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2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – May 29, 2018
James Madison University (22-1) claimed the number one ranking in the final Division I Coaches Poll of the season, collecting all 25 first-place votes after winning their first NCAA Championship 16-15 over Boston College. The Eagles (22-2) finish the season ranked second and are followed by Maryland (20-2), North Carolina (17-4), and Stony Brook (20-1) to round out the top five.
Florida (17-4) and Navy (18-4) finish the season tied for sixth in the poll. Northwestern (15-6) moves up to eighth in the final rankings, Towson (16-5) finishes in ninth, and Princeton (13-6) moves into the top ten. The only new entry to the poll is Richmond, who received votes for the first time this season.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
James Madison |
625 |
25 |
22-1 |
5 |
|
2 |
Boston College |
600 |
0 |
22-2 |
4 |
|
3 |
Maryland |
570 |
0 |
20-2 |
2 |
|
4 |
North Carolina |
552 |
0 |
17-4 |
3 |
|
5 |
Stony Brook |
520 |
0 |
20-1 |
1 |
|
T-6 |
Florida |
484 |
0 |
17-4 |
6 |
|
T-6 |
Navy (USNA) |
484 |
0 |
18-4 |
7 |
|
8 |
Northwestern |
463 |
0 |
15-6 |
9 |
|
9 |
Towson |
392 |
0 |
16-5 |
8 |
|
10 |
Princeton |
376 |
0 |
13-6 |
12 |
|
11 |
Loyola (MD) |
372 |
0 |
16-5 |
10 |
|
12 |
Penn |
310 |
0 |
14-5 |
14 |
|
13 |
Virginia |
308 |
0 |
10-10 |
18 |
|
14 |
Colorado |
304 |
0 |
14-6 |
15 |
|
15 |
Virginia Tech |
301 |
0 |
14-7 |
13 |
|
16 |
Stanford |
235 |
0 |
15-5 |
11 |
|
17 |
Denver |
228 |
0 |
13-7 |
23 |
|
18 |
Penn State |
224 |
0 |
10-10 |
16 |
|
19 |
Syracuse |
180 |
0 |
9-10 |
19 |
|
20 |
High Point |
144 |
0 |
17-3 |
17 |
|
21 |
Johns Hopkins |
119 |
0 |
10-9 |
20 |
|
22 |
Georgetown |
117 |
0 |
12-7 |
21 |
|
23 |
Dartmouth |
47 |
0 |
11-5 |
25 |
|
24 |
Southern California |
44 |
0 |
10-8 |
24 |
|
25 |
Notre Dame |
43 |
0 |
10-9 |
22 |
|
RV |
Richmond |
16-4 |
NR |
This is the final IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll of the 2018 season.