University of North Carolina Athletics
Men's Lacrosse Jumps Five Spots In USILA Poll
April 9, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
April 9, 2001
BALTIMORE, MD. - The North Carolina men's lacrosse team jumped five spots in the STX/U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll released Monday. Carolina was tied for 19th in last week's ranking and was in danger of falling out of the USILA poll for the first time since 1979.
ut Carolina's 7-5 win over then #4 Virginia last Saturday propelled the Tar Heels up to 14th in this week's ranking. Virginia fell five spots from #4 to #9 after its home loss to the Tar Heels.
North Carolina (5-4) will be on the road again this Saturday when the Tar Heels play #16 UMBC at 7:30 p.m. at UMBC Stadium.
Rank, Team (Record), Total Points, Previous Rank
1. Princeton (7-1), 199, 2
2. Johns Hopkins (5-2), 181, 3
3. Syracuse (5-2), 166, 1
4. Massachusetts (8-0), 164, 5
5. Maryland (8-1), 162, 6
6. Notre Dame (7-1), 155, 7
7. Loyola (5-2), 142, 10
8. Georgetown (8-1), 138, 8
9. Virginia (5-4), 117, 4
10. Towson (6-2), 114, 11
11. Bucknell (7-3), 86, 9
12. Cornell (5-2), 84, 14
13. Navy (5-4), 75, 12
14. North Carolina (5-4), 72, 19T
15. Duke (7-4), 53, 16
16. UMBC (4-3), 51, 15
17. Penn State (4-4), 40, 19T
18. Hofstra (4-5), 34, 13
19. Rutgers (4-3), 33, 18
20. Hobart (4-2), 16, 17
Others Receiving Votes (in order): Penn, Army, Brown, Fairfield
Princeton received nine first place votes and Massachusetts received one.
