The IWLCA released its Top 25 rankings for Division I, II and III women's lacrosse on Monday.
Maryland, the defending national champion, earned 15 first-place votes and checks in at No. 1. North Carolina ranked just behind the Terps with 10 first-place votes. Northwestern, Syracuse and Boston College round out the top five, respectively.
Defending champion Adelphi tops the Division II rankings, earning 23 of a possible 25 first-place votes. West Chester and Le Moyne are Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, each earning one first-place vote.
Middlebury earned all 25 first-place votes to top the Division III rankings. The Panthers, who were 22-1 in 2019 and national champions, pace a top five including Tufts, Salisbury, Gettysburg and Wesleyan (Conn.), respectively.
Below are the three polls. To see how they compare to the Nike/US Lacrosse preseason polls, click here.
Division I
|
Team |
Points (FPV) |
---|---|---|
1 | Maryland | 608 (15) |
2 | North Carolina | 605 (10) |
3 | Northwestern | 556 |
4 | Syracuse | 546 |
5 | Boston College | 539 |
6 | Princeton | 471 |
7 | Notre Dame | 429 |
8 | Virginia | 425 |
9 | Michigan | 417 |
10 | Denver | 382 |
11 | Loyola | 359 |
T-12 | Penn | 329 |
T-12 | Stony Brook | 329 |
14 | Florida | 302 |
15 | Navy | 256 |
16 | USC | 253 |
17 | James Madison | 238 |
18 | Colorado | 167 |
19 | Georgetown | 165 |
20 | Stanford | 146 |
21 | Duke | 128 |
22 | Dartmouth | 115 |
23 | Virginia Tech | 93 |
24 | Johns Hopkins | 91 |
25 | High Point | 55 |
Division II
|
Team |
Points (FPV) |
---|---|---|
1 | Adelphi | 623 (23) |
2 | West Chester | 579 (1) |
3 | Le Moyne | 559 (1) |
4 | Regis (Colo.) | 537 |
5 | Queens (N.C.) | 516 |
6 | Tampa | 495 |
7 | Rollins | 484 |
8 | Florida Southern | 471 |
9 | Lindenwood (Miss.) | 396 |
10 | Mercy | 353 |
11 | East Stroudsburg | 359 |
12 | UIndy | 350 |
13 | Limestone | 340 |
14 | Colorado Mesa | 306 |
15 | New Haven | 243 |
16 | Assumption | 236 |
17 | Bentley | 205 |
18 | Pace | 186 |
19 | Mercyhurst | 181 |
20 | Grand Valley State | 177 |
21 | Seton Hill | 107 |
22 | NYIT | 102 |
23 | Saint Leo | 97 |
24 | Mount Olive | 95 |
25 | Indiana (Penn.) | 33 |
Division III
|
Team |
Points (FPV) |
---|---|---|
1 | Middlebury | 625 (25) |
2 | Tufts | 564 |
3 | Salisbury | 561 |
4 | Gettysburg | 549 |
5 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 529 |
6 | York (Penn.) | 474 |
7 | Franklin & Marshall | 466 |
8 | Washington and Lee | 460 |
9 | Amherst | 444 |
10 | Catholic | 390 |
11 | St. John Fisher | 363 |
12 | Mary Washington | 348 |
13 | TCNJ | 325 |
14 | Bowdoin | 312 |
15 | William Smith | 291 |
16 | Colby | 225 |
17 | Colorado College | 210 |
18 | Trinity (Conn.) | 195 |
19 | Ithaca | 175 |
20 | Scranton | 137 |
21 | Brockport | 112 |
T-22 | Denison | 100 |
T-22 | SUNY Cortland | 100 |
24 | SUNY Geneseo | 66 |
25 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 56 |