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The coaches love us! Welcome to the top five! The Syracuse Orange, and most of the ACC, got more love in the USILA/Nike Preseason Coaches’ Poll than the previously released Inside Lacrosse preseason rankings. IL had SU seventh in its poll while the coaches (or their interns) moved the Orange up to number five. Nevertheless, number five through seven are only separated by a mere 14 points, so don’t read too much into this.
There are some striking differences between the two polls such as Ohio State 17/NR, Richmond NR/15, and Johns Hopkins T8/12. In the end though, these are just preseason polls, so ya know, they’re really more for our entertainment than anything else.
USILA/Nike Preseason Coaches’ Poll (2017 opponents in bold)
1. North Carolina Tar Heels
2. Maryland Terrapins
3. Denver Pioneers
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5. Syracuse Orange
6. Loyola Greyhounds
7. Duke Blue Devils
T8. Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
T8. Yale Bulldogs
10. Navy Midshipmen
11. Brown Bears
12. Towson Tigers
13. Albany Great Danes
14. Virginia Cavaliers
15. Penn State Nittany Lions
16. Rutgers Scarlett Knights
17. Ohio State Buckeyes
18. Marquette Golden Eagles
19. Air Force Falcons
20. Fairfield Stags