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Buffs Continue To Hold Their Own In National Rankings
April 09, 2018 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — The Colorado women's lacrosse is ranked 16th in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll and is 17th in the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse media and NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine polls.
The Buffs are now 9-4 overall and are tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference standings with a 6-1 mark after recording a pair of victories last week in Boulder. CU upset then-No. 16 Southern California, 10-7, on April 6, before defeating Arizona State 16-3 on Sunday.
The Pac-12 Conference has three teams ranked this week. Stanford, which is 11-3 overall and is tied with CU with a 6-1 mark in conference play, leads the conference in all three polls. The Cardinal is 11th in the media poll and is 12th in the other two polls. USC is 18th in the USL Poll and 20th in the coaches poll. The Trojans are receiving votes in the media poll this week. Oregon is not ranked, but is receiving votes in the media and USL polls.
Colorado has a pivotal week of games coming up in Northern California this week. The Buffs face Stanford on Friday, April 13, at 8 p.m. MT in Stanford, Calif. Then on Sunday, April 15, CU will head to Berkeley, Calif. to square off against the Cal Bears at 1 p.m. MT.
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
Also Receiving Votes: Georgetown, Denver, USC, UMass, Notre Dame, Princeton, Oregon, Johns Hopkins, Brown
NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll
Also Receiving Votes: Denver, Georgetown, High Point, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Oregon, Princeton.
The Buffs are now 9-4 overall and are tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference standings with a 6-1 mark after recording a pair of victories last week in Boulder. CU upset then-No. 16 Southern California, 10-7, on April 6, before defeating Arizona State 16-3 on Sunday.
The Pac-12 Conference has three teams ranked this week. Stanford, which is 11-3 overall and is tied with CU with a 6-1 mark in conference play, leads the conference in all three polls. The Cardinal is 11th in the media poll and is 12th in the other two polls. USC is 18th in the USL Poll and 20th in the coaches poll. The Trojans are receiving votes in the media poll this week. Oregon is not ranked, but is receiving votes in the media and USL polls.
Colorado has a pivotal week of games coming up in Northern California this week. The Buffs face Stanford on Friday, April 13, at 8 p.m. MT in Stanford, Calif. Then on Sunday, April 15, CU will head to Berkeley, Calif. to square off against the Cal Bears at 1 p.m. MT.
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 619 | 21 | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 590 | 1 | 12-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston College | 588 | 3 | 14-0 | 3 |
| 4 | James Madison | 549 | 0 | 11-1 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 520 | 0 | 9-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Florida | 484 | 0 | 10-3 | 7 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 470 | 0 | 11-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Towson | 447 | 0 | 10-2 | 10 |
| 9 | Penn | 407 | 0 | 9-2 | 11 |
| 10 | Loyola (MD) | 383 | 0 | 9-3 | 9 |
| 11 | Virginia | 367 | 0 | 8-5 | 6 |
| 12 | Stanford | 340 | 0 | 11-3 | 13 |
| 13 | Navy (USNA) | 333 | 0 | 9-3 | 12 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 303 | 0 | 11-4 | 17 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 255 | 0 | 8-6 | 14 |
| 16 | Colorado | 247 | 0 | 9-4 | 18 |
| 17 | Penn State | 240 | 0 | 9-4 | 19 |
| 18 | Duke | 234 | 0 | 7-5 | 15 |
| 19 | Princeton | 145 | 0 | 6-4 | 20 |
| 20 | Southern California | 133 | 0 | 7-7 | 16 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 93 | 0 | 7-7 | 21 |
| 22 | Johns Hopkins | 80 | 0 | 8-5 | 24 |
| 23 | Georgetown | 71 | 0 | 8-4 | RV |
| 24 | High Point | 69 | 0 | 9-2 | 25 |
| 25 | Denver | 64 | 0 | 8-4 | 22 |
Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
| Rank | School (record) | Points |
| 1 | Stony Brook (12 – 0) | 471 (15) |
| 2 | Boston College (14 – 0) | 464 (9) |
| 3 | Maryland (12 – 1) | 433 |
| 4 | James Madison (11 – 1) | 403 |
| 5 | North Carolina (9 – 3) | 379 |
| 6 | Towson (10 – 2) | 342 |
| 7 | Northwestern (11 – 3) | 329 |
| 8 | Loyola (9 – 3) | 302 |
| 9 | Florida (10 – 3) | 301 |
| 10 | Penn (9 – 2) | 274 |
| 11 | Stanford (11 – 3) | 230 |
| 12 | Navy (9 – 3) | 198 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech (11 – 4) | 186 |
| 14 | Penn State (9 – 4) | 142 |
| 15 | Virginia (8 - 5) | 118 |
| 16 | Syracuse (8 - 6) | 76 |
| 17 | Colorado (9 - 4) | 74 |
| 17 | Dartmouth (7 - 2) | 74 |
| 19 | Duke (7 - 5) | 69 |
| 20 | High Point (9 - 2) | 44 |
Also Receiving Votes: Georgetown, Denver, USC, UMass, Notre Dame, Princeton, Oregon, Johns Hopkins, Brown
NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll
| Rank | School | Record |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 12-0 |
| 2 | Boston College | 14-0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 12-1 |
| 4 | James Madison | 11-1 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 9-3 |
| 6 | Florida | 10-3 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 11-3 |
| 8 | Penn | 9-2 |
| 9 | Loyola | 9-3 |
| 10 | Towson | 10-2 |
| 11 | Virginia | 8-5 |
| 12 | Stanford | 11-3 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 11-4 |
| 14 | Duke | 7-5 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 8-6 |
| 16 | Penn State | 9-4 |
| 17 | Colorado | 9-4 |
| 18 | USC | 7-7 |
| 19 | Navy | 9-3 |
| 20 | Dartmouth | 7-2 |
Also Receiving Votes: Denver, Georgetown, High Point, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Oregon, Princeton.
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