Women's Lacrosse Polls for Mar 25: IWLCA #5 / USALAX #5

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Six teams earned first-place votes in Week 7 of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll.

Maryland led the bunch with 14, while Michigan moved to the No. 2 slot with six-first place votes, and Northwestern was dethroned after falling to No. 19 Penn State in OT this Friday.

The Wildcats bumped down to the third spot, followed by Boston College, Syracuse and Notre Dame as the other teams that each earned one first-place nod.

The Nittany Lions’ win gave them a big boost, jumping 10 spots to fall just inside the Top 20.

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Rank	Team	Points	Prev
1	Maryland (9 - 1)	569 (14)	2
2	Michigan (11 - 0)	561 (6)	3
3	Northwestern (8 - 2)	522 (1)	1
4	Boston College (9 - 2)	521 (1)	4
5	Syracuse (7 - 3)	509 (1)	7

 

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Maryland Ascends to No. 1 in USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Top 20

Two Big Ten teams sit atop the Top 20 — and defending champ Northwestern isn't one of them.

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USA LACROSSE DIVISION I WOMEN’S TOP 20​

1. Maryland, 9-1 (Prev: 6)
2. Michigan, 11-0 (Prev: 4)
3. Notre Dame, 9-2 (Prev: 2)
4. Northwestern, 8-2 (Prev: 1)
5. Syracuse, 7-3 (Prev: 9)
6. Boston College, 9-2 (Prev: 3)
7. Virginia, 9-2 (Prev: 5)
8. Loyola, 9-0 (Prev: 8)
9. James Madison, 8-2 (Prev: 7)
10. Penn, 7-1 (Prev: 10)
11. Johns Hopkins, 8-3
12. Denver, 6-3 (Prev: 12)
13. Florida, 8-2 (Prev: 13)
14. Stony Brook, 8-2 (Prev: 14)
15. North Carolina, 7-3 (Prev: 15)
16. Penn State, 6-4 (NR)
17. Yale, 8-0 (Prev: 17)
18. Princeton, 5-3 (Prev: 18)
19. Fairfield, 7-1 (Prev: No. 19)
20. Stanford, 6-3 (Prev: 20)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Brown (7-2), Colorado (6-3), Dartmouth (5-3), Drexel (6-3), Navy (8-2), Harvard (5-2), Rutgers (5-5), Richmond (8-2), USC (8-3)