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Carolina Ranked Ninth In Preseason Inside Lacrosse Poll
January 30, 2018 | Men's Lacrosse
Tar Heels picked ninth nationally, third in ACC.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team checks in at #9 in the Inside Lacrosse Maverik Media poll for the preseason as released on January 29, 2018.
Coach Joe Breschi's defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Tar Heels, winner of the ACC Tournament in 2013 and 2017 and NCAA Tournament in 2016, is Number 9 in a Top 20 poll chock full of 2018 Tar Heel opponents. Seven of Carolina's 14 games will be against preseason Top 20 and another two against teams receiving votes in the poll.
Carolina is the third-ranked ACC team in the poll behind #1 Duke and #6 Notre Dame. Four schools received votes for first place in the media poll released Tuesday.
Rank, School, Record, Poll Points, First Place Votes
1. Duke, 0-0, 552, 12
2. Maryland, 0-0, 539, 10
3. Albany, 0-0, 518, 6
4. Denver, 0-0, 508, 1
5. Yale, 0-0, 471
6. Notre Dame, 0-0, 401
7. Ohio State, 0-0, 368
8. Rutgers, 0-0, 335
9. North Carolina, 0-0, 310
10. Loyola, 0-0, 306
11. Syracuse, 0-0, 299
12. Penn State, 0-0, 298
13. Johns Hopkins, 0-0, 270
14. Towson, 0-0, 197
15. Virginia, 0-0, 169
16. Army West Point, 0-0, 158
17. Marquette, 0-0, 86
18. Brown, 0-0, 67
19. Princeton, 0-0, 48
20. Boston University, 0-0, 41
Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Villanova, Richmond, Penn, Cornell, Providence, Air Force, Navy, Bryant, Delaware, Harvard
Coach Joe Breschi's defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Tar Heels, winner of the ACC Tournament in 2013 and 2017 and NCAA Tournament in 2016, is Number 9 in a Top 20 poll chock full of 2018 Tar Heel opponents. Seven of Carolina's 14 games will be against preseason Top 20 and another two against teams receiving votes in the poll.
Carolina is the third-ranked ACC team in the poll behind #1 Duke and #6 Notre Dame. Four schools received votes for first place in the media poll released Tuesday.
Rank, School, Record, Poll Points, First Place Votes
1. Duke, 0-0, 552, 12
2. Maryland, 0-0, 539, 10
3. Albany, 0-0, 518, 6
4. Denver, 0-0, 508, 1
5. Yale, 0-0, 471
6. Notre Dame, 0-0, 401
7. Ohio State, 0-0, 368
8. Rutgers, 0-0, 335
9. North Carolina, 0-0, 310
10. Loyola, 0-0, 306
11. Syracuse, 0-0, 299
12. Penn State, 0-0, 298
13. Johns Hopkins, 0-0, 270
14. Towson, 0-0, 197
15. Virginia, 0-0, 169
16. Army West Point, 0-0, 158
17. Marquette, 0-0, 86
18. Brown, 0-0, 67
19. Princeton, 0-0, 48
20. Boston University, 0-0, 41
Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Villanova, Richmond, Penn, Cornell, Providence, Air Force, Navy, Bryant, Delaware, Harvard
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