Tampa Snags No. 17 in Latest Poll
The University of Tampa women's lacrosse team falls to No. 17 in the latest IWLCA coaches poll.
TAMPA, Fla. – In the IWLCA Division II Coaches poll announced on Monday, March 26th, the University of Tampa women's lacrosse program was tabbed the No. 17 best team in the nation.
After collecting 23 of a possible 25 first-place votes, Florida Southern (10-0) took the top spot in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll again this week. The top five teams remain unchanged as Adelphi (7-1) sits in second, Lindenwood (11-0) is third, Le Moyne (7-0) is ranked fourth, and Florida Tech stays at five, after a 15-11 loss to Florida Southern last week. LIU Post (6-2) switched spots with Limestone (8-2) after the Saints fell to Rollins by a score of 9-7. Indianapolis (6-1) and Rollins (10-2) moved up to take the eighth and ninth spot after New Haven (3-3) fell from the top-10 to land at #14 following a loss to Merrimack (5-3). Mercy (6-1) holds onto their spot to round out the Top-10. Merrimack had the biggest jump this week, improving six spots from #21 to #15, and Bentley (4-1) is the only newcomer to the poll this week, landing at #24.
There are several top-25 games to watch this week, including Tampa (#17) at top-ranked Florida Southern on Tuesday, Pace (#11) at Adelphi (#2), New Haven (#14) at Le Moyne (#4), and East Stroudsburg (#21) at West Chester (#13) on Wednesday, and Grand Valley State (#16) against Indianapolis (#8) on Thursday. The weekend's games include Stonehill at LIU Post (#6) and West Chester at #20 Mercyhurst.
This past week, the Tampa Spartans went 1-1, falling to the now No. 18 NYIT Bears 8-7, before defeating the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers by a final score of 16-8. The Spartans currently sit with a 2018 record of 8-3.
The Sunshine State Conference is well represented in the poll, with Florida Southern holding on to the No. 1 spot, followed by Florida Tech at No. 5, and Rollins College at No. 9.
Below is the entire coaches poll:
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Florida Southern |
623 |
23 |
10-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Adelphi |
584 |
0 |
7-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Lindenwood |
575 |
2 |
11-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Le Moyne |
560 |
0 |
7-0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Florida Tech |
530 |
0 |
9-1 |
5 |
|
6 |
LIU Post |
466 |
0 |
6-2 |
7 |
|
7 |
Limestone |
450 |
0 |
8-2 |
6 |
|
8 |
Indianapolis |
423 |
0 |
6-1 |
9 |
|
9 |
Rollins |
421 |
0 |
10-2 |
11 |
|
10 |
Mercy |
409 |
0 |
6-1 |
10 |
|
11 |
Pace |
371 |
0 |
5-2 |
12 |
|
12 |
Regis (CO) |
352 |
0 |
7-2 |
13 |
|
13 |
West Chester |
329 |
0 |
7-0 |
14 |
|
14 |
New Haven |
304 |
0 |
3-3 |
8 |
|
15 |
Merrimack |
228 |
0 |
5-3 |
21 |
|
16 |
Grand Valley State |
221 |
0 |
5-2 |
18 |
|
17 |
Tampa |
209 |
0 |
8-3 |
15 |
|
18 |
New York Tech |
208 |
0 |
6-2 |
19 |
|
19 |
Indiana (PA) |
189 |
0 |
4-1 |
16 |
|
20 |
Mercyhurst |
132 |
0 |
4-2 |
22 |
|
21 |
East Stroudsburg |
102 |
0 |
4-1 |
20 |
|
22 |
Lock Haven |
99 |
0 |
6-1 |
23 |
|
23 |
Queens University (NC) |
84 |
0 |
4-7 |
17 |
|
24 |
Bentley |
81 |
0 |
4-1 |
NR |
|
25 |
Assumption |
60 |
0 |
4-3 |
25 |
The 2018 Coaches Poll has been expanded to include 25 teams in all three NCAA Divisions this year in order to more accurately reflect the growth of the game at the collegiate level in recent years. The Coaches Polls are published every Monday during the regular season.