University of North Carolina Athletics
Men's Lacrosse Ranked 15th In First USILA Poll Of The Season
March 6, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
March 6, 2001
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team is ranked #15 in the nation in the first United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/STX NCAA Division I men's poll of the 2001 campaign.
Coach John Haus' Tar Heels are 2-1 on the season with a 12-7 win over Fairfield and an 11-10 road win against #19 Navy. Carolina has lost to #13 Bucknell, 9-4. This Saturday Carolina plays at Delaware.
Future opponents on the Tar Heels' schedule this year include #3 Maryland, #6 Virginia, #8 Johns Hopkins, #9 Duke and #11 UMBC.
Here is the complete USILA/STX Men's Division I Lacrosse Poll of the 2001 season.
Rank, Team & Record, Points
1. Syracuse (2-0), 199*
2. Princeton (1-0), 191#
3. Maryland (3-0), 173
4. Georgetown (2-0), 162
5. Loyola (1-0), 156
6. Virginia (1-1), 154 <>
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7. Notre Dame (2-0), 134
8. Johns Hopkins (0-1), 127
9. Duke (2-1), 108
9. Massachusetts (2-0), 108
11. UMBC (2-0), 93
12. Bucknell (2-0), 79
13. Brown (1-0), 77
14. Cornell (1-0), 77
15. North Carolina (2-1), 61
16. Hofstra (0-1), 44
17. Hobart (0-0), 32
18. Rutgers (2-0), 30
19. Navy (0-2), 22
20. Towson (0-1), 21
*9 first place votes
#1 first place vote
Others Receiving Votes: Penn State, Harvard, Delaware, Drexel, Army, Dartmouth, Penn
