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)