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2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – April 2, 2018
Stony Brook University (9-0) collected 22 first-place votes to remain on top of the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll this week. Maryland (10-1) is ranked second, Boston College (13-0) is third, James Madison (9-1) is fourth, and North Carolina (8-3) sits in fifth. Virginia (8-3) and Florida (8-3) each moved up a spot to sixth and seventh, while Northwestern (9-3) jumped four spots to land at number eight. Loyola (8-2) and Towson (8-2) held on to their rankings to round out the top ten. The rest of the teams ranked in the poll remained largely unchanged, with some minor movement in positioning, resulting in Georgetown (6-4) dropping out of the rankings, but still receiving votes.
This week’s Top-25 action kicks off on Tuesday, when top-ranked Stony Brook hosts #23 Cornell. Games on Wednesday include #22 Denver against Georgetown (RV), and Virginia (#6) at #2 Maryland, while on Thursday, ninth ranked Loyola hosts #14 Syracuse. The weekend’s action gets started on Friday, when #16 USC travels to #18 Colorado, then continues with these Saturday contests: #3 Boston College at Duke (#15); Loyola at #12 Navy; Penn State (#19) at Virginia (#6); and Syracuse at #17 Virginia Tech. Notre Dame (#21) at #8 Northwestern is the only Top-25 game on Sunday.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Stony Brook |
620 |
22 |
9-0 |
1 |
2 |
Maryland |
591 |
1 |
10-1 |
2 |
3 |
Boston College |
588 |
2 |
13-0 |
3 |
4 |
James Madison |
540 |
0 |
9-1 |
4 |
5 |
North Carolina |
518 |
0 |
8-3 |
5 |
6 |
Virginia |
471 |
0 |
8-3 |
7 |
7 |
Florida |
454 |
0 |
8-3 |
8 |
8 |
Northwestern |
439 |
0 |
9-3 |
12 |
9 |
Loyola (MD) |
436 |
0 |
8-2 |
9 |
10 |
Towson |
411 |
0 |
8-2 |
10 |
11 |
Penn |
402 |
0 |
8-2 |
6 |
12 |
Navy (USNA) |
320 |
0 |
9-2 |
13 |
13 |
Stanford |
318 |
0 |
9-3 |
16 |
14 |
Syracuse |
306 |
0 |
7-5 |
11 |
15 |
Duke |
243 |
0 |
7-4 |
20 |
16 |
Southern California |
227 |
0 |
7-5 |
15 |
17 |
Virginia Tech |
215 |
0 |
10-4 |
17 |
18 |
Colorado |
200 |
0 |
7-4 |
14 |
19 |
Penn State |
199 |
0 |
8-4 |
18 |
20 |
Princeton |
142 |
0 |
5-4 |
19 |
21 |
Notre Dame |
120 |
0 |
6-6 |
22 |
22 |
Denver |
104 |
0 |
7-3 |
T-25 |
23 |
Cornell |
85 |
0 |
6-3 |
21 |
24 |
Johns Hopkins |
63 |
0 |
7-5 |
23 |
25 |
High Point |
42 |
0 |
7-2 |
T-25 |
RV |
Georgetown |
6-4 |
24 |
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.