TAMPA, Fla. – In the IWLCA Division II Coaches poll announced on Monday, March 4, the University of Tampa women’s lacrosse program was tabbed the No. 11 best team in the nation. Tampa remains No. 11 for the second week after taking the No. 9 Regis Rangers to overtime on Friday. 

Le Moyne College (1-0) collected 23 of 25 first-place votes to retain the top spot in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll this week, which was marked the top ten teams remaining static in the poll. Adelphi (3-0), Florida Southern (2-1), Lindenwood (5-0) and West Chester (1-0) round out the top five in this week’s poll. Tampa (3-2) broke last week’s three-way tie to claim sole possession of the #11 spot, leaving Limestone (4-1) and UIndy (2-1) in a tie at the twelfth position. Queens (2-1) at #22, and Slippery Rock (1-0) in a tie for #24 are the only two new entrants to this week’s poll.

This week’s Top-25 games include a matchup between #15 Grand Valley State and Colorado Mesa (#21) on Tuesday, and contests between Pace (#14) and LIU Post (#6) and West Chester (#5) and top-ranked Le Moyne on Wednesday. Grand Valley State is back in action against Regis (#9) on Friday. Saturday’s games include New York Tech (#17) against #23 Bentley, Lindenwood (#4) against Colorado Mesa, Pace (#14) versus #7 East Stroudsburg, and Le Moyne against LIU Post, while Sunday’s lone top-25 match features #22 Queens taking on #3 Florida Southern.

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. 20. Saint Leo University is also receiving votes. 

Below is the entire coaches poll:

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	Record	Last Poll
1	Le Moyne	623	23	1-0	1
2	Adelphi	602	2	3-0	2
3	Florida Southern	569	0	2-1	3
4	Lindenwood (MO)	541	0	5-0	4
5	West Chester	518	0	1-0	5
6	LIU Post	463	0	2-0	6
7	East Stroudsburg	459	0	1-1	7
8	Rollins	423	0	4-0	8
9	Regis (Colorado)	390	0	3-0	9
10	Mercy	366	0	4-0	10
11	Tampa	338	0	3-2	T-11
T-12	Limestone	320	0	4-1	T-11
T-12	UIndy	320	0	2-1	T-11
14	Pace	301	0	1-0	14
15	Grand Valley State	264	0	3-0	16
16	Mercyhurst	255	0	2-0	17
17	New York Tech	199	0	2-0	19
18	Merrimack	198	0	0-2	18
19	New Haven	154	0	0-1	20
20	Florida Tech	133	0	2-3	15
21	Colorado Mesa	131	0	2-0	21
22	Queens (North Carolina)	109	0	2-1	NR
23	Bentley	72	0	1-0	24
T-24	Mount Olive	39	0	5-1	RV
T-24	Slippery Rock	39	0	1-0	NR
RV	Saint Leo	36	0	4-0	NR
RV	Tiffin	32	0	2-2	22

 

 

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.