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2018 IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll – April 23, 2018
Adelphi University (14-1) collected 16 first-place votes to notch their third week at the top of the Division II Coaches Poll. Lindenwood (15-0), Le Moyne (15-0), Florida Southern (17-1), and Florida Tech (15-1) stayed locked in the same spots as last week to round out the top five. Rollins (14-3) sits in sixth, LIU Post (12-3) stays put at number seven, West Chester (15-0) and Limestone (14-2) trade places at numbers eight and nine, and Mercy (12-2) remains at #10. There was little movement among the rest of the Top-25, but Mount Olive (13-4) is receiving votes for the first time this season.
This week’s top-25 games include one of the most highly anticipated games of the season on Wednesday, when top-ranked Adelphi hosts #3 Le Moyne at 6:00 pm ET. The game is being broadcast on ESPN3. Also on Wednesday, Lindenwood (#2) travels to #7 LIU Post and Bentley (#19) hosts New Haven (#20). The Sunshine State Conference tournament is being held this weekend, and Friday’s semi-final matchups feature #16 Tampa against #5 Florida Tech and Rollins (#6) against #4 Florida Southern. The weekend’s top-25 games include #1 Adelphi hosting #10 Mercy, East Stroudsburg (#18) at LIU Post, #25 Assumption at #15 Merrimack, and #23 Indiana (PA) at #8 West Chester. Limestone (#9) could potentially face Mount Olive (RV) in Sunday’s Conference Carolinas Championship game if both teams advance.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
1 |
Adelphi |
602 |
16 |
14-1 |
1 |
2 |
Lindenwood |
594 |
2 |
15-0 |
2 |
3 |
Le Moyne |
592 |
7 |
15-0 |
3 |
4 |
Florida Southern |
556 |
0 |
17-1 |
4 |
5 |
Florida Tech |
524 |
0 |
15-1 |
5 |
6 |
Rollins |
491 |
0 |
14-3 |
6 |
7 |
LIU Post |
467 |
0 |
12-3 |
7 |
8 |
West Chester |
450 |
0 |
15-0 |
9 |
9 |
Limestone |
438 |
0 |
13-2 |
8 |
10 |
Mercy |
394 |
0 |
12-2 |
10 |
11 |
Regis (CO) |
369 |
0 |
13-3 |
11 |
12 |
Indianapolis |
339 |
0 |
12-3 |
12 |
13 |
Grand Valley State |
327 |
0 |
12-4 |
13 |
14 |
Pace |
291 |
0 |
11-4 |
14 |
15 |
Merrimack |
248 |
0 |
11-4 |
15 |
16 |
Tampa |
232 |
0 |
12-5 |
16 |
17 |
New York Tech |
214 |
0 |
11-4 |
17 |
18 |
East Stroudsburg |
209 |
0 |
11-2 |
18 |
19 |
Bentley |
175 |
0 |
8-5 |
19 |
20 |
New Haven |
162 |
0 |
10-5 |
20 |
21 |
Mercyhurst |
89 |
0 |
9-5 |
22 |
22 |
Lock Haven |
85 |
0 |
10-5 |
23 |
23 |
Indiana (PA) |
65 |
0 |
8-5 |
21 |
24 |
Tiffin |
53 |
0 |
10-6 |
24 |
25 |
Assumption |
34 |
0 |
8-6 |
25 |
RV |
Mount Olive |
13-4 |
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.