In this week’s Division III poll, Springfield stays on top, receiving 16 number one votes, while #3 SUNY New Paltz received the remaining.
Former #2 Stevens, drops two spots to #4 after dropping two matches this week. The first was a five setter to then #9 NYU and in four to then #8 Vassar. With the win for NYU, they jumped up four positions to crack the top-five – their only match of the week came to Stevens.
Kean took a dive in the rankings from #7 to #11 after two losses on the weekend – one coming to MIT and #13 Rivier. With the win, MIT enters the top-15 at #14 and Rivier jumped up to #10.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield (16) | 254 | 13-1 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Santa Cruz | 227 | 8-3 | 3 |
| 3 | SUNY New Paltz (1) | 224 | 15-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Stevens | 189 | 11-2 | 2 |
| 5 | NYU | 184 | 8-3 | 9 |
| 6 | Vassar | 171 | 12-5 | 8 |
| 7 | Wentworth | 154 | 9-3 | 5 |
| 8 | Carthage | 145 | 7-1 | 6 |
| 9 | Eastern Mennonite | 86 | 9-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Rivier | 81 | 6-5 | 13 |
| 11 | Kean | 71 | 11-5 | 7 |
| 12 | Lasell | 67 | 16-2 | 12 |
| 13 | Juniata | 56 | 9-4 | 14 |
| 14 | MIT | 46 | 15-3 | NR |
| 15 | Marymount | 34 | 7-3 | 11 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Hunter 21; Dominican 10; MSOE 10; Nazareth 10.
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