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Members of the team celebrate after defeating Stanford March 25.
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Colorado Back In National Polls Following Weekend Sweep
March 28, 2022 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — Following a pair of Pac-12 Conference wins last week, the Colorado Buffaloes are back in the women's national lacrosse rankings.
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CU is 24th in the IL Women/IWLCA Division I Poll and 18th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
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The Buffs, 8-2, defeated then-No. 24 Stanford, 17-16, and Cal, 16-10, last week to wrap up the first half of Pac-12 play with a 3-2 mark. The win over Stanford snapped the Cardinal's 11-game conference win streak.
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CU is one of three Pac-12 teams ranked in the polls. USC is 17th in both polls, while Stanford is 25th in the IL/IWLCA poll and 19th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
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North Carolina is the top team in both polls. The Tar Heels are 11-0 this season.
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IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
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Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech, Yale, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Penn State, Drexel, Army, Penn, Georgetown, Pitt
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USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll
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Also considered (alphabetical order): Army (8-2), Jacksonville (5-3), Johns Hopkins (5-5), Navy (8-2), Notre Dame (4-6), Temple (7-4), UMass (8-2) and Virginia Tech (8-5)
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CU is 24th in the IL Women/IWLCA Division I Poll and 18th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
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The Buffs, 8-2, defeated then-No. 24 Stanford, 17-16, and Cal, 16-10, last week to wrap up the first half of Pac-12 play with a 3-2 mark. The win over Stanford snapped the Cardinal's 11-game conference win streak.
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CU is one of three Pac-12 teams ranked in the polls. USC is 17th in both polls, while Stanford is 25th in the IL/IWLCA poll and 19th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
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North Carolina is the top team in both polls. The Tar Heels are 11-0 this season.
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IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
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| Rank | Institution (Record) | Points (FPV) | Last Week |
| 1 | Â North Carolina (11-0) | 525 (21) | 1 |
| 2 | Â Boston College (9-1) | 504 | 2 |
| 3 | Â Northwestern (8-2) | 474 | 4 |
| 4 | Â Syracuse (8-2) | 458 | 5 |
| 5 | Â Stony Brook (6-2) | 421 | 6 |
| 6 | Â Loyola (9-0) | 419 | 7 |
| 7 | Â Duke (11-1) | 369 | 8 |
| 8 | Â Maryland (8-1) | 365 | 3 |
| 9 | Â Denver (10-1) | 345 | 9 |
| 10 | Â Florida (6-4) | 337 | 11 |
| 11 | Â Princeton (6-1) | 328 | 10 |
| 12 | Â James Madison (6-4) | 293 | 15 |
| 13 | Â Michigan (9-2) | 283 | 12 |
| 14 | Â Rutgers (9-1) | 258 | 13 |
| 15 | Â Notre Dame (4-6) | 208 | 14 |
| 16 | Â Virginia (6-6) | 200 | 16 |
| 17 | Â USC (7-2) | 155 | 18 |
| 18 | Â UMass (8-2) | 130 | 21 |
| 19 | Â Richmond (8-2) | 125 | 19 |
| 20 | Â Johns Hopkins (5-5) | 119 | 20 |
| 21 | Â UConn (8-1) | 117 | 22 |
| 22 | Â Navy (8-2) | 103 | 17 |
| 23 | Â Jacksonville (5-3) | 72 | 23 |
| 24 | Â Colorado (8-2) | 67 | NR |
| 25 | Â Stanford (6-5) | 47 | 24 |
Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech, Yale, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Penn State, Drexel, Army, Penn, Georgetown, Pitt
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USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll
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| Ranking | Institution | Record |
| 1 | North Carolina | 11-0 |
| 2 | Boston College | 9-1 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 8-2 |
| 4 | Loyola | 9-0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 8-1 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 6-2 |
| 7 | Florida | 6-4 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 8-2 |
| 9 | Duke | 11-1 |
| 10 | Princeton | 6-1 |
| 11 | Denver | 10-1 |
| 12 | James Madison | 6-4 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 9-1 |
| 14 | Michigan | 9-2 |
| 15 | Virginia | 6-6 |
| 16 | Richmond | 8-2 |
| 17 | USC | 7-2 |
| 18 | Colorado | 8-2 |
| 19 | Stanford | 6-5 |
| 20 | UConn | 8-1 |
Also considered (alphabetical order): Army (8-2), Jacksonville (5-3), Johns Hopkins (5-5), Navy (8-2), Notre Dame (4-6), Temple (7-4), UMass (8-2) and Virginia Tech (8-5)
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