2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – March 6



After a dominant 16-5 win over Boston College last Friday, the Tar Heels earned 23 first-place votes in Week 4 of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll.

Syracuse and Northwestern followed again in the second and third spots respectively, while Stony Brook jumped two spots to fourth. Boston College dropped to fifth.

Other significant jumps inside the Top 10 include No. 6 Denver shifting up three spots and No. 8 James Madison jumping four after both teams beat Maryland this week. The Terps dropped six spots into the 11th-ranked position.

The ILWomen/IWLCA 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 North Carolina (5 - 0) 574 (23) 1
2 Syracuse (6 - 0) 552 (1) 2
3 Northwestern (5 - 1) 529 3
4 Stony Brook (4 - 0) 487 6
5 Boston College (3 - 2) 469 4
6 Denver (6 - 0) 439 9
7 Loyola (4 - 0) 421 8
8 James Madison (5 - 1) 401 12
9 Virginia (6 - 0) 397 10
10 Florida (3 - 2) 392 7
11 Maryland (3 - 3) 359 5
12 Notre Dame (4 - 1) 338 13
13 Duke (4 - 2) 267 11
14 Army (5 - 0) 258 16
15 Yale (3 - 1) 248 22
16 Princeton (2 - 2) 186 15
17 Rutgers (3 - 2) 185 14
18 Stanford (2 - 3) 158 17
19 Michigan (4 - 3) 147 21
20 USC (4 - 1) 146 19
21 Penn (3 - 1) 133 23
22 Jacksonville (2 - 3) 70 24
23 Johns Hopkins (2 - 3) 66 19
24 UMass (5 - 1) 63 25
25 Richmond (4 - 1) 52 18
RV Navy, Penn State, Drexel, Towson, UConn