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2019 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – February 25, 2019
With 24 of 25 possible first-place votes, Gettysburg College (2-0) sits atop the first regular season IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll. Middlebury (0-0), TCNJ (1-0), Salisbury (2-0), and York (2-0) round out the top five. Washington and Lee (2-1) was the biggest mover in the poll, knocking off previous #7 Franklin & Marshall 10-9 to rise five spots to #8 after being ranked at #13 in the pre-season poll. The University of Scranton is the only new addition to the poll, clocking in at #25 following a 22-7 win against Messiah, who was ranked #16 in the pre-season poll.
There are a few Top-25 matchups to keep an eye on this week, starting with Thursday’s game between #5 York and #10 Franklin & Marshall. NESCAC play opens on Saturday, pitting #6 Amherst against #19 Colby, while #18 Ithaca welcomes #15 Cortland, Franklin & Marshall visits #23 Messiah, and Salisbury (#4) travels to Washington and Lee (#8).
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Gettysburg |
623 |
24 |
2-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Middlebury |
590 |
0 |
0-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
TCNJ |
580 |
1 |
1-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Salisbury |
547 |
0 |
2-0 |
4 |
|
5 |
York (PA) |
509 |
0 |
2-0 |
6 |
|
6 |
Amherst |
494 |
0 |
0-0 |
5 |
|
7 |
Mary Washington |
481 |
0 |
3-0 |
8 |
|
8 |
Washington and Lee |
426 |
0 |
2-1 |
13 |
|
9 |
Trinity (CT) |
414 |
0 |
0-0 |
9 |
|
10 |
Franklin & Marshall |
393 |
0 |
0-1 |
7 |
|
11 |
Tufts |
381 |
0 |
0-0 |
10 |
|
12 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
331 |
0 |
0-0 |
12 |
|
13 |
Bowdoin |
328 |
0 |
0-0 |
11 |
|
14 |
Catholic |
311 |
0 |
0-1 |
15 |
|
15 |
SUNY Cortland |
291 |
0 |
0-0 |
14 |
|
16 |
William Smith |
243 |
0 |
0-0 |
17 |
|
17 |
St. John Fisher |
220 |
0 |
1-0 |
18 |
|
18 |
Ithaca |
212 |
0 |
1-0 |
19 |
|
19 |
Colby |
170 |
0 |
0-0 |
20 |
|
20 |
Rowan |
153 |
0 |
0-0 |
21 |
|
21 |
Colorado College |
109 |
0 |
0-0 |
22 |
|
22 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
95 |
0 |
2-0 |
23 |
|
23 |
Messiah |
80 |
0 |
0-2 |
16 |
|
24 |
Stevens |
67 |
0 |
0-0 |
24 |
|
25 |
University of Scranton |
27 |
0 |
2-0 |
NR |
|
RV |
Brockport |
20 |
0 |
1-0 |
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.