University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Land At No. 3 In Two Preseason Polls
December 1, 2010 | Men's Lacrosse
Dec. 1, 2010
BALTIMORE, MD. - From Syracuse at No. 1 through Bucknell at No. 20, Inside Lacrosse ranks the top 20 teams entering the 2011 season with the North Carolina Tar Heels led by third-year head coach Joe Breschi checking in at No. 3. The Orange come in at No. 1 this preseason after finishing 2010 with a first round exit. With six All-Americans returning and a senior class that's won two national titles, Syracuse is the choice to start the season at the top. Virginia, North Carolina, Cornell and defending national champ Duke round out the top five. This is the first of two polls issued this week which have the Tar Heels at No. 3.
The Inside Lacrosse Poll has the Top 20 as follows:
1. Syracuse
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Cornell
5. Duke
6. Maryland
7. Notre Dame
8. Stony Brook
9. Hofstra
10. Princeton
11. Johns Hopkins
12. Denver
13. Army
14. Loyola
15. UMass
16. Yale
17. Brown
18. Georgetown
19. Drexel
20. Bucknell
The second poll released this week was the Face-Off Yearbook Coaches Poll which has a slightly different set of rankings but the Tar Heels still log on at No. 3. Four of the top 5 teams in this poll hail from the ACC.
2010 Coaches Poll
1. Virginia
2. Syracuse
3. North Carolina
4. Duke
5. Maryland
6. Princeton
7. Notre Dame
8. Stony Brook
9. Cornell
10. Johns Hopkins
11. Hofstra
12. Loyola
13. Georgetown
14. Denver
15. Delaware
16. Army
17. Drexel
18. Navy
19. UMass
20. Villanova
