as per IWLCA web site 2018 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 26, 2018The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll put Stony Brook (8-0) on top again this week. The next four teams also held their ranking: Maryland (8-1) stays at number two after beating both Penn and James Madison last week; Boston College (12-0) continued its undefeated season and sits in the third spot; James Madison (8-1) holds in fourth despite the 15-12 loss to Maryland; and North Carolina (6-3) is fifth after a week that saw them drop an ACC game to Boston College, 17-11. Penn (8-1) and Virginia (7-2) moved up to claim the sixth and seventh spot in the poll, while Florida (7-3) dropped to number eight, Loyola (6-2) moved into ninth, and Towson (6-2) re-entered the Top-10 after beating Florida 14-11. Notre Dame (6-5) jumped back into the Top-25 at #22 and Denver (5-3) and High Point (5-2) are tied at #25 to claim the final spot in the rankings.Top-25 actions starts early this week, as Northwestern (#12) and Syracuse (#11) battle it out on Monday. Midweek play continues on Wednesday, when #2 Maryland welcomes Georgetown (#24) to campus and Virginia Tech (#17) travels to Chapel Hill to face the #5 Tar Heels. Denver (#T-25) hosts Colorado (#14) and Princeton (#19) welcomes Syracuse on Thursday, and Northwestern travels to face #23 Johns Hopkins on Friday. Marquee match-ups on Saturday include Notre Dame (#22) at North Carolina; Duke (#20) at Syracuse; and Boston College (#3) at Virginia Tech. Sunday’s games include Northwestern at Penn (#6) and a rematch between Stanford (#16) and #15 USC.
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 623 | 23 | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 591 | 1 | 8-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston College | 584 | 1 | 12-0 | 3 |
| 4 | James Madison | 536 | 0 | 8-1 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 511 | 0 | 6-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Penn | 478 | 0 | 8-1 | 8 |
| 7 | Virginia | 450 | 0 | 7-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Florida | 442 | 0 | 7-3 | 6 |
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 428 | 0 | 6-2 | 10 |
| 10 | Towson | 405 | 0 | 6-2 | 14 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 385 | 0 | 6-3 | 7 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 357 | 0 | 6-3 | 11 |
| 13 | Navy (USNA) | 319 | 0 | 7-2 | 12 |
| 14 | Colorado | 279 | 0 | 7-3 | 15 |
| 15 | Southern California | 267 | 0 | 6-4 | 13 |
| 16 | Stanford | 252 | 0 | 7-3 | 19 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 224 | 0 | 9-3 | 17 |
| 18 | Penn State | 187 | 0 | 7-4 | 18 |
| 19 | Princeton | 175 | 0 | 4-3 | 16 |
| 20 | Duke | 158 | 0 | 6-4 | 20 |
| 21 | Cornell | 101 | 0 | 5-3 | 21 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 91 | 0 | 6-5 | RV |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins | 84 | 0 | 7-4 | 22 |
| 24 | Georgetown | 52 | 0 | 5-3 | 24 |
| T-25 | Denver | 50 | 0 | 5-3 | 23 |
| T-25 | High Point | 50 | 0 | 5-2 | 25 |
After collecting 23 of a possible 25 first-place votes, Florida Southern (10-0) took the top spot in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll again this week. The top five teams remain unchanged as Adelphi (7-1) sits in second, Lindenwood (11-0) is third, Le Moyne (7-0) is ranked fourth, and Florida Tech stays at five, after a 15-11 loss to Florida Southern last week. LIU Post (6-2) switched spots with Limestone (8-2) after the Saints fell to Rollins by a score of 9-7. Indianapolis (6-1) and Rollins (10-2) moved up to take the eighth and ninth spot after New Haven (3-3) fell from the top-10 to land at #14 following a loss to Merrimack (5-3). Mercy (6-1) holds onto their spot to round out the Top-10. Merrimack had the biggest jump this week, improving six spots from #21 to #15, and Bentley (4-1) is the only newcomer to the poll this week, landing at #24.There are several top-25 games to watch this week, including Tampa (#17) at top-ranked Florida Southern on Tuesday, Pace (#11) at Adelphi (#2), New Haven (#14) at Le Moyne (#4), and East Stroudsburg (#21) at West Chester (#13) on Wednesday, and Grand Valley State (#16) against Indianapolis (#8) on Thursday. The weekend’s games include Stonehill at LIU Post (#6) and West Chester at #20 Mercyhurst.
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Florida Southern | 623 | 23 | 10-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Adelphi | 584 | 0 | 7-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Lindenwood | 575 | 2 | 11-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Le Moyne | 560 | 0 | 7-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 530 | 0 | 9-1 | 5 |
| 6 | LIU Post | 466 | 0 | 6-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Limestone | 450 | 0 | 8-2 | 6 |
| 8 | Indianapolis | 423 | 0 | 6-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Rollins | 421 | 0 | 10-2 | 11 |
| 10 | Mercy | 409 | 0 | 6-1 | 10 |
| 11 | Pace | 371 | 0 | 5-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Regis (CO) | 352 | 0 | 7-2 | 13 |
| 13 | West Chester | 329 | 0 | 7-0 | 14 |
| 14 | New Haven | 304 | 0 | 3-3 | 8 |
| 15 | Merrimack | 228 | 0 | 5-3 | 21 |
| 16 | Grand Valley State | 221 | 0 | 5-2 | 18 |
| 17 | Tampa | 209 | 0 | 8-3 | 15 |
| 18 | New York Tech | 208 | 0 | 6-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Indiana (PA) | 189 | 0 | 4-1 | 16 |
| 20 | Mercyhurst | 132 | 0 | 4-2 | 22 |
| 21 | East Stroudsburg | 102 | 0 | 4-1 | 20 |
| 22 | Lock Haven | 99 | 0 | 6-1 | 23 |
| 23 | Queens University (NC) | 84 | 0 | 4-7 | 17 |
| 24 | Bentley | 81 | 0 | 4-1 | NR |
| 25 | Assumption | 60 | 0 | 4-3 | 25 |
