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The top seven teams from a week ago held strong through their final regular-season and/or first conference tournament games to remain unchanged in this week's Nike/US Lacrosse Division III Women’s Top 20.

No. 1 Amherst squeezed by then-No. 8 Trinity, 10-9, Wednesday on the road in a game illustrative of the NESCAC’s competitiveness. The Bantams fell to No. 10. No. 3 Middlebury is hosting the league semifinals and final Saturday and Sunday, and the host Panthers will take on Trinity. The Mammoths play No. 14 Bowdoin, which lost its regular-season finale to then-No. 12 Tufts and beat then-No. 15 Wesleyan in a quarterfinal by identical 11-10 scores.

No. 2 TCNJ, No. 3 Middlebury, and No. 4 Salisbury finished their regular seasons with convincing road victories. No. 5 York, No. 6 Gettysburg and No. 7 Mary Washington also won to hold onto their respective positions. Washington & Lee and Franklin & Marshall moved up to Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.

Conference tournament structure varies considerably from league to league. Wednesday represents an active day on the schedule, including some first-round games and some semifinals. Sunday represents the final day of play, and the NCAA will announce the field for its championship tournament at 10 p.m. ET.

 
April 30, 2018
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1 Amherst 15-1 1 5/5 vs. No. 14 Bowdoin
2 TCNJ 15-2 2 5/2 vs. Kean
3 Middlebury 13-2 3 5/5 vs. No. 10 Trinity
4 Salisbury 16-1 4 5/2 vs. Christopher Newport
5 York 13-3 5 5/2 vs. No. 7 Mary Washington
6 Gettysburg 13-2 6 5/5 vs. Washington College
7 Mary Washington 14-3 7 5/5 at No. 5 York
8 Washington & Lee 13-4 9 5/5 vs. TBD
9 Franklin & Marshall 15-3 10 5/5 vs. TBD
10 Trinity 11-5 8 5/5 at No. 3 Middlebury
11 St. John Fisher 15-2 11 5/5 vs. Nazareth
12 Cortland 13-4 13 5/4 vs. TBD
13 William Smith 12-4 16 5/5 vs. TBD
14 Bowdoin 12-4 14 5/5 vs. No. 1 Amherst
15 Tufts 11-4 12 Regular season complete
16 Geneseo 13-3 18 5/4 vs. TBD
17 Ithaca 13-4 17 5/5 vs. TBAD
18 Rowan 14-2 20 5/2 vs. Montclair State
19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 17-1 19 5/5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer
20 Stevens 13-4 NR 5/5 vs, Utica
Also considered (alphabetical order): Catholic, Clarkson, Colorado College, Framingham State, Haverford, Messiah, Mount Union, Nazareth, Washington College, Wesleyan
Nike/US Lacrosse Rankings
Division I Men | Division I Women
Division II Men | Division II Women
Division III Men | Division III Women

HOT

William Smith (+3)

The Herons have won nine of their last 10 games to earn a first-round bye in the Liberty League tournament, for which they'll host the semifinals and finals this weekend. Only a loss at pesky Clarkson, which garners consideration for the top 20 this week, marred the run. William Smith hasn't allowed an opponent to score in double digits since Salisbury did in a 12-8 defeat of the Herons March 19 in Bradenton, Fla.

NOT

Tufts (-3)

The Jumbos have lost two of three, and they could not put home-field advantage to use in a 12-10 NESCAC quarterfinal loss Saturday against Trinity.

IN

Stevens

The Ducks clinched the Empire 8 regular-season championship in convincing fashion last week. They’ll host Utica Saturday in a league semifinal.

OUT

Wesleyan

The Cardinals challenged Bowdoin on the road Saturday in a NESCAC quarterfinal before falling, 11-10. After a 6-1 start, Wesleyan concludes its regular season with a 10-6 mark and out of the top 20.