Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/1/16
The Division I, II, and III defending NCAA Tournament Champions have been chosen #1 in their respective divisional polls to open the 2016 season in the IWLCA Women’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll for 2016. The University of Maryland, Adelphi University, and SUNY Cortland all claimed the top spots.
The IWLCA Communications committee, which oversees the coaches’ polls, has added a new feature in 2016. Following the coaches’ poll release each week, the IWLCA will conduct a “Fan Poll” on Twitter, giving everyone the opportunity to weigh in on the order of the top four teams. The Division I Fan Poll on Twitter (@IWLCA), will be posted on Tuesdays at noon, EST; the Division II Fan Poll on Twitter (@IWLCA), will be posted on Wednesdays at noon, EST; and the Division III Fan Poll on Twitter (@IWLCA), will be posted on Thursdays at noon, EST. Voting for each fan poll will remain open for 24 hours.
The next IWLCA Weekly Poll will be released on February 8 for Division I, February 22 for Division II, and February 29 for Division III.
2016 IWLCA Division I Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll
Rank Institution Points FPV Record LW
1 Maryland 400 (20) 0-0
2 North Carolina 378 0-0
3 Syracuse 360 0-0
4 Duke 299 0-0
5 Northwestern 298 0-0
6 Penn St. 286 0-0
7 Florida 272 0-0
8 Stony Brook 245 0-0
9 Boston College 242 0-0
10 Virginia 239 0-0
11 Notre Dame 194 0-0
12 Princeton 187 0-0
13 Loyola Maryland 178 0-0
14 Penn 116 0-0
15 Louisville 101 0-0
16 Stanford 98 0-0
17 Johns Hopkins 87 0-0
18 Ohio St. 82 1-0
19 Southern California 46 0-0
20 Albany (NY) 41 0-0
Also Receiving Votes: James Madison, Massachusetts
2016 IWLCA Division II Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll
Rank Institution Points FPV Record LW
1 Adelphi 394 16 0-0
2 Le Moyne 377 4 0-0
3 Lindenwood (MO) 360 0 0-0
4 New Haven 322 0 0-0
5 Florida Southern 292 0 0-0
6 (tie) LIU Post 267 0 0-0
6 (tie) Rollins 267 0 0-0
8 Lock Haven 257 0 0-0
9 Stonehill 229 0 0-0
10 West Chester 219 0 0-0
11 Limestone 213 0 0-0
12 Mount Olive 168 0 0-0
13 Mercyhurst 161 0 0-0
14 Seton Hill 153 0 0-0
15 Grand Valley St. 144 0 0-0
16 Queens (NC) 111 0 0-0
17 Dowling 68 0 0-0
18 Bentley 66 0 0-0
19 Regis (CO) 42 0 0-0
20 St. Anselm 33 0 0-0
Also Receiving Votes: Indiana (PA), Bloomsburg, Lenoir-Rhyne
2016 IWLCA Division III Pres-Season Coaches’ Poll
Rank Institution Points FPV Record LW
1 SUNY Cortland 400 20 0-0
2 Trinity (CT) 369 0 0-0
3 Franklin & Marshall 368 0 0-0
4 Middlebury 339 0 0-0
5 TCNJ 309 0 0-0
6 Gettysburg 270 0 0-0
7 Catholic 262 0 0-0
8 York (PA) 242 0 0-0
9 Salisbury 237 0 0-0
10 Bowdoin 219 0 0-0
11 Tufts 198 0 0-0
12 Amherst 161 0 0-0
13 Hamilton 145 0 0-0
14 Messiah 110 0 0-0
15 Fredonia St. 106 0 0-0
16 Washington & Lee 104 0 0-0
17 Colby 89 0 0-0
18 SUNY Geneseo 54 0 0-0
19 St. John Fisher 49 0 0-0
20 Union (NY) 37 0 0-0
Also Receiving Votes: Williams, Washington Col., Springfield, Brockport, Ithaca, Mt. Union, Bates, Pomona-Pitzer, MIT
Contact: Danie Caro; dcaroiwlca@gmail.com
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