2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – April 17



Week 10 brought on some major shifts inside the top rankings, as North Carolina and Stony Brook both moved down after suffering losses.

No. 1 Syracuse topped the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill on Saturday, 14-12, while Northwestern, Denver, and James Madison rounded out the top four again, all earning wins this week. Boston College shifts up to No. 5 after a 2-0 week.

Stony Brook suffered a midweek upset by Rutgers to drop to No. 9. Penn State jumped four spots to No. 14 after upsetting Maryland on Thursday, while Johns Hopkins bumped up three with its win over Michigan.

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) Previous

1 Syracuse (15 - 0) 550 (22) 1
2 Northwestern (14 - 1) 528 2
3 Denver (15 - 0) 500 3
4 James Madison (14 - 1) 480 4
5 Boston College (12 - 3) 442 7
6 North Carolina (11 - 3) 435 5
7 Notre Dame (11 - 4) 404 8
8 Florida (11 - 3) 388 9
9 Stony Brook (10 - 3) 376 6
10 Loyola (12 - 2) 375 11
11 Virginia (10 - 5) 313 12
12 Maryland (12 - 3) 289 10
13 UMass (13 - 1) 268 14
14 Penn State (10 - 4) 257 18
15 Penn (8 - 4) 239 17
16 Army (12 - 2) 196 15
17 Clemson (11 - 5) 172 19
18 Michigan (10 - 5) 167 13
19 Yale (9 - 4) 149 16
20 USC (13 - 3) 133 20
21 Richmond (12 - 3) 118 21
22 Johns Hopkins (6 - 7) 102 25
23 Navy (12 - 3) 75 23
24 Princeton (6 - 6) 48 22
25 UConn (8 - 5) 39 24
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