Buffs Remain In IWLCA Top-25 Poll

BOULDER — After recording back-to-back wins last week at Kittredge Field, the Colorado lacrosse team has earned a 25^th-place ranking in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division I Poll.

The Buffaloes (3-2, 1-0 Pac-12) recorded a 21-5 win against Oregon on March 6 to open Pac-12 Conference play and followed that up with a 19-8 decision over Coastal Carolina on March 8. CU recorded 40 goals in the pair of wins, which is the second most goals the Buffs have scored in back-to-back games. Colorado recorded 42 points in 2017 after recording wins against St. Mary's (24-5) and California (18-6), April 21 and April 23, respectively.

North Carolina (6-0) continues to be the top-ranked team in the IWLCA poll, collecting all 25 first-place votes for 625 points. Following UNC is Notre Dame (second), Loyola (third), Syracuse (fourth) and Stony Brook (fifth). The Pac-12 Conference has three teams in the IWLCA top-25 with Southern California leading the way at seventh. Stanford and CU switched places this week in the poll as the Cardinal moved up to 24^th and the Buffs slipped to 25^th.

Colorado's next eight contests will be Pac-12 games. This week the Buffs head to Northern California to face California (2-5, 0-2) on March 13 and Stanford (3-4, 1-1) on March 15.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	Record	Last Poll
1	North Carolina	625	25	6-0	1
2	Notre Dame	598	0	6-0	2
3	Loyola	561	0	5-0	4
4	Syracuse	560	0	7-1	3
5	Stony Brook	513	0	4-1	6
6	Northwestern	498	0	4-2	7
7	Southern California	457	0	6-0	8
8	Florida	442	0	5-2	5
9	Penn	429	0	4-1	9
10	Dartmouth	383	0	5-0	15
11	Maryland	354	0	3-3	10
12	Michigan	340	0	5-1	13
13	Princeton	330	0	3-2	11
14	James Madison	276	0	5-1	16
15	Virginia	261	0	5-3	12
16	Denver	249	0	6-1	14
17	Richmond	229	0	7-0	20
18	Duke	227	0	5-3	23
19	Navy (USNA)	164	0	2-3	17
20	Boston College	146	0	3-3	18
21	UMass	141	0	4-1	19
22	Penn State	105	0	5-2	21
23	Virginia Tech	82	0	7-2	22
24	Stanford	58	0	2-4	25
25	Colorado	54	0	3-2	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	6-0	319
2	Notre Dame	6-0	301
3	Loyola	5-0	285
4	Syracuse	7-1	273
5	Stony Brook	4-1	239
6	Northwestern	4-2	222
7	Florida	5-2	208
7	USC	6-0	208
7	Dartmouth	5-0	208
10	Richmond	7-0	158
11	Penn	4-1	148
12	Maryland	3-3	126
13	Michigan	5-1	108
14	James Madison	5-1	105
15	Princeton	3-2	100
16	Duke	5-3	86
17	Virginia	5-3	83
18	Virginia Tech	7-2	47
19	UMass	4-1	42
20	Denver	6-1	32

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	6-0	1	3/9 at No. 9 Northwestern
2	Notre Dame	6-0	2	3/11 at Vanderbilt
3	Loyola	5-0	3	3/14 vs. Lehigh
4	Stony Brook	4-1	5	3/15 at No. 8 USC
5	Syracuse	7-1	6	3/12 at No. 17 Virginia
6	Dartmouth	5-0	11	3/15 at Albany
7	Florida	5-2	4	3/10 vs. Navy
8	USC	6-0	8	3/13 at Arizona State
9	Northwestern	4-2	9	3/9 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
10	Michigan	5-1	10	3/13 at Cincinnati
11	Penn	4-1	7	3/14 at No. 19 Duke
12	Maryland	3-3	15	3/14 vs. Rutgers
13	Richmond	7-0	12	3/14 vs. Villanova
14	UMass	4-1	16	3/14 at Towson
15	James Madison	5-1	19	3/13 at Canisius
16	Virginia	5-3	13	3/12 vs. No. 5 Syracuse
17	Princeton	3-2	14	3/17 at Jacksonville
18	Denver	6-1	18	3/11 vs. Coastal Carolina
19	Duke	5-3	NR	3/10 vs. East Carolina
20	Boston College	3-3	17	3/11 vs. Hofstra

Also Receiving Votes (alphabetical): Army, Colorado, Hofstra, Jacksonville, Penn State, Virginia Tech

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