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2018 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – April 9, 2018
Salisbury University (12-0) took over the top spot in the poll this week with 22 of a possible 25 first place votes. Gettysburg (9-1) drops into the second position after losing to Franklin & Marshall (9-3) last week. The College of New Jersey (8-2) remains in third, while Amherst (9-1) moves into the top-five for the first time this season to claim the fourth spot. F&M jumped five spots to round out the top five this week after they downed the Bullets 8-4 last Wednesday. Tufts (9-1) and York (7-3) moved up to sixth and seventh, while Trinity (9-2) held their position at #8. Middlebury (9-2) and Mary Washington (11-2) each fell five spots to land at nine and ten this week. Haverford (9-2) is the only new entrant to the poll this week, clocking in at #25, knocking out Hamilton (4-6), though the Continentals are still receiving votes.
Tuesday marks the first mid-week clash of Top-25 teams this week, when #17 Catholic travels to #5 Franklin & Marshall, and #16 Wesleyan hosts #8 Trinity. Wednesday matchups include #18 Bowdoin against #15 Colby, and #14 Ithaca versus #20 William Smith, while #23 Rowan hosts #19 Stevens on Thursday. The weekend’s games to watch include: #6 Tufts at #4 Amherst; Wesleyan at Bowdoin; #21 Cortland at #12 Geneseo; Trinity at #9 Middlebury; #10 Mary Washington at top-ranked Salisbury; and Hamilton (RV) at Middlebury.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Salisbury |
622 |
22 |
12-0 |
2 |
2 |
Gettysburg |
584 |
2 |
9-1 |
1 |
3 |
TCNJ |
576 |
0 |
8-2 |
3 |
4 |
Amherst |
529 |
0 |
9-1 |
6 |
5 |
Franklin & Marshall |
491 |
1 |
9-3 |
10 |
6 |
Tufts |
489 |
0 |
9-1 |
7 |
7 |
York (PA) |
462 |
0 |
7-3 |
9 |
8 |
Trinity (CT) |
450 |
0 |
9-2 |
8 |
9 |
Middlebury |
447 |
0 |
9-2 |
4 |
10 |
Mary Washington |
422 |
0 |
11-2 |
5 |
11 |
Washington and Lee |
369 |
0 |
8-4 |
11 |
12 |
SUNY Geneseo |
350 |
0 |
10-0 |
12 |
13 |
Messiah |
313 |
0 |
8-3 |
13 |
14 |
Ithaca |
273 |
0 |
8-3 |
16 |
15 |
Colby |
269 |
0 |
6-4 |
21 |
16 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
243 |
0 |
7-4 |
14 |
17 |
Catholic |
209 |
0 |
7-4 |
17 |
18 |
Bowdoin |
193 |
0 |
8-3 |
18 |
19 |
Stevens |
178 |
0 |
8-2 |
20 |
20 |
William Smith |
161 |
0 |
8-4 |
15 |
21 |
SUNY Cortland |
159 |
0 |
7-4 |
19 |
22 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
128 |
0 |
12-1 |
22 |
23 |
Rowan |
99 |
0 |
7-1 |
23 |
24 |
St. John Fisher |
62 |
0 |
7-2 |
24 |
25 |
Haverford |
18 |
0 |
9-2 |
RV |
RV |
Hamilton |
4-6 |
25 |
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RV |
Mount Union |
11-0 |
NR |
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.