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Syracuse lacrosse: Polls show Orange largely static

The three major polls were released on Monday with the Syracuse Orange staying mostly in the same position.

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Wow. The Nike/US Lacrosse Poll said goodbye to the Duke Blue Devils who fell out of the poll after losing to Denver 14-9 this past weekend. In the Media Poll, Duke fell to 18th while the USILA poll has the Dukies at 16th. The Syracuse Orange stayed numbers six and seven in the Media and US Lacrosse polls respectively, while gaining one position moving into the sixth spot, tied with Virginia, in the USILA Coaches poll. Notre Dame and Carolina remain in the top five of each poll while Virginia did not see any movement.

The Air Force Falcons took down Duke in the first game of the year but followed that up with losses to Denver and Marist, scoring six or fewer in each game. The losses caused Air Force to fall out of each poll and gave Marist a spot in the US Lacrosse poll. Meanwhile Penn took down Saint Joseph’s 10-5 this weekend, allowing them to join the fun, entering the Media and US Lacrosse polls for the first time this season.

Maverik Men’s Division I Media Poll

Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (5/5), Big Ten (5/6), Big East (2/6), Ivy (3/7), Patriot (2/9), SoCon (1/8), America East (1/7), Colonial (1/6), Metro Atlantic (0/7), Northeast (0/7), Independent (0/2)

Biggest Movers:

Duke -3

Marquette +4

Exiting the Poll:

Air Force

Entering the Poll:

Penn

Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:

Albany (13), Johns Hopkins (4), Duke (18) Notre Dame (5), UNC (3), Virginia (7)

Maverik Media Poll - Week 2

Rank Maverik Media Poll Previous Rank
Rank Maverik Media Poll Previous Rank
T1 Maryland Terrapins (11 First Place Votes) 2
T1 Denver Pioneers (15) 1
3 North Carolina Tar Heels (8) 3
4 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays 5
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4
6 Syracuse Orange 6
7 Virginia Cavaliers 7
8 Yale Bulldogs 8
9 Brown Bears 10
10 Penn State Nittany Lions 11
11 Loyola Greyhounds 9
12 Towson Tigers 13
13 Albany Great Danes 12
14 Richmond Spiders 16
15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 18
16 Marquette Golden Eagles 20
17 Navy Midshipmen 17
18 Duke Blue Devils 15
19 Ohio State Buckeyes 19
20 Pennsylvania Quakers N/A

Also Receiving Votes: Marist Red Foxes, Air Force Falcons, Boston University Terriers, Harvard Crimson, Michigan Wolverines, Army Black Knights, Vermont Catamounts, Providence Friars, Cornell Big Red

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20

Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (4/5), Big Ten (5/6), Big East (2/6), Ivy (3/7), SoCon (1/8), America East (1/7), Patriot (2/9), Colonial (1/6), Metro Atlantic (1/7), Northeast (0/7), Independent (0/2)

Biggest Movers:

Albany, Loyola -2

Richmond, Penn State +3

Exiting the Poll:

Duke, Air Force

Entering the Poll:

Penn, Marist

Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:

Albany (13), Johns Hopkins (5), Notre Dame (4), UNC (3), Virginia (8)

Nike/US Lacrosse Poll - Week 2

Rank Team Previous Rank
Rank Team Previous Rank
1 Denver 1
2 Maryland 2
3 North Carolina 3
4 Notre Dame 4
5 Johns Hopkins 5
6 Yale 6
7 Syracuse 7
8 Virginia 8
9 Brown 10
10 Penn State 13
11 Loyola 9
12 Towson 12
13 Albany 11
14 Rutgers 14
15 Marquette 17
16 Richmond 19
17 Ohio State 18
18 Navy 20
19 Penn N/R
20 Marist N/R

Also Considered: Air Force, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Duke, Harvard, Michigan, Princeton

USILA/Nike Division I Coaches Poll

Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (5/5), Big Ten (5/6), Ivy (3/7), Big East (2/6), Patriot (2/9), SoCon (1/8), America East (1/7), Colonial (1/6), Metro Atlantic (1/7), Northeast (0/7), Independent (0/2)

Biggest Movers:

Navy, Duke, Loyola -2

Rutgers +4

Exiting the Poll:

Air Force

Entering the Poll:

Marquette

Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:

Albany (13), Johns Hopkins (5), Duke (16), Notre Dame (4), UNC (3), Virginia (T6)

USILA Coaches Poll - Week 2

Rank Team Previous Rank
Rank Team Previous Rank
1 Denver 1
2 Maryland 3
3 North Carolina 2
4 Notre Dame 4
5 Johns Hopkins 5
T6 Virginia 6
T6 Syracuse 7
8 Yale 8
9 Penn State 11
10 Brown 10
11 Loyola 9
12 Albany T12
13 Towson T12
14 Rutgers 18
15 Richmond 16
16 Duke 14
17 Penn 19
18 Navy 17
19 Marquette N/R
20 Ohio State 20

Also Receiving Votes: Boston University, Marist, Air Force, Fairfield, Princeton, Army, Stony Brook, Harvard