Where Boston College Women's Lacrosse is Ranked After Week 2

How far did the Eagles fall after their double overtime loss to the Wolverines over the weekend?

Marissa White celebrates after scoring a goal at Fish Field House on Feb. 13, 2026. | John Sexton / Boston College Eagles On SI

Boston College women’s lacrosse lost the only game it played last week. 

The Eagles dropped its game to Michigan 10-9 in double overtime on Saturday to fall to 0-3 on the season. 

With the loss, Boston College dipped to No. 12 in this week’s Inside Lacrosse KANE Media Poll and No. 11 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll. 

In the Inside Lacrosse Poll, UNC remained the No. 1 team with 16 first-place votes and 400 points, followed by Stanford at No. 2 with 377 points, Maryland at No. 3 with 369 points, Northwestern at No. 4 with 346 points, and Michigan rounded out the top five with 316 points. 

The top five looked similar in the IWLCA Poll. UNC was ranked as the No. 1 team, while Stanford was No. 2, Maryland was No. 3, Northwestern was No. 4, and Johns Hopkins was ranked No. 5. 

In total, nine ACC teams placed in both rankings. Joining Boston College, UNC, and Stanford are Notre Dame, Clemson, Syracuse, Virginia, Pitt, and Duke. 

Additionally, Virginia Tech received votes this week in the Inside Lacrosse Poll, but did not place in the rankings. 

The difference in the two polls this week is the team sitting at No. 25. In the Inside Lacrosse Poll, Cornell picked up the final spot with 23 points and in the IWLCA Poll, Richmond moved into the rankings after being unranked last week. 

Below are the full rankings for the week.

Inside Lacrosse KANE Women's Division I Media Poll Week 3:

(Rank, team, first-place votes, points, record) 

1. UNC (16)- 400, 4-0
2. Stanford- 377, 5-0
3. Maryland- 369, 4-0
4. Northwestern- 346, 4-1
5. Michigan- 316, 3-1
6. Johns Hopkins- 314, 4-0
7. Florida- 295, 2-1
8. Notre Dame- 277, 4-1
9. Clemson- 262, 3-2
10. Navy- 252, 4-0
11. Colorado- 219, 3-0
12. Boston College- 202, 0-3
13. Loyola Maryland- 175, 2-2
14. Yale- 173, 3-0
15. Syracuse- 170, 0-3
16. Princeton- 158, 0-1
17. Penn State- 137, 5-0
18. Virginia- 124, 2-3
19. Army- 120, 3-1
20. Stony Brook- 117, 1-0
21. Penn- 100, 1-1
22. Denver- 98, 4-0
23. Pitt- 89, 3-1
24. Duke- 51, 2-2
25. Cornell- 23, 2-1

Also Receiving Votes: Georgetown, James Madison, UAlbany, Richmond, Dartmouth, Temple, Harvard, USC, Virginia Tech

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll Week 3:

(Rank, team)

1. UNC
2. Stanford
3. Maryland
4. Northwestern
5. Johns Hopkins
6. Michigan
7. Florida
8. Notre Dame
9. Clemson
10. Navy
11. Boston College
12. Syracuse
13. Loyola Maryland
14. Princeton
15. Colorado
16. Yale
17. Penn
18. Stony Brook
19. Denver
20. Penn State
21. Virginia
22. Army
23. Duke
24. Pitt
25. Richmond