2020 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – February 24, 2020



North Carolina (4-0) held onto the top spot in the Division I Coaches Poll this week after a convincing 19-6 victory over Maryland (1-2) on Saturday. Notre Dame (4-0) held onto the second spot, while Stony Brook (2-0) moved up to third, Syracuse (4-1) slotted in at number four, and Loyola (3-0) jumped seven spots to land in fifth. Northwestern (3-2), Virginia (4-0), Florida (2-1), Maryland, and Denver (4-0) comprised the back half of the top ten. There were no new entrants in this week’s poll, but there was a lot of shuffling among the teams ranked 11-25.

This week features several games that should impact next week’s poll, starting with #9 Maryland visiting fourth ranked Syracuse on Friday. Stony Brook (#3) travels to #8 Florida, Loyola (#5) squares off against #19 Penn State, and #7 Virginia welcomes top-ranked North Carolina on Saturday, while Stanford (#24) visits #6 Northwestern, and #22 Duke travels to #2 Notre Dame on Sunday.

Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll
1 North Carolina 625 25 4-0 1
2 Notre Dame 598 0 4-0 2
3 Stony Brook 551 0 2-0 5
4 Syracuse 535 0 4-1 7
5 Loyola 512 0 3-0 12
6 Northwestern 492 0 3-2 6
7 Virginia 459 0 4-0 8
8 Florida 439 0 2-1 4
9 Maryland 435 0 1-2 3
10 Denver 398 0 4-0 10
11 Southern California 388 0 4-0 13
12 Penn 361 0 2-0 11
13 Princeton 344 0 1-1 9
14 Michigan 317 0 3-1 14
15 James Madison 231 0 3-1 17
16 Dartmouth 219 0 2-0 19
17 Boston College 167 0 2-2 15
18 Navy (USNA) 166 0 2-2 16
19 Penn State 155 0 4-0 25
20 Massachusetts-Amherst 148 0 1-1 20
21 Colorado 130 0 1-2 18
22 Duke 119 0 3-2 21
23 Virginia Tech 115 0 4-1 22
24 Stanford 71 0 2-2 24
25 Georgetown 22 0 2-1 23