University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Check In At No. 1 In Preseason Coaches Poll
January 9, 2017 | Men's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Coach Joe Breschi's 2017 University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team has received the No. 1 ranking in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/Nike Division I coaches poll. UNC received eight first-place votes in the poll while No. 2 Maryland received four first-place votes and No. 3 Denver earned six first-place votes.
The defeding NCAA champion Tar Heels, who beat Maryland 14-13 in overtime in last year's title game, will play No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Denver, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 7 Duke, No. 8 Johns Hopkins and No. 14 Virginia during its 2017 regular-season slate.
UNC opens the 2017 campaign against UMBC on February 4 at 3 p.m. at Fetzer Field.
USILA/NIKE Division I Men's Lacrosse Coaches Preseason Poll
Rank Team Record Score Previous Week
1 North Carolina 341(8)
2 Maryland 331(4)
3 Denver 320(6)
4 Notre Dame 298
5 Syracuse 256
6 Loyola 253
7 Duke 242
8T Johns Hopkins 210
8T Yale 210
10 Navy 190
11 Brown 170
12 Towson 145
13 Albany 132
14 Virginia 128
15 Penn State 104
16 Rutgers 76
17 Ohio State 52
18 Marquette 49
19 Air Force 45
20 Fairfield 42
Also receiving votes: Villanova, Penn, Army, Richmond, Cornell, Stony Brook, Georgetown, Bucknell, Harvard, Boston U, Quinnipiac, Hobart, Vermont, Colgate, St. Joseph's
