Women's Lacrosse Week 7 Polls (3/27/17): Media #11 / Coaches #10

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Cascade Women's Division I Media Poll: Ivy Headlines Top Ten & More

No. 1 Maryland leads the way into week eight in this week's Cascade Women's Division I Media Poll, as No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Colorado and No. 5 Penn State round out the top five for the second week in a row.

No. 6 Stony Brook makes the jump from No. 9, headlining the latter half of the top ten, as No. 9 Penn makes the jump into the top ten for the first time this season.

For a look at the entire top 20 ranks, visit our Cascade Women's Division I Media Poll page here.

 

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Division I Coaches Poll for March 27, 2017

Maryland (9-0) collected all 20 first place votes again this week to retain their spot at the top of the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll. Colorado (10-0), the only other undefeated team in Division I, and Stony Brook (8-1), both moved up two spots, landing at numbers 4 and 5, respectively. Penn State (10-1) and Virginia (6-4) were the biggest movers this week, each climbing four spots into the #6 and #15 positions. North Carolina (#2) and Florida (#3) held their positions in the top five, while Syracuse (8-3) dropped to tenth.

This week’s top twenty action heats up on Tuesday when North Carolina (9-1) pays a visit to Virginia Tech (#17). Wednesday’s games include Elon (#18) hosting #20 Duke, #10 Syracuse at Princeton (#7), and a big game between Florida (#3) and Maryland (#1) in College Park. Northwestern (#16) welcomes Duke (#20) to town on Thursday, and Stony Brook plays host to Colorado in a top five battle on Friday. This weekend’s action features Syracuse at Duke, and Penn (#11) at Northwestern.