Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/23/10
The Northwestern Wildcats, the five-time reigning national champions, continue their residency on top of the IWLCA rankings as the first weekly poll is announced by the organization.
The ‘Cats again earned all 20 first-place votes in the preseason poll and lead a contingent of four teams from the American Lacrosse Conference in the rankings, including Penn State, who was the week’s fastest riser, moving up four spots to land at No. 14.
The Ivy League has two top-10 institutions in No. 3 Penn and No. 9 Princeton; Dartmouth (No. 16) and Cornell (No. 20) both dropped a spot from last week.
IWLCA Division I Week 1
Record Votes (1st pl) Last Week
1. Northwestern 1-0 400 (20) 1
2. Maryland 2-0 377 2
3. Pennsylvania 0-0 350 3
4. North Carolina 3-0 344 4
5. Duke 4-0 329 5
6. Syracuse 2-0 293 6
7. Georgetown 0-0 281 7
8. Notre Dame 0-0 261 8
9. Princeton 0-0 233 9
10. Boston University 0-0 186 12
11. Loyola 1-1 180 14
12. Virginia 0-1 170 10
13. Vanderbilt 0-2 156 11
14. Penn State 2-1 148 18
15. Stanford 1-1 117 13
16. Dartmouth 0-0 108 15
17. William and Mary 1-1 79 20
18. Towson 0-0 61 17
19. Ohio State 1-1 46 16
20. Cornell 0-0 38 19
Also receiving votes: Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Division II
The Adelphi Panthers, ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, won their opening game of the 2010 season and hold on to the top spot in the first weekly poll for the year. All ten teams remained in the poll from the preseason. Lock Haven holds at No. 2 while C. W. Post, who had been tied with the Lady Eagles, drops a notch to No. 3.
The PSAC continues to lead all conferences with four schools, starting with Lock Haven. Mercyhurst follows at No. 5, with West Chester at No. 6 and Gannon closing out the poll at No. 10. The Panthers of Adelphi lead three schools from the NE-10 in the rankings, as 2009 NCAA participant New Haven comes in at No. 8 and Stonehill ranks at No. 9. The ECC has two schools, led by the Pioneers at No. 3 and followed by Dowling, which moved up to No. 6. Limestone from the Carolinas Conference comes in at No. 4.
IWLCA Division II Week 1
Record Votes (1st pl) Last Week
1. Adelphi 1-0 100 (10) 1
2. Lock Haven 0-0 89 2t
3. CW Post 0-0 74 2t
4. Limestone 2-0 64 4t
5. Mercyhurst 0-0 62 4t
6. Dowling 0-0 42 7
7. West Chester 0-0 40 6
8. New Haven 0-0 29 8
9. Stonehill 0-0 25 9
10. Gannon 0-0 17 10
Also receiving votes: Rollins
Division III
The Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall, the 2009 NCAA Champions, continue to hold on to first place in the IWLCA rankings, but conference rival Gettysburg moved up to No. 2 with five first-place votes, while 2009 runner-up Salisbury earned four top nods and sits at No. 3. The same 20 schools remain in the rankings in the first weekly poll. Colby was the week’s fastest riser, moving up three spots.
IWLCA Division III Week 1
Record Votes (1st pl) Last Week
1. Franklin & Marshall 0-0 390 (11) 1
2. Gettysburg 0-0 365 (5) 3
3. Salisbury 2-0 362 (4) 2
4. Hamilton 0-0 344 4
5. TCNJ 0-0 323 5
6. Middlebury 0-0 298 6
7. Colby 0-0 243 10
8t. Tufts 0-0 242 7
8t. Union 0-0 242 9
10. Catholic 0-0 232 8
11. Babson 0-0 180 11
12. Williams 0-0 162 12
13. Cortland 0-0 145 13
14. Trinity (CT) 0-0 136 15
15. William Smith 0-0 121 14
16. Stevens 0-0 82 16
17. St. John Fisher 0-0 65 18
18. Roanoke 0-0 59 17
19. Washington and Lee 0-0 57 19
20. Buffalo State 0-0 32 20
Also receiving votes: Amherst , Bowdoin, Mary Washington
Tags: Penn, West Chester
