University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Preseason #5 In Face-Off Yearbook Poll
December 14, 2015 | Men's Lacrosse
BALTIMORE, MD. - 2015 NCAA quarterfinalist North Carolina begins the 2016 season ranked #5 in the preseason Face-Off Yearbook national poll. The Tar Heels are one of five teams picked in the Top 8 in the preseason poll. Ealier in the day UNC was picked by the ACC head coaches to finish fifth in this year's conference race.
Despite losing five All-Americas to graduation, UNC is still well regarded in the preseason poll of national coaches conducted by Face-Off Yearbook.
Notre Dame, the defending ACC regular season champion and 2015 NCAA semifinalist, is the preseason No. 1 pick, followed by defending NCAA champion Denver at No. 2.
The Face-Off Yearbook ranks all 70 teams in DI. The rankings are a consensus of Inside Lacrosse's staff and longtime contributors with assistance from the 70 Division I head coaches.
2016 Face-Off Yearbook Top 20
1. Notre Dame; 2. Denver; 3. Duke; 4. Maryland; 5. North Carolina; 6. Johns Hopkins; 7. Virginia; 8. Syracuse; 9. Brown; 10. Yale; 11. Albany; 12. Loyola; 13. Ohio State; 14. Harvard; 15. Cornell; 16. Marquette; 17. Villanova; 18. Georgetown; 19. Towson; 20. Colgate.
