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Boston College Tops Division I Coaches Poll

By IWLCA Admin, 02/18/19, 1:00PM EST

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2019 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – February 18, 2019

 

Boston College claimed the number one ranking in the first regular season Division I Coaches Poll of 2019. The Eagles collected all 25 first-place votes and sit at 2-0 after a come from behind win over Syracuse (2-1) by a score of 14-12. The strong effort by the Orange made them one of the poll’s biggest movers, catapulting them into the top ten to land at number eight after being ranked fifteenth in the Pre-Season Poll. Maryland (2-0) and North Carolina (3-0) sit in the second and third spot and are followed by Northwestern (3-0) and Florida (1-1) to round out the top five. Stony Brook (0-0), James Madison (2-1), Syracuse, Princeton (1-0), and Penn State (2-0) comprise the back half of the top ten. Michigan (4-0) is the only newcomer to the poll at #25, and their 11-10 win over Dartmouth (previously #25) knocked the Big Green off the chart.  

The upcoming week features several marquee matchups, including a clash between #6 Stony Brook and #14 Colorado on Friday. Saturday’s games to watch are #5 Florida at #16 Loyola, #11 Penn at #17 Johns Hopkins, #15 Duke hosting #23 Virginia Tech, and #9 Princeton at #12 Virginia. On Sunday, North Carolina (#3) visits #2 Maryland, #8 Syracuse hosts #4 Northwestern, and #25 Michigan travels to #14 Colorado.

 

Rank

Institution

Points

FPV

Record

Last Poll

1

Boston College

625

25

2-0

1

2

Maryland

593

0

2-0

T-2

3

North Carolina

581

0

3-0

T-2

4

Northwestern

522

0

3-0

7

5

Florida

510

0

1-1

6

6

Stony Brook

454

0

0-0

5

7

James Madison

453

0

2-1

4

8

Syracuse

440

0

2-1

15

9

Princeton

422

0

1-0

8

10

Penn State

376

0

2-0

12

11

Penn

356

0

1-0

10

12

Virginia

327

0

2-0

16

13

Denver

293

0

3-0

19

14

Colorado

278

0

1-1

17

15

Duke

245

0

2-1

24

16

Loyola

236

0

0-1

9

17

Johns Hopkins

231

0

2-0

23

18

Navy (USNA)

212

0

1-1

13

19

Towson

178

0

0-2

11

20

Georgetown

176

0

2-0

22

21

Stanford

150

0

0-1

18

22

Notre Dame

137

0

3-0

20

23

Virginia Tech

99

0

1-2

14

24

Southern California

98

0

1-0

21

25

Michigan

45

0

4-0

NR

 

The 2019 Coaches Poll will include 25 teams and be released weekly during the regular season. The final regular season poll for the 2019 season will be published on May 6.