2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – March 20
There are major shakeups in the Top 5 teams of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll — including a new No. 1.
Syracuse and Northwestern moved into the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively, after the Wildcats took down North Carolina on Sunday afternoon. The Orange beat the Wildcats to start the season on Feb. 11.
North Carolina, which had gone more than 1,000 days since its last regular-season loss, was No. 1 in the poll since Week 6 of 2022. It is the first time a team other than UNC or BC is No. 1 since 2019.
Syracuse and Denver remain as the two remaining undefeated teams in the Top 10, as Denver pulled off a big win over Boston College, moving the Pioneers up two spots into the No. 4 position, while the Eagles dropped to No. 7.
James Madison rounds out the Top 5, winning its eighth-straight game and first in its new conference over Florida on Saturday.
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 Syracuse (9 - 0) 593 (19) 2
2 Northwestern (8 - 1) 581 (5) 3
3 North Carolina (7 - 1) 551 1
4 Denver (9 - 0) 517 6
5 James Madison (8 - 1) 480 7
6 Stony Brook (5 - 1) 476 5
7 Boston College (6 - 3) 467 4
8 Florida (5 - 3) 406 8
9 Loyola (6 - 2) 400 9
10 Maryland (7 - 3) 387 11
11 Notre Dame (6 - 2) 363 12
12 Virginia (7 - 2) 314 10
13 Army (8 - 0) 300 13
14 Yale (6 - 2) 294 16
15 Michigan (7 - 4) 217 17
16 UMass (8 - 1) 186 20
17 Princeton (3 - 3) 181 14
18 Duke (4 - 5) 159 15
18 USC (6 - 2) 159 18
20 Penn State (7 - 2) 156 25
21 Jacksonville (5 - 4) 121 19
22 Clemson (8 - 3) 96 24
23 Rutgers (4 - 4) 89 22
24 Penn (4 - 2) 76 23
25 Navy (7 - 2) 71 NR
RV Stanford, Richmond, UConn, Johns Hopkins, Louisville | 
