Washington and Lee (10-2) took over the number one ranking in the Division III Coaches Poll this week, collecting 11 first-place votes. Gettysburg (10-1) dropped to second after they lost to Franklin & Marshall (9-3) last week. The Diplomats jumped up to the fourth spot in the poll, while Middlebury (9-1) held the third position, and Salisbury (10-2) dropped to fifth. Tufts (11-0) remained undefeated and in the sixth slot, while Mary Washington's (10-2) loss to Salisbury dropped them to #7. York (8-4), Wesleyan (9-2), and Catholic (8-3) held their positions to round out this week's top ten. The back half of the poll stayed relatively stable with only minor shuffling other than the exception of a new entrant in the final spot. Dickinson (8-3) made their 2019 poll debut after beating previous #23 Haverford 13-8 and knocking them out of the poll.
This week's top-25 action kicks off on Tuesday when #9 Wesleyan visits #12 Trinity for a NESCAC tilt, followed by #13 Colby at Bowdoin (#14), and Ithaca (#19) at #17 William Smith on Wednesday. The weekend's games to watch include #16 TCNJ at #5 Salisbury, #10 Catholic at #20 Scranton, #3 Middlebury at #12 Trinity, #11 Amherst at #6 Tufts, Bowdoin at Wesleyan, and Middlebury at #24 Hamilton.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
Last Poll |
1 |
Washington and Lee |
596 |
11 |
10-2 |
2 |
2 |
Gettysburg |
588 |
4 |
10-1 |
1 |
3 |
Middlebury |
587 |
5 |
9-1 |
3 |
4 |
Franklin & Marshall |
543 |
2 |
9-3 |
7 |
5 |
Salisbury |
530 |
0 |
10-2 |
4 |
6 |
Tufts |
512 |
3 |
11-0 |
6 |
7 |
Mary Washington |
486 |
0 |
10-2 |
5 |
8 |
York (PA) |
446 |
0 |
8-4 |
8 |
9 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
429 |
0 |
9-2 |
9 |
10 |
Catholic |
378 |
0 |
8-3 |
10 |
11 |
Amherst |
366 |
0 |
7-3 |
T-11 |
12 |
Trinity (CT) |
346 |
0 |
8-2 |
13 |
13 |
Colby |
324 |
0 |
7-3 |
T-11 |
14 |
Bowdoin |
294 |
0 |
6-4 |
14 |
15 |
St. John Fisher |
276 |
0 |
10-1 |
16 |
16 |
TCNJ |
259 |
0 |
5-4 |
15 |
17 |
William Smith |
220 |
0 |
10-2 |
18 |
18 |
SUNY Cortland |
212 |
0 |
7-4 |
17 |
19 |
Ithaca |
187 |
0 |
8-3 |
19 |
20 |
University of Scranton |
152 |
0 |
11-1 |
20 |
21 |
Colorado College |
106 |
0 |
11-0 |
22 |
22 |
Bates |
95 |
0 |
8-4 |
21 |
23 |
Washington College |
74 |
0 |
9-2 |
25 |
24 |
Hamilton |
41 |
0 |
4-5 |
24 |
25 |
Dickinson |
21 |
0 |
8-3 |
NR |
RV |
Brockport |
9-1 |
NR |
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.