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IWLCA Polls of 3/26/18: Gators Fall to #8 in D1, FSC #1, FIT #5, Rollins #9 and Tampa #17 in D2

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  as per IWLCA web site   2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 26, 2018 The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll put Stony Brook (8-0) on top again this week. The next four teams also held their ranking: Maryland (8-1) stays at number two after beating both Penn and James Madison last week; Boston College (12-0) continued its undefeated season and sits in the third spot; James Madison (8-1) holds in fourth despite the 15-12 loss to Maryland; and North Carolina (6-3) is fifth after a week that saw them drop an ACC game to Boston College, 17-11. Penn (8-1) and Virginia (7-2) moved up to claim the sixth and seventh spot in the poll, while Florida (7-3) dropped to number eight, Loyola (6-2) moved into ninth, and Towson (6-2) re-entered the Top-10 after beating Florida 14-11. Notre Dame (6-5) jumped back into the Top-25 at #22 and Denver (5-3) and High Point (5-2) are tied at #25 to claim the final spot in the rankings. Top-25 actions starts early this week, as Northwestern (#12) and Syracuse (#11) battle it out on Monday. Midweek play continues on Wednesday, when #2 Maryland welcomes Georgetown (#24) to campus and Virginia Tech (#17) travels to Chapel Hill to face the #5 Tar Heels. Denver (#T-25) hosts Colorado (#14) and Princeton (#19) welcomes Syracuse on Thursday, and Northwestern travels to face #23 Johns Hopkins on Friday. Marquee match-ups on Saturday include Notre Dame (#22) at North Carolina; Duke (#20) at Syracuse; and Boston College (#3) at Virginia Tech. Sunday’s games include Northwestern at Penn (#6) and a rematch between Stanford (#16) and #15 USC.  
Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Week
1 Stony Brook 623 23 8-0 1
2 Maryland 591 1 8-1 2
3 Boston College 584 1 12-0 3
4 James Madison 536 0 8-1 4
5 North Carolina 511 0 6-3 5
6 Penn 478 0 8-1 8
7 Virginia 450 0 7-2 9
8 Florida 442 0 7-3 6
9 Loyola (MD) 428 0 6-2 10
10 Towson 405 0 6-2 14
11 Syracuse 385 0 6-3 7
12 Northwestern 357 0 6-3 11
13 Navy (USNA) 319 0 7-2 12
14 Colorado 279 0 7-3 15
15 Southern California 267 0 6-4 13
16 Stanford 252 0 7-3 19
17 Virginia Tech 224 0 9-3 17
18 Penn State 187 0 7-4 18
19 Princeton 175 0 4-3 16
20 Duke 158 0 6-4 20
21 Cornell 101 0 5-3 21
22 Notre Dame 91 0 6-5 RV
23 Johns Hopkins 84 0 7-4 22
24 Georgetown 52 0 5-3 24
T-25 Denver 50 0 5-3 23
T-25 High Point 50 0 5-2 25
  2018 IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll – March 26, 2018 After collecting 23 of a possible 25 first-place votes, Florida Southern (10-0) took the top spot in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll again this week. The top five teams remain unchanged as Adelphi (7-1) sits in second, Lindenwood (11-0) is third, Le Moyne (7-0) is ranked fourth, and Florida Tech stays at five, after a 15-11 loss to Florida Southern last week. LIU Post (6-2) switched spots with Limestone (8-2) after the Saints fell to Rollins by a score of 9-7. Indianapolis (6-1) and Rollins (10-2) moved up to take the eighth and ninth spot after New Haven (3-3) fell from the top-10 to land at #14 following a loss to Merrimack (5-3). Mercy (6-1) holds onto their spot to round out the Top-10. Merrimack had the biggest jump this week, improving six spots from #21 to #15, and Bentley (4-1) is the only newcomer to the poll this week, landing at #24. There are several top-25 games to watch this week, including Tampa (#17) at top-ranked Florida Southern on Tuesday, Pace (#11) at Adelphi (#2), New Haven (#14) at Le Moyne (#4), and East Stroudsburg (#21) at West Chester (#13) on Wednesday, and Grand Valley State (#16) against Indianapolis (#8) on Thursday. The weekend’s games include Stonehill at LIU Post (#6) and West Chester at #20 Mercyhurst.  
Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Week
1 Florida Southern 623 23 10-0 1
2 Adelphi 584 0 7-1 2
3 Lindenwood 575 2 11-0 3
4 Le Moyne 560 0 7-0 4
5 Florida Tech 530 0 9-1 5
6 LIU Post 466 0 6-2 7
7 Limestone 450 0 8-2 6
8 Indianapolis 423 0 6-1 9
9 Rollins 421 0 10-2 11
10 Mercy 409 0 6-1 10
11 Pace 371 0 5-2 12
12 Regis (CO) 352 0 7-2 13
13 West Chester 329 0 7-0 14
14 New Haven 304 0 3-3 8
15 Merrimack 228 0 5-3 21
16 Grand Valley State 221 0 5-2 18
17 Tampa 209 0 8-3 15
18 New York Tech 208 0 6-2 19
19 Indiana (PA) 189 0 4-1 16
20 Mercyhurst 132 0 4-2 22
21 East Stroudsburg 102 0 4-1 20
22 Lock Haven 99 0 6-1 23
23 Queens University (NC) 84 0 4-7 17
24 Bentley 81 0 4-1 NR
25 Assumption 60 0 4-3 25
     

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