2023 ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll – April 24
There’s a new No. 1 in Division I for the first time since Week 6, as No. 4 Boston College topped previously undefeated No. 1 Syracuse on Thursday, 17-16.
The Orange dropped to No. 2 as Northwestern took over the top ranking after clinching the Big Ten regular-season title with a 13-6 win over Maryland on Saturday evening.
Denver remained at No. 3 and remains the lone unbeaten team in the Top 25, while Boston College and James Madison round out the Top 5, respectively.
No. 24 Marquette made its first appearance in the Top 25 this week, with their regular-season finale against the Pioneers set for 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) Prev
1 Northwestern (15 - 1) 587 (14) 2 2 Syracuse (15 - 1) 580 (7) 1 3 Denver (16 - 0) 541 (2) 3 4 Boston College (13 - 3) 532 (1) 5 5 James Madison (15 - 1) 507 4 6 North Carolina (12 - 3) 483 6 7 Notre Dame (12 - 4) 443 7 8 Florida (12 - 3) 424 8 9 Loyola (14 - 2) 408 10 10 Stony Brook (11 - 3) 374 9 11 Virginia (11 - 5) 357 11 12 Maryland (12 - 5) 352 12 13 UMass (14 - 1) 289 13 14 Penn (10 - 4) 267 15 15 Army (13 - 2) 250 16 16 Johns Hopkins (8 - 7) 202 22 17 Clemson (12 - 5) 198 17 18 take Penn State (11 - 5) 196 14 19 Michigan (10 - 6) 178 18 20 USC (13 - 3) 133 20 21 Richmond (13 - 3) 120 21 22 Yale (9 - 5) 97 19 23 UConn (10 - 5) 69 25 24 Marquette (15 - 1) 67 NR 25 Navy (12 - 4) 60 23 RV Rutgers, Jacksonville, Stanford, Villanova, Louisville |