University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Sixth In Preseason USILA Poll
January 19, 2016 | Men's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team is ranked sixth in the preseason poll issued by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The poll is conducted by a panel of 22 NCAA Division I coaches. Carolina plays the other seven teams ranked in the Top 8 of the poll, including the four ACC schools plus defending champion Denver, 2015 finalist Maryland and 2015 semifinalist Johns Hopkins.
Rank Institution Score 1st Place Votes
1 University of Denver 431 14
2 University of Notre Dame 416 6
3 Duke University 393 1
4 University of Maryland 365 1
5 Johns Hopkins University 340
6 University of North Carolina 317
7 Syracuse University 311
8 University of Virginia 302
9 Yale University 271
10 Brown University 202
11 The Ohio State University 174
12 University at Albany 162
13 Georgetown University 158
14 Loyola University 153
15 Harvard University 105
16 Towson University 97
17 Cornell University 94
18 U.S. Naval Academy 56
19 Villanova University 54
20 Stony Brook University 50
Also receiving votes: Marquette, Colgate, Princeton, Penn State, Army, Penn, Fairfield, High Point, Hofstra, Bucknell, Boston U, Richmond, UMass, Marist
