TAMPA, Fla. – In the IWLCA Division II Coaches poll announced on Monday, February 25, the University of Tampa women’s lacrosse program was tabbed the No. 11 best team in the nation. Tampa climbs the poll eight spots after upsetting the No. 11 Limestone College Saints. This is the highest rank for the Spartans in program history. 

Le Moyne College (0-0) tops the first regular-season IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll with 21 first-place votes. The Dolphins will open the 2019 campaign this weekend when they welcome the eleventh ranked University of Indianapolis Greyhounds (2-0) to town. Adelphi (2-0) holds strong in the number two position after picking up wins against #15 Florida Tech (1-2) and #3 Florida Southern (1-1) on the road. Lindenwood (3-0) and West Chester (1-0) round out the top five in this week’s poll. Tampa (3-1) was this week’s big mover, jumping from #19 into a tie for #11 on the strength of a 20-11 win over Limestone (3-1).

There are several top-25 games on tap this week, including a matchup between #10 Mercy and #20 New Haven on Wednesday. The weekend’s action features #7 East Stroudsburg at Adelphi, LIU Post (#6) at #24 Bentley, Tampa at #9 Regis, and #22 Tiffin at Mercyhurst (#17).

This past week, the Tampa Spartans went 2-0, upsetting the No. 11 Limestone College Saints 20-11, before taking down the North Greenville University Crusaders by a final score of 14-6. 

The Sunshine State Conference is well represented in the poll, with Florida Southern taking the No. 3 spot, followed by Rollins at No. 8, Tampa at No. 11, and Florida Tech snagging no. 15. 

Below is the entire coaches poll:

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	Record	Last Poll
1	Le Moyne	615	21	0-0	1
2	Adelphi	603	4	2-0	2
3	Florida Southern	565	0	1-1	3
4	Lindenwood (MO)	559	0	3-0	4
5	West Chester	488	0	1-0	5
6	LIU Post	475	0	1-0	7
7	East Stroudsburg	449	0	0-0	6
8	Rollins	416	0	4-0	9
9	Regis (Colorado)	354	0	2-0	8
10	Mercy	348	0	2-0	T-12
T-11	Limestone	330	0	3-1	11
T-11	Tampa	330	0	3-1	19
T-11	UIndy	330	0	2-0	T-12
14	Pace	278	0	0-0	14
15	Florida Tech	277	0	1-2	10
16	Grand Valley State	249	0	2-0	17
17	Mercyhurst	235	0	1-0	15
18	Merrimack	233	0	0-2	16
19	New York Tech	179	0	0-0	18
20	New Haven	147	0	0-0	20
21	Colorado Mesa	109	0	1-0	22
22	Tiffin	95	0	2-0	25
23	Lock Haven	66	0	0-1	21
24	Bentley	58	0	0-0	23
25	McKendree	34	0	0-0	25
RV	Mount Olive	30	0	4-0	RV

 

The 2019 Coaches Poll will include 25 teams and be released weekly during the regular season. The final regular season poll for the 2019 season will be published on May 6.