Syracuse Lacrosse: Unanimous Number One

After putting a beat down on the Duke Blue Devils last weekend, the Syracuse Orange remain in the number one position in both the Media Poll and the USILA Coaches Poll. Syracuse took all 22 first place votes in the Coaches Poll and all 25 first place votes in the Media Poll.

The top eight rankings are the same in both polls this week, with the ACC taking five of those spots in both polls. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish move up one spot in both polls to second, setting up a big #1 vs. #2 game between Notre Dame and Syracuse on Saturday.

Georgetown enters both polls this week at the #14 position following wins over the Loyola Greyhounds and the previously undefeated Marquette Golden Eagles. On Saturday the Georgetown Hoyas will take on the Denver Pioneers. The Pioneers find themselves in the #5 spot after beating Lehigh and Penn State last week. The Maryland Terrapins enter the top five in both polls this week after a 10-8 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Terps have Robert Morris and Michigan on the slate this week.

Dropped from the Rankings

• Media Poll: Villanova, Harvard
• USILA Coaches Poll: Villanova, Harvard

New This Week

• Media Poll: Boston University, Georgetown
• USILA Coaches Poll: Bucknell, Georgetown

Receiving Votes

• Media Poll: Navy, Bucknell, Stony Brook, Harvard, Villanova, Fairfield, Marist
• USILA Coaches Poll: Boston University, Navy, Stony Brook, Fairfield, Villanova, Harvard, Marist, Richmond, UMass

Biggest Movers

• Media Poll: Princeton +3, Marquette -3
• USILA Coaches Poll: Maryland +3, Albany +3, North Carolina -2, Duke -2, Yale -2, Marquette -2, Towson -2

Conference Teams in the Poll

• Media Poll: ACC (5 out of 5), Ivy (4/7), Big Ten (3/6), Big East (3/6), Patriot (3/9), AmEast (1/7), Colonial (1/6), Metro Atlantic (0/7), Northeast (0/7), Southern (0/7), Independent (0/2)
• USILA Coaches Poll: ACC (5 out of 5), Ivy (4/7), Big Ten (3/6), Patriot (3/9), Big East (3/6), AmEast (1/7), Colonial (1/6), Metro Atlantic (0/7), Northeast (0/7), Southern (0/7), Independent (0/2)

The Orange will visit South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday at 12:00 pm. The game can be seen on ESPNU and heard on WTKW 99.5 FM. Of course you can also follow me @Orangelax for updates throughout the game.