via the IWLCA press releases 2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 19, 2018 Stony Brook (7-0) took all but one first-place vote this week to remain at the top of the Division I Coaches Poll. Maryland (6-1) and Boston College (10-0) sit tight at numbers two and three, while James Madison (8-0) and North Carolina (6-2) flip flop at the fourth and fifth positions. Florida (6-2) and Syracuse (5-2) remain at six and seven, while Penn (7-0) moves into the eighth spot, Virginia (6-2) drops to nine, and Loyola (5-2) takes the last spot in the top ten. High Point (4-2) is the only new team in the poll this week, landing at #25 after knocking off last week’s #21, Notre Dame (5-5), who falls out of the rankings but is still receiving votes.Penn State (#18) kicks off the week in Top-25 action on Monday, when they host #16 Princeton, followed by Syracuse (#7) at Cornell (#21) on Tuesday. The mid-week matchups continue on Wednesday, as #14 Towson visits #6 Florida, Georgetown (#24) hosts #10 Loyola, #2 Maryland faces Penn (#8) and #4 James Madison squares off against in-state rival Virginia (#9). The Nittany Lions are back in action on Thursday when they tangle with #22 Johns Hopkins before the weekend’s slate begins with these Saturday games: #5 North Carolina at Boston College (#3); Virginia at #20 Duke; Georgetown at (#6) Florida; #4 James Madison at Maryland; and Syracuse at Notre Dame (RV). The lone Top-25 game on Sunday will take place on the west coast when USC (#13) travels to #19 Stanford for a Pac-12 matchup.
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 622 | 24 | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 586 | 0 | 6-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston College | 584 | 1 | 10-0 | 3 |
| 4 | James Madison | 540 | 0 | 8-0 | 5 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 535 | 0 | 6-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Florida | 501 | 0 | 6-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 471 | 0 | 5-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Penn | 424 | 0 | 7-0 | 11 |
| 9 | Virginia | 405 | 0 | 6-2 | 8 |
| 10 | Loyola (MD) | 395 | 0 | 5-2 | 13 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 380 | 0 | 5-3 | 9 |
| 12 | Navy (USNA) | 373 | 0 | 6-2 | 10 |
| 13 | Southern California | 341 | 0 | 5-3 | 12 |
| 14 | Towson | 303 | 0 | 5-2 | 14 |
| 15 | Colorado | 282 | 0 | 6-3 | 15 |
| 16 | Princeton | 238 | 0 | 3-2 | 16 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 216 | 0 | 7-3 | 18 |
| 18 | Penn State | 195 | 0 | 6-3 | 17 |
| 19 | Stanford | 179 | 0 | 5-3 | 19 |
| 20 | Duke | 149 | 0 | 5-3 | 20 |
| 21 | Cornell | 111 | 0 | 4-2 | 23 |
| 22 | Johns Hopkins | 69 | 0 | 7-3 | 24 |
| 23 | Denver | 61 | 0 | 4-3 | 22 |
| 24 | Georgetown | 53 | 0 | 5-2 | 25 |
| 25 | High Point | 44 | 0 | 4-2 | NR |
| RV | Notre Dame | 5-5 | 21 |
Florida Southern (9-0) collected 23 of 25 first place votes to land at number one in this week’s Division II Coaches Poll. Adelphi (5-1), Lindenwood (10-0), Le Moyne (5-0), and Florida Tech (9-0) all held their spot in the top five this week. Limestone (7-1) remains at number six, while LIU Post (4-2) and New Haven (3-1) flipped spots at numbers seven and eight and Indianapolis (5-1) and Mercy (6-1) did the same at nine and ten.New Haven (#8) hosts #2 Adelphi, New York Tech (#19) travels to #15 Tampa, and #22 Mercyhurst welcomes #16 Indiana (PA) on Tuesday to kick off the week’s Top-25 action. Assumption (#25) hosts #10 Mercy on Thursday, while Pace (#12) takes on #4 Le Moyne in a critical Northeast-10 matchup, and #6 Limestone and Rollins (#11) square off in a non-conference tilt on Friday. The weekend’s action includes: Florida Tech (#5) against top-ranked Florida Southern; Merrimack (#21) versus New Haven; and #3 Lindenwood at McKendree (RV).
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Florida Southern | 644 | 23 | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Adelphi | 588 | 0 | 5-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Lindenwood | 576 | 2 | 10-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Le Moyne | 553 | 0 | 5-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 511 | 0 | 9-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Limestone | 486 | 0 | 7-1 | 6 |
| 7 | LIU Post | 458 | 0 | 4-2 | 8 |
| 8 | New Haven | 432 | 0 | 3-1 | 7 |
| 9 | Indianapolis | 405 | 0 | 5-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Mercy | 397 | 0 | 6-1 | 9 |
| 11 | Rollins | 373 | 0 | 8-2 | 11 |
| 12 | Pace | 354 | 0 | 4-1 | 14 |
| 13 | Regis (CO) | 348 | 0 | 5-2 | 12 |
| 14 | West Chester | 329 | 0 | 6-0 | 13 |
| 15 | Tampa | 229 | 0 | 7-2 | 18 |
| 16 | Indiana (PA) | 214 | 0 | 4-0 | 17 |
| 17 | Queens University (NC) | 191 | 0 | 2-6 | 15 |
| 18 | Grand Valley State | 179 | 0 | 3-2 | 20 |
| 19 | New York Tech | 160 | 0 | 4-2 | 16 |
| 20 | East Stroudsburg | 138 | 0 | 2-1 | 19 |
| 21 | Merrimack | 113 | 0 | 3-3 | 22 |
| 22 | Mercyhurst | 96 | 0 | 2-2 | 21 |
| 23 | Lock Haven | 76 | 0 | 4-1 | 25 |
| 24 | Stonehill | 59 | 0 | 3-2 | 24 |
| 25 | Assumption | 40 | 0 | 4-1 | NR |
| RV | McKendree | | | 1-4 | 23 |
