Buffs Enter National Rankings Following Weekend Sweep

BOULDER — For the first time this season, the Colorado lacrosse team has found itself ranked in both lacrosse polls. The Buffaloes are 23rd in the IL Women/IWLCA Division I and 19th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Polls.

The Buffs have received votes in both polls for the last three weeks but finally broke into the rankings after upsetting then-No. 16 Vanderbilt, 18-11, on March 4 in Boulder. CU finished the weekend sweep and improved to 5-0 with a win against UC Davis (17-13) on March 6. This is the second-best start in program history for the Buffs. The best start was in 2017 when CU started 11-0.

Boston College is the top team in both polls this week and North Carolina is second in both as well. Both have recorded 6-0 starts this year.

Colorado is one of two Pac-12 teams in the IL Women/IWLCA Poll this week as Southern California (3-0) is ranked 17th while Stanford (1-4) is receiving votes. The Trojans are also 17th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

*Rank*	*Institution (Record)*	*Points*	*Last Week*
1	Boston College (6-0)	600 (24)	1
2	North Carolina (6-0)	576	2
3	Syracuse (5-1)	527	3
4	Maryland (5-0)	513	4
5	Northwestern (4-2)	508	6
6	Stony Brook (2-1)	469	5
7	Duke (6-1)	446	7
8	Michigan (7-0)	405	8
9	Loyola (4-0)	396	9
10	Princeton (3-0)	375	10
11	Denver (6-0)	370	12
12	Florida (1-3)	345	11
13	Rutgers (6-0)	299	14
14	Virginia (3-4)	251	13
15	Notre Dame (2-4)	245	16
16	Johns Hopkins (4-1)	214	20
17	USC (3-0)	177	19
18	Temple (5-1)	174	18
19	Vanderbilt (3-2)	166	16
20	Jacksonville (3-2)	136	22
21	James Madison (3-2)	129	21
22	Richmond (5-0)	127	23
23	Colorado (5-0)	112	NR
24	Drexel (3-2)	75	15
25	Navy (5-1)	38	NR

Receiving Votes: UConn, Penn, Stanford, Yale, Harvard

USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll

*Ranking*	*Institution*	*Record*
1	Boston College	6-0
2	North Carolina	6-0
3	Maryland	5-0
4	Northwestern	4-2
5	Syracuse	5-1
6	Stony Brook	2-1
7	Duke	6-1
8	Michigan	7-0
9	Loyola	4-0
10	Princeton	3-0
11	Denver	6-0
12	Rutgers	6-0
13	Notre Dame	2-4
14	Florida	1-3
15	Virginia	3-4
16	Richmond	5-0
17	USC	3-0
18	Jacksonville	3-2
19	Colorado	5-0
20	Johns Hopkins	4-1

Also considered (alphabetical order): Drexel (3-2), James Madison (3-2), Navy (5-1), Temple (5-1), UConn (4-1), Vanderbilt (3-2)

Buffs Enter National Rankings Following Weekend Sweep

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