There were a number of near misses, but very few upsets in NCAA Division I women's last week. As a result, this week's rankings are largely unchanged, including the top six teams remaining in place.
No. 5 Florida had the biggest high-wire act of the week, falling behind 10-2 to Navy before rallying for a 19-16 victory on Tuesday. The Gators then went scoreless for the final 17 minutes of their game yesterday at Vanderbilt, but held on for an 11-10 victory.
No. 13 USC also got pushed to the brink twice, beating Colorado 8-7 in overtime on Friday and then edging Oregon 9-8 in overtime yesterday.
The biggest mover was Loyola, which climbed five spots to No. 8 as its continues to pile up big wins after losing its first two games of the season.
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| 1 | Stony Brook | 7-0 | 1 | 3/24 at UMass-Lowell |
| 2 | James Madison | 8-0 | 2 | 3/21 at No. 9 Virginia |
| 3 | Maryland | 6-1 | 3 | 3/21 at No. 7 Penn |
| 4 | Boston College | 10-0 | 4 | 3/20 at Yale |
| 5 | Florida | 6-2 | 5 | 3/21 vs. No. 14 Towson |
| 6 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 6 | 3/24 at No. 4 Boston College |
| 7 | Penn | 7-0 | 9 | 3/21 vs. No. 3 Maryland |
| 8 | Loyola | 5-2 | 13 | 3/21 at Georgetown |
| 9 | Virginia | 6-2 | 7 | 3/21 vs. No. 2 James Madison |
| 10 | Syracuse | 5-2 | 8 | 3/20 at Cornell |
| 11 | Navy | 6-2 | 10 | 3/24 at Bucknell |
| 12 | Northwestern | 5-3 | 11 | 3/23 vs. Michigan |
| 13 | USC | 5-3 | 12 | 3/23 at Cal |
| 14 | Towson | 5-2 | 14 | 3/21 at No. 5 Florida |
| 15 | Colorado | 6-3 | 15 | 3/23 at Oregon |
| 16 | Princeton | 3-2 | 16 | 3/19 at No. 17 Penn State |
| 17 | Penn State | 6-3 | 18 | 3/19 vs. No. 16 Princeton |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 7-3 | 19 | 3/21 vs. VCU |
| 19 | Johns Hopkins | 7-3 | 17 | 3/22 at No. 17 Penn State |
| 20 | Stanford | 5-3 | NR | 3/23 vs. Arizona State |
Also considered: Cornell, Denver, Duke, Georgetown, Massachusetts, Notre Dame, Yale
Nike/US Lacrosse Rankings
Division I Men | Division I Women
Division II Men | Division II Women
Division III Men | Division III Women
HOT
Loyola (+5)
The Greyhounds continue to pile up wins as their winning streak has reached five games. Loyola outscored Virginia 19-18 on Wednesday night and then opened Patriot League play with a 15-3 win over Army West Point. Loyola now owns wins over four teams in the Top 20, but has two testers this week with road trips to Georgetown and Lehigh.
Penn (+2)
The Quakers have strung together seven solid wins, but the only win over a current Top 20 team was a 12-11 triumph over Johns Hopkins. Penn will get a very good measure of where it stands when it hosts defending national champion Maryland on Wednesday night.
NOT
Virginia (-2)
The Cavaliers had lost two straight before Saturday's 17-10 win over Notre Dame. Virginia has given up 58 goals in its last four games and faces another challenge on Wednesday night as No. 2 James Madison brings its perfect record to Charlottesville for an in-state showdown.
IN
Stanford
Stanford's season started with back-to-back losses to Denver and Stony Brook, but the Cardinal has won six of seven games since then, including Saturday's 21-5 win over Cal. Three of Stanford's top six scorers are freshmen, including Ali Baiocco, who has a team-best 20 goals.
OUT
Notre Dame (previously 20)
The Irish have lost three straight games, including Wednesday's road loss to unranked High Point, to fall to 5-5 for the season.