Buffs Ranked 24th In IWLCA Poll

BOULDER — Despite being idle last week, the Colorado lacrosse team moved down to 24^th in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division I Poll.

The Buffaloes (1-2) are set to open Pac-12 Conference play this Friday, March 6, against Oregon (1-4) at 2 p.m. They will also host Coastal Carolina (2-1) on Sunday, March 8, at 12 p.m. Both contests will be played at Kittredge Field.

North Carolina continues to be the top-ranked team in the IWLCA poll, collecting all 25 first-place votes for 625 points and Notre Dame stayed at second for the third straight week with 569 points. Syracuse moved up from fourth to third (561) and Loyola also moved up one spot from fifth to fourth. Florida rounds out the top five after jumping up three spots.

The Pac-12 Conference continues to have three teams in the IWLCA top-25 with Southern California leading the way at eighth. Right behind the Buffs (24th) is Stanford at 25th. CU is also receiving votes in the Maverik Division I Media Poll.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	Record	Last Poll
1	North Carolina	625	25	5-0	1
2	Notre Dame	569	0	5-0	2
3	Syracuse	561	0	6-1	4
4	Loyola	546	0	4-0	5
5	Florida	534	0	4-1	8
6	Stony Brook	495	0	2-1	3
7	Northwestern	474	0	4-2	6
8	Southern California	429	0	4-0	11
9	Penn	411	0	4-0	12
10	Maryland	395	0	1-3	9
11	Princeton	378	0	3-1	13
12	Virginia	344	0	4-2	7
13	Michigan	320	0	4-1	14
14	Denver	286	0	4-1	10
15	Dartmouth	274	0	3-0	16
16	James Madison	260	0	3-1	15
17	Navy (USNA)	183	0	2-2	18
18	Boston College	179	0	3-2	17
19	UMass	155	0	3-1	20
20	Richmond	131	0	6-0	NR
21	Penn State	121	0	4-1	19
22	Virginia Tech	115	0	6-1	23
23	Duke	110	0	4-3	22
24	Colorado	74	0	1-2	21
25	Stanford	73	0	2-3	24

The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll will be published every Monday throughout the 2020 regular season.

Maverik Media Poll

Rank	School	Record	Points
1	North Carolina	5-0	300
2	Notre Dame	5-0	277
3	Loyola	4-0	262
4	Syracuse	6-1	256
5	Florida	4-1	241
6	Stony Brook	2-1	212
7	Northwestern	4-2	204
8	USC	4-0	195
9	Penn	4-0	175
10	Virginia	4-2	137
11	Princeton	3-1	115
12	Richmond	6-0	113
13	Dartmouth	3-0	106
14	Michigan	4-1	105
15	Maryland	1-3	100
16	James Madison	3-1	86
17	Denver	4-1	52
18	Virginia Tech	6-1	45
19	Penn State	4-1	31
20	UMass	3-1	27

Also Receiving Votes: Duke, Navy, Hofstra, Army, Boston College, UAlbany, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Colorado, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins

NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll

Rank	School	Record	Last Week	Next Up
1	North Carolina	5-0	1	3/5 vs. Louisville
2	Notre Dame	5-0	2	3/7 vs. No. 17 Boston College
3	Loyola	4-0	5	3/7 at No. 7 Penn
4	Florida	4-1	9	3/3 at No. 12 Dartmouth
5	Stony Brook	2-1	3	3/5 vs. Towson
6	Syracuse	6-1	4	3/8 vs. Virginia Tech (in Charlotte, N.C.)
7	Penn	4-0	7	3/7 vs. No. 3 Loyola
8	USC	4-0	8	3/6 vs. Stanford
9	Northwestern	4-2	10	3/9 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
10	Michigan	4-1	13	3/4 at No. 18 Vanderbilt
11	Dartmouth	3-0	15	3/3 vs. No. 4 Florida
12	Richmond	6-0	NR	3/7 at Old Dominion
13	Virginia	4-2	6	3/4 vs. George Mason
14	Princeton	3-11	14	3/8 at No. 5 Stony Brook
15	Maryland	1-3	11	3/4 vs. Navy
16	UMass	3-1	17	3/7 at UConn
17	Boston College	3-2	18	3/7 at No. 2 Notre Dame
18	Denver	4-1	12	3/4 vs. Fresno State
19	James Madison	3-1	19	3/4 vs. Penn State
20	Hofstra	3-1	20	3/3 at Johns Hopkins

Also Receiving Votes (alphabetical): Jacksonville, Navy, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech

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