CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina claimed a perfect 22-0 season over Memorial Day Weekend and finished the year atop the ILWomen/IWLCA Poll.
The Tar Heels owned the No. 1 spot in the poll since week 6 in late March after their first win against Boston College — the national runners-up and the preseason No. 1 team in the country.
After BC, No. 3 and 4 in the poll are Maryland and Northwestern, teams that led both BC and UNC, respectively, until late in their NCAA Semifinal matchups.
Quarterfinalists Stony Brook, Syracuse, Loyola and Florida followed, and Princeton finished in the Top 10 in Chris Sailer's last season.