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Colorado Back In National Polls Following Weekend Sweep

Mar 28, 2022
Members of the team celebrate after defeating Stanford March 25.

BOULDER — Following a pair of Pac-12 Conference wins last week, the Colorado Buffaloes are back in the women's national lacrosse rankings.
 
CU is 24th in the IL Women/IWLCA Division I Poll and 18th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
 
The Buffs, 8-2, defeated then-No. 24 Stanford, 17-16, and Cal, 16-10, last week to wrap up the first half of Pac-12 play with a 3-2 mark. The win over Stanford snapped the Cardinal's 11-game conference win streak.
 
CU is one of three Pac-12 teams ranked in the polls. USC is 17th in both polls, while Stanford is 25th in the IL/IWLCA poll and 19th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
 
North Carolina is the top team in both polls. The Tar Heels are 11-0 this season.
 
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
 

Rank Institution (Record) Points (FPV) Last Week
1  North Carolina (11-0) 525 (21) 1
2  Boston College (9-1) 504 2
3  Northwestern (8-2) 474 4
4  Syracuse (8-2) 458 5
5  Stony Brook (6-2) 421 6
6  Loyola (9-0) 419 7
7  Duke (11-1) 369 8
8  Maryland (8-1) 365 3
9  Denver (10-1) 345 9
10  Florida (6-4) 337 11
11  Princeton (6-1) 328 10
12  James Madison (6-4) 293 15
13  Michigan (9-2) 283 12
14  Rutgers (9-1) 258 13
15  Notre Dame (4-6) 208 14
16  Virginia (6-6) 200 16
17  USC (7-2) 155 18
18  UMass (8-2) 130 21
19  Richmond (8-2) 125 19
20  Johns Hopkins (5-5) 119 20
21  UConn (8-1) 117 22
22  Navy (8-2) 103 17
23  Jacksonville (5-3) 72 23
24  Colorado (8-2) 67 NR
25  Stanford (6-5) 47 24

 
Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech, Yale, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Penn State, Drexel, Army, Penn, Georgetown, Pitt
 
 
USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll
 

Ranking Institution Record
1 North Carolina 11-0
2 Boston College 9-1
3 Northwestern 8-2
4 Loyola 9-0
5 Maryland 8-1
6 Stony Brook 6-2
7 Florida 6-4
8 Syracuse 8-2
9 Duke 11-1
10 Princeton 6-1
11 Denver 10-1
12 James Madison 6-4
13 Rutgers 9-1
14 Michigan 9-2
15 Virginia 6-6
16 Richmond 8-2
17 USC 7-2
18 Colorado 8-2
19 Stanford 6-5
20 UConn 8-1

 
Also considered (alphabetical order): Army (8-2), Jacksonville (5-3), Johns Hopkins (5-5), Navy (8-2), Notre Dame (4-6), Temple (7-4), UMass (8-2) and Virginia Tech (8-5)