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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.