2020 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – March 2, 2020



Middlebury College (1-0) maintained its position atop the Division III Coaches Poll after opening the season with a 16-12 win over NESCAC rival Bowdoin College (0-1). Tufts (1-0) and Gettysburg (3-0) held strong in the second and third slot, while Franklin & Marshall (3-0) moved up to fourth. Wesleyan (1-0) stayed at #5, while Washington and Lee (3-1) moved into sixth after beating Salisbury (1-2), knocking them down to #7. York (1-1), Amherst (1-0) and Catholic (2-0) rounded out the top 10. SUNY Geneseo landed at #23 after receiving votes last week, marking the only new entrant to this week’s poll.

The top 25 teams in action this week include Wednesday’s matchup between #21 Denison and York (#8). Saturday’s games feature #18 Ithaca at #20 Brockport, #2 Tufts at #9 Amherst, and William Smith (#19) at York. Gettysburg (#3) visits #6 Washington and Lee on Sunday.

Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll
1 Middlebury 625 25 1-0 1
2 Tufts 596 0 1-0 2
3 Gettysburg 574 0 3-0 3
4 Franklin & Marshall 528 0 3-0 6
5 Wesleyan (CT) 522 0 1-0 5
6 Washington and Lee 495 0 3-1 8
7 Salisbury 473 0 1-1 4
8 York (PA) 466 0 1-1 7
9 Amherst 430 0 1-0 9
10 Catholic 395 0 2-0 10
11 TCNJ 348 0 1-0 12
12 St. John Fisher 336 0 0-0 11
13 Bowdoin 314 0 0-1 13
14 Mary Washington 276 0 2-2 14
15 Colorado College 237 0 2-0 17
16 Trinity (CT) 226 0 1-0 18
17 Colby 215 0 0-1 16
18 Ithaca 214 0 3-0 19
19 William Smith 156 0 1-1 15
20 Brockport 154 0 1-0 20
21 Denison 125 0 1-2 21
22 SUNY Cortland 85 0 0-1 22
23 SUNY Geneseo 81 0 1-1 RV
24 Messiah 55 0 2-1 25
25 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 47 0 2-1 23