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 |