University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Jump Three Spots In USILA Poll
March 12, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
March 12, 2001
BALTIMORE, MD. - North Carolina's men's lacrosse team jumped from 15th to a tie for 12th in this week's STX/U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association coaches poll. Back to back road wins over Navy and Delaware have helped propel the Heels up in the standings after a disheartening loss to Bucknell in the second game of the season.
Syracuse and Princeton remained #1 and #2 in the poll this week with the Orangemen receiving seven first place votes and the Tigers three.
UNC will play the Butler Bulldogs this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Fetzer Field. Following that game the Heels will play six successive games against teams currently ranked in the Top 11 in the nation. UNC will host #11 Duke on March 21, play at #3 Maryland on March 24, host #9 Johns Hopkins on March 31, play at #7 (tied) Virginia on April 7, play at #10 UMBC on April 14 and then play one of the three aforementioned ACC teams in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Orlando, Fla. on April 20.
Here is the complete STX/USILA poll for March 12, 2001.
Rank, Team (Record), Total Points, Previous Rank
1. Syracuse (2-0), 197, 1
2. Princeton (2-0), 193, 2
3. Maryland (4-0), 176, 3
4. Georgetown (3-0), 168, 4
5. Loyola (3-0), 159, 5
6. Notre Dame (3-0), 143, 7
7t. Massachusetts (3-0), 133, 9t
7t. Virginia (1-2), 133, 6
9. Johns Hopkins (1-1), 125, 8
10. UMBC (3-0), 117, 11
11. Duke (3-2), 92, 9t
12t. North Carolina (3-1), 72, 15
12t. Brown (2-0), 72, 13
14. Penn (1-1), 67, nr
15. Hobart (1-0), 55, 17
16. Cornell (2-1), 45, 14
17. Bucknell (2-1), 37, 12
18. Hofstra (0-3), 28, 16
19. Penn State (2-2), 25, nr
20. Towson (2-2), 20, 20
Syracuse received seven first place votes and Princeton received the other three.
Others Receiving Votes: (in order) Drexel, Rutgers, Harvard, Navy, Dartmouth, Army
