University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Checks In At Sixth In USILA Poll
January 12, 2015 | Men's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team is ranked sixth in the nation in the preseason poll released Monday by the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The poll is voted on by NCAA Division I coaches.
The Tar Heels play all of the top 5-ranked teams in the preseason poll as well as No. 8 Maryland and No. 9 Virginia. No. 11 Harvard and No. 19 Bryant are also on the schedule for Coach Joe Breschi's team.
Rank Team Score
1 Denver 274
2 Notre Dame 271
3 Duke 268
4 Syracuse 244
5 Johns Hopkins 238
6 North Carolina 234
7 Loyola 198
8 Maryland 191
9 Virginia 189
10 Cornell 177
11 Harvard 134
12 Albany 112
13 Penn 105
14 Penn State 69
15 Yale 68
16 Drexel 65
17 Hofstra 57
18 Lehigh 54
19 Bryant 44
20 Army 40
Schools also receiving votes: Ohio State, Princeton, UMass, Towson, Villanova, St.John's, Fairfield, Air Force, Brown, Bucknell, Navy
