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Syracuse Lacrosse: ACC continues to struggle in rankings

The Syracuse Orange are ranked in the top ten in each poll this week, as once again SU holds its ground.

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Man, what a jump by Ohio State after a huge takedown of the Denver Pioneers on Sunday. The last few weeks, there has been a lot of turmoil at the top of the polls. In this week’s Media Poll six different programs earned a first place vote, including the Syracuse Orange which otherwise hasn’t gotten much movement in the polls. Notre Dame continues to move around in the top 5 while Duke moves up once again. Virginia fell to Notre Dame by one goal on Saturday moving the Cavaliers further down the rankings. Finally, UNC got beaten by Richmond last Monday and was able to turn around and destroy Dartmouth, but the Heels are still trending downwards.

Maverik Men’s Division I Media Poll

Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (5/5), Big Ten (6/6), Patriot (3/9), Ivy (1/7), 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:

Ohio State Buckeyes +13

Denver Pioneers, Army Black Knight -6

Exiting the Poll:

Pennsylvania

Entering the Poll:

Michigan

Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:

Albany (9), Johns Hopkins (17), Duke (11), Notre Dame (2), UNC (14), Virginia (15), Army (8)

Maverik Media Poll - Week 6

Rank Maverik Media Poll Previous Rank
Rank Maverik Media Poll Previous Rank
1 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7) 5
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10) 2
3 Penn State Nittany Lions (11) 3
4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6) 17
5 Hofstra Pride (1) 7
6 Syracuse Orange (1) 6
7 Denver Pioneers 1
8 Army Black Knights 10
9 Albany Great Danes 8
10 Maryland Terrapins 4
11 Duke Blue Devils 13
12 Richmond Spiders T19
13 Princeton Tigers 16
14 North Carolina Tar Heels 9
15 Virginia Cavaliers 12
16 Towson Tigers 11
17 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays 14
18 Loyola Greyhounds 18
19 Boston University Terriers 15
20 Michigan Wolverines N/R

Also Receiving Votes: Villanova Wildcats, Pennsylvania Quakers, Yale Bulldogs, Air Force Falcons, Binghamton Bearcats, Stony Brook Seawolves, Fairfield Stags, Marquette Golden Eagles, UMBC Retrievers, Bucknell Bison

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20

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

Biggest Movers:

North Carolina -8

Ohio State +15

Exiting the Poll:

Penn

Boston University

Entering the Poll:

Richmond

Marquette

Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:

Albany (13), Johns Hopkins (16), Notre Dame (2), Duke (10), UNC (18), Virginia (15), Army (6)

Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 - Week 6

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

Also Considered: Air Force, Binghamton, Boston University, Delaware, Penn, Villanova, Yale

USILA/Nike Division I Coaches Poll

Ranked Teams by Conference: ACC (5/5), Big Ten (6/6), Patriot (3/9), Ivy (1/7), 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:

Maryland, Towson, North Carolina -6

Ohio State +14

Exiting the Poll:

Yale

Entering the Poll:

Michigan

Syracuse Opponents in the Poll:

Albany (8), Johns Hopkins (18), Duke (11), Notre Dame (2), UNC (13), Virginia (15), Army (9)

USILA Coaches Poll - Week 6

Rank Team Previous Rank
Rank Team Previous Rank
1 Penn State (9) 2
2 Notre Dame (6) 3
3 Rutgers (2) 5
4 Ohio State (3) 18
5 Syracuse 6
6 Denver 1
7 Hofstra 11
8 Albany 9
9 Army 8
10 Maryland 4
11 Duke 12
12 Princeton 15
13 North Carolina 7
14 Richmond 19
15 Virginia 13
16 Towson 10
17 Loyola 17
18 Johns Hopkins 14
19 Boston University 16
20 Michigan N/R

Also Receiving Votes: Yale, Villanova, Penn, Air Force, Providence, Marquette, Stony Brook, Bucknell, Delaware, High Point, Binghamton