 |
Virginia |
450 |
0 |
7-2 |
9 |
|
8 |
Florida |
442 |
0 |
7-3 |
6 |
|
9 |
Loyola (MD) |
428 |
0 |
6-2 |
10 |
|
10 |
Towson |
405 |
0 |
6-2 |
14 |
|
11 |
Syracuse |
385 |
0 |
6-3 |
7 |
|
12 |
Northwestern |
357 |
0 |
6-3 |
11 |
|
13 |
Navy (USNA) |
319 |
0 |
7-2 |
12 |
|
14 |
Colorado |
279 |
0 |
7-3 |
15 |
|
15 |
Southern California |
267 |
0 |
6-4 |
13 |
|
16 |
Stanford |
252 |
0 |
7-3 |
19 |
|
17 |
Virginia Tech |
224 |
0 |
9-3 |
17 |
|
18 |
Penn State |
187 |
0 |
7-4 |
18 |
|
19 |
Princeton |
175 |
0 |
4-3 |
16 |
|
20 |
Duke |
158 |
0 |
6-4 |
20 |
|
21 |
Cornell |
101 |
0 |
5-3 |
21 |
|
22 |
Notre Dame |
91 |
0 |
6-5 |
RV |
|
23 |
Johns Hopkins |
84 |
0 |
7-4 |
22 |
|
24 |
Georgetown |
52 |
0 |
5-3 |
24 |
|
T-25 |
Denver |
50 |
0 |
5-3 |
23 |
|
T-25 |
High Point |
50 |
0 |
5-2 |
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.