2022 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – May 31
North Carolina claimed a perfect 22-0 season over Memorial Day Weekend and finishes the year atop the ILWomen/IWLCA Poll.
The Tar Heels owned the No. 1 spot in the poll since week 6 in late March. That was after their first win against Boston College — the national runners-up and the preseason No. 1 team in the country.
After BC, it’s Maryland and Northwestern, teams that led both BC and UNC, respectively, until late in their NCAA Semifinal matchups.
Quarterfinalists Stony Brook, Syracuse, Loyola, and Florida follow, and Princeton finishes in the Top 10 in Chris Sailer’s last season. Michigan was the biggest rising team from the last poll of the regular season to the final, moving up to No. 14 after an NCAA win against Notre Dame and a close game with Northwestern.
Rank Institution Points (FPV) Last Poll
1 North Carolina (22 - 0) 425 (17) 1
2 Boston College (19 - 4) 408 3
3 Maryland (19 - 2) 384 2
4 Northwestern (16 - 5) 381 6
5 Stony Brook (16 - 3) 347 7
6 Syracuse (15 - 6) 332 4
7 Loyola (20 - 2) 328 5
8 Florida (17 - 5) 309 8
9 Princeton (15 - 4) 270 9
10 Rutgers (16 - 5) 262 11
11 Denver (18 - 3) 249 12
12 James Madison (14 - 5) 241 10
13 Duke (16 - 4) 229 13
14 Michigan (11 - 7) 205 21
15 Jacksonville (14 - 5) 179 17
16 Virginia (10 - 10) 175 15
17 Notre Dame (9 - 10) 137 16
18 USC (13 - 5) 126 18
19 Stanford (12 - 7) 99 14
20 Johns Hopkins (10 - 9) 80 25
21 UConn (13 - 5) 78 20
22 UMass (16 - 4) 72 22
23 Arizona State (11 - 8) 63 19
24 Saint Joseph's (14 - 7) 49 23
25 Yale (11 - 6) 28 24
RV
Fairfield, Navy, Drexel, Ohio State, Mercer, Virginia Tech, Penn, Richmond, Pitt
Congrats to all but especially to Rutgers, Jacksonville, UConn, Arizona St, St Joe's and Yale.
Rutgers the only real surprise in the Top 10, other than Rutgers it's the usual suspects. Denver has been very good the past few years but they do not get much attention.
Maryland haters proven wrong. It will be interesting to see what Notre Dame does with their schedule next year.
Going out on a limb and predicting Top 10 will look much the same next year.
