Michigan.
Notre Dame and Boston College follow in the No. 2 and No. 3 slots respectively, as the Eagles topped Syracuse on Thursday evening in overtime.
The ACC Tournament has begun, with several top-ranked teams set to face off for the first postseason tournament of the year while many other teams conclude their regular seasons this week.
The ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll will be unveiled Mondays throughout the season. It is voted on jointly by coaches throughout the country and members of the media.
Rank Institution Points (FPV) Last Poll
1 Northwestern (13 - 2) 425 (17) 1
2 Notre Dame (14 - 2) 390 3
3 Boston College (13 - 3) 386 6
4 Syracuse (12 - 4) 376 2
5 Michigan (14 - 2) 363 4
6 Virginia (13 - 3) 329 6
7 Maryland (12 - 4) 308 8
8 Yale (12 - 1) 304 10
9 Loyola (14 - 2) 287 5
10 Florida (14 - 2) 270 9
11 Penn (11 - 3) 257 14
12 Denver (12 - 3) 232 12
13 Stony Brook (14 - 2) 223 13
14 North Carolina (10 - 5) 179 15
15 Johns Hopkins (10 - 6) 173 11
16 Penn State (9 - 6) 172 19
17 James Madison (11 - 4) 156 16
18 Princeton (9 - 5) 146 17
19 Stanford (10 - 3) 134 18
20 Navy (13 - 3) 104 20
21 USC (10 - 4) 92 22
22 Fairfield (15 - 1) 58 23
23 Colorado (10 - 4) 51 21
24 Duke (10 - 7) 37 25
25 Harvard (10 - 3) 27 24
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