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Jamie Ortega
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WLAX Takes Over No. 1 Spot In National Poll
March 21, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL—There's officially a new number one in town, as North Carolina toppled the Boston College Eagles on Sunday, winning 16-15. North Carolina received all 22 first-place votes in week six of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll.
Maryland moved to 7-0 and slid into the third spot, defeating No. 13 Rutgers 16-6. Northwestern bumped up to fourth, with Syracuse rounding out the top five, dropping two spots after their midweek loss to No. 10 Florida.
No. 24 Stanford reappeared in the Top 25 this week after falling off, thanks to their overtime win against USC last night.
The ILWomen/IWLCA Polls consist of voters representing college coaches and media members, following the weekly happenings across women's lacrosse.
Carolina will return to action on Wednesday at High Point.
Courtesy of IWLCA
Maryland moved to 7-0 and slid into the third spot, defeating No. 13 Rutgers 16-6. Northwestern bumped up to fourth, with Syracuse rounding out the top five, dropping two spots after their midweek loss to No. 10 Florida.
No. 24 Stanford reappeared in the Top 25 this week after falling off, thanks to their overtime win against USC last night.
The ILWomen/IWLCA Polls consist of voters representing college coaches and media members, following the weekly happenings across women's lacrosse.
Carolina will return to action on Wednesday at High Point.
| Rank | Institution | Points (FPV) | Last Poll |
| 1 | North Carolina (9 - 0) | 550 (22) | 2 |
| 2 | Boston College (8 - 1) | 524 | 1 |
| 3 | Maryland (7 - 0) | 491 | 4 |
| 4 | Northwestern (6 - 2) | 469 | 5 |
| 5 | Syracuse (7 - 2) | 457 | 3 |
| 6 | Stony Brook (4 - 2) | 428 | 6 |
| 7 | Loyola (7 - 0) | 424 | 7 |
| 8 | Duke (10 - 1) | 381 | 8 |
| 9 | Denver (8 - 1) | 371 | 9 |
| 10 | Princeton (6 - 0) | 338 | 11 |
| 11 | Florida (4 - 4) | 333 | 13 |
| 12 | Michigan (9 - 1) | 327 | 10 |
| 13 | Rutgers (8 - 1) | 287 | 12 |
| 14 | Notre Dame (4 - 5) | 221 | 16 |
| 15 | James Madison (5 - 4) | 206 | 21 |
| 16 | Virginia (5 - 6) | 202 | 14 |
| 17 | Navy (7 - 1) | 178 | 17 |
| 18 | USC (6 - 2) | 152 | 15 |
| 19 | Richmond (6 - 2) | 139 | 19 |
| 20 | Johns Hopkins (5 - 4) | 128 | 18 |
| 21 | UMass (6 - 2) | 122 | 22 |
| 22 | UConn (6 - 1) | 104 | 23 |
| 23 | Jacksonville (4 - 3) | 95 | 20 |
| 24 | Stanford (5 - 4) | 57 | 34 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech (7 - 4) | 38 | 24 |
| RV | Vanderbilt, Penn State, Colorado, Drexel, Louisville, Arizona State, Yale, Mount St Mary's, Hofstra, Army | ||
Courtesy of IWLCA
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