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The 5-0 Hofstra Pride made a huge jump in all of the polls this week after taking down the North Carolina Tar Heels. Carolina, which lost to Richmond Monday night (that game was not included in the polls) now sit at or near the bottom of the top ten for each poll and are likely to continue falling next week. The Duke Blue Devils beat Loyola last week (and Jacksonville on Monday night) and gained positions in each ranking, although the Dukies were not ranked in the US Lacrosse poll last week. Notre Dame falls out of the top spot in each ranking after losing a one goal game to Denver. Syracuse barely escaped St. John’s last week and stayed steady in the Media Poll and US Lacrosse Rankings but did move up two places in the USILA Poll. Finally, Virginia had a one goal win over Cornell in California and moved up slightly in each poll.
The Michigan Wolverines picked up its first ever win over a ranked team last week in a one goal win against Penn. While still unranked in two of the rankings, Michigan does land in the 15 spot in the US Lacrosse poll.
The Pollsters are split when it comes to the number one overall ranking. Denver’s win against Notre Dame earned it the top spot in two polls while undefeated Penn State is the top dog in the US Lacrosse rankings.
Maverik Men’s Division I Media Poll
Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (5/5), Big Ten (5/6), Patriot (3/9), Ivy (2/7), Colonial (2/6), Northeast (1/7), Big East (1/6), SoCon (1/8), America East (0/7), Metro Atlantic (0/7), Independent (0/2)
Biggest Movers:
Loyola, Pennsylvania -9
Towson +5
*Hofstra enters the Poll at #7
Exiting the Poll:
Stony Brook
Yale
Entering the Poll:
Hofstra
Richmond
Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:
Albany (8), Johns Hopkins (14), Duke (13), Notre Dame (2), UNC (9), Virginia (12), Army (10)
Maverik Media Poll - Week 5
| Rank | Maverik Media Poll | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Maverik Media Poll | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Denver Pioneers (16) | 5 |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2) | 1 |
| 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions (8) | 3 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins (4) | 2 |
| 5 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1) | 8 |
| 6 | Syracuse Orange | 6 |
| 7 | Hofstra Pride (1) | N/R |
| 8 | Albany Great Danes | 12 |
| 9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 4 |
| 10 | Army Black Knights | 13 |
| 11 | Towson Tigers | T16 |
| 12 | Virginia Cavaliers | 11 |
| 13 | Duke Blue Devils | 18 |
| 14 | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | 7 |
| 15 | Boston University Terriers | 15 |
| 16 | Princeton Tigers | 19 |
| 17 | Ohio State Buckeyes | T16 |
| 18 | Loyola Greyhounds | 9 |
| T19 | Pennsylvania Quakers | 10 |
| T19 | Richmond Spiders | N/R |
Also Receiving Votes: Michigan Wolverines, Harvard Crimson, Stony Brook Seawolves, Air Force Falcons, Yale Bulldogs, Marist Red Foxes
Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20
Ranked Teams by Conference: Big Ten (6/6), ACC (5/5), Patriot (3/9), Ivy (2/7), Colonial (2/6), America East (1/7), Big East (1/6), SoCon (0/8), Metro Atlantic (0/7), Northeast (0/7), Independent (0/2)
Biggest Movers:
Loyola -7
Hofstra +9
Exiting the Poll:
Stony Brook
Yale
Entering the Poll:
Michigan
Duke
Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:
Albany (14), Johns Hopkins (13), Notre Dame (3), Duke (17), UNC (10), Virginia (12), Army (7)
Nike/US Lacrosse Poll - Week 5
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 |
| 2 | Denver | 5 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 4 | Maryland | 2 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 6 |
| 6 | Hofstra | 15 |
| 7 | Army | 7 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 8 |
| 9 | Princeton | 16 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 4 |
| 11 | Towson | 17 |
| 12 | Virginia | 11 |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins | 9 |
| 14 | Albany | 14 |
| 15 | Michigan | N/R |
| 16 | Penn | 10 |
| 17 | Duke | N/R |
| 18 | Ohio State | 18 |
| 19 | Loyola | 12 |
| 20 | Boston University | 20 |
Also Considered: Binghamton, Harvard, Marquette, Richmond, Stony Brook
USILA/Nike Division I Coaches Poll
Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (5/5), Big Ten (5/6), Patriot (3/9), Ivy (2/7), Colonial (2/6), Big East (1/6), SoCon (1/8), Northeast (1/7), America East (0/7), Metro Atlantic (0/7), Independent (0/2)
Biggest Movers:
Pennsylvania -9
Towson +7
Exiting the Poll:
Stony Brook
Yale
Entering the Poll:
Ohio State
Hofstra
Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:
Albany (9), Johns Hopkins (14), Notre Dame (3), UNC (7), Virginia (13), Army (8)
USILA Coaches Poll - Week 5
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Denver (8) | 4 |
| 2 | Penn State (5) | 3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 4 | Maryland (2) | 2 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 7 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 8 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 5 |
| 8 | Army | 11 |
| 9 | Albany | 9 |
| 10 | Towson | 17 |
| 11 | Hofstra | N/R |
| 12 | Duke | 16 |
| 13 | Virginia | 13 |
| 14 | Johns Hopkins (6) | 6 |
| 15 | Princeton | 19 |
| 16 | Boston University | 18 |
| 17 | Loyola | 12 |
| 18 | Ohio State | N/R |
| 19 | Richmond | 20 |
| 20 | Penn | 10 |
Also Receiving Votes: Michigan, Stony Brook, Yale, Harvard, Bryant