Originally Posted by baldbear
2020 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 9, 2020



The University of North Carolina (6-0) continued its reign at the top of the Division I Coaches Poll this week, sweeping all 25 first-place votes ahead of tonight’s showdown against #6 Northwestern (4-2) that will air on BTN at 7 pm ET. Notre Dame (6-0) held steady at number two, while Loyola (5-0) continued ascending, landing at #3 after taking down #9 Penn 19-15 last weekend. Syracuse (7-1) and Stony Brook (4-1) round out the top five. Dartmouth (5-0) and Duke (5-3) were this week’s big movers, as they each jumped five spots to land at numbers 10 and 18 respectively.

In addition to Monday’s matchup between UNC and Northwestern, other big games during the week include #19 Navy at #8 Florida on Tuesday, #4 Syracuse at #15 Virginia on Thursday, and #22 Penn State at Northwestern on Friday. This weekend features Boston College (#20) taking on #23 Virginia Tech, and #9 Penn at #18 Duke on Saturday, followed by #2 Notre Dame at top-ranked Carolina, #16 Denver at #12 Michigan, #5 Stony Brook at #7 Southern California, and #25 Colorado at #24 Stanford on Sunday.



RankInstitution Points FPV Record Last Poll

1 North Carolina 625 25 6-0 1
2 Notre Dame 598 0 6-0 2
3 Loyola 561 0 5-0 4
4 Syracuse 560 0 7-1 3
5 Stony Brook 513 0 4-1 6
6 Northwestern 498 0 4-2 7
7 Southern California 457 0 6-0 8
8 Florida 442 0 5-2 5
9 Penn 429 0 4-1 9
10 Dartmouth 383 0 5-0 15
11 Maryland 354 0 3-3 10
12 Michigan 340 0 5-1 13
13 Princeton 330 0 3-2 11
14 James Madison 276 0 5-1 16
15 Virginia 261 0 5-3 12
16 Denver 249 0 6-1 14
17 Richmond 229 0 7-0 20
18 Duke 227 0 5-3 23
19 Navy (USNA) 164 0 2-3 17
20 Boston College 146 0 3-3 18
21 Massachusetts-Amherst 141 0 4-1 19
22 Penn State 105 0 5-2 21
23 Virginia Tech 82 0 7-2 22
24 Stanford 58 0 2-4 25
25 Colorado 54 0 3-2 24


Splitting hairs between a lot of these teams but overall it looks pretty good. Carolina still the clear favorite to win the championship but after that it is still up for gabs.