Women's Lacrosse Polls for Mar 18: IWLCA #7 / USALAX #9

[OrangeXtreme]

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ilwomen-iwlca-division-i-poll-three-big-ten-teams-lead-latest-top-10/62859

Division I lacrosse rankings continue to shift in Week 6 as the display of parity continues to be on full display. Northwestern received 23 first-place votes, earning their third-straight and fifth-overall first-place ranking after a dominant 14-9 win over Johns Hopkins this weekend.

The Big Ten takes the top three places. Maryland and undefeated Michigan slid into the second and third slots, respectively, while Boston College dropped to the fourth after its loss to No. 5 Notre Dame in a 15-14 thriller.

Click here for the full Week 6 Top 25.

Rank	Team	Points	Prev
1	Northwestern (8 - 1)	599 (23)	1
2	Maryland (7 - 1)	532	3
3	Michigan (10 - 0)	506	6
4	Boston College (8 - 2)	501	2
5	Notre Dame (7 - 2)	491	8
6	James Madison (7 - 1)	481	4
7	Syracuse (5 - 3)	478 (1)	7

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Irish, Orange Each Move 5 Spots in USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Top 20

Notre Dame knocked off Boston College, while Syracuse throttled North Carolina in the Dome.

www.usalacrosse.com

USA LACROSSE DIVISION I WOMEN’S TOP 20​

1. Northwestern, 8-1 (Prev: 1)
2. Notre Dame, 7-2 (Prev: 7)
3. Boston College, 8-2 (Prev: 2)
4. Michigan, 10-0 (Prev: 3)
5. Virginia, 8-1 (Prev: 4)
6. Maryland, 7-1 (Prev: 5)
7. James Madison, 7-1 (Prev: 6)
8. Loyola, 7-0 (Prev: 9)
9. Syracuse, 5-3 (Prev: 14)
10. Penn, 6-1 (Prev: 10)
11. Johns Hopkins, 7-3 (Prev: 11)
12. Denver, 5-3 (Prev: 15)
13. Florida, 7-2 (Prev: 13)
14. Stony Brook, 6-2 (Prev: 12)
15. North Carolina, 6-4 (Prev: 8)
16. USC, 7-2 (Prev: 16)
17. Yale, 7-0 (Prev: 17)
18. Princeton, 4-3 (Prev: 18)
19. Fairfield, 6-1 (Prev: 20)
20. Stanford, 5-3 (Prev: NR)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Brown (6-2), Colorado (5-3), Drexel (5-3), Navy (7-1), Duke (6-4), Harvard (5-1), Penn State (5-4), Rutgers (5-4), Richmond (6-2)

 

[SURules]

How is Michigan #4? Let me know when they play somebody

 

[UrbanaOrange]

Glad the women have a game prior to the UVA game. There could be an emotional let down, so they will have a chance to work through it and hopefully KT will be able to play some of the girls farther done the bench.

 

[FishbowlFri]

How is Michigan #4? Let me know when they play somebody

They beat Denver and they were good last year. Seriously, I think Michigan is good but probably 5-10 good, not the third best team in the country.

 

[FishbowlFri]

To me, Loyola has had a better start to their season than Michigan and they should be ranked higher. Wins over Florida and Hopkins are no joke. Those are good teams. I guess we find out next week how go they are when they come to the dome.