University of Massachusets Athletics
Men's Lacrosse Ranked 15th In Preseason Coaches Poll
December 23, 2004 | Men's Lacrosse
Dec. 23, 2004
AMHERST, Mass. -- The UMass men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 15 in the prseason coaches poll conducted by Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse. The Minutemen take on eight teams in the preseason poll, beginning with No. 25 Hofstra on Feb. 26.
UMass takes on No. 25 Hofstra (Feb. 26), No. 19 Brown (March 19), No. 17 Loyola (March 26), No. 21 Penn State (April 2), No. 20 Hobart (April 16), No. 6 Georgetown (April 23), defending national champion No. 2 Syracuse (April 30) and No. 12 Rutgers (May 7).
Johns Hopkins again landed the top spot, with Syracuse, Princeton, Navy and Maryland rounding out the top five. The poll was compiled from 56 coaches' surveys.
2005 Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Johns Hopkins- 1370 points (35 first place votes) 2. Syracuse- 1309 points (19 first place votes) 3. Princeton- 1207 points 4. Navy- 1195 points (2 first place votes) 5. Maryland- 1177 points 6. Georgetown- 1066 points 7. North Carolina- 1011 points 8. Virginia- 1007 points 9. Cornell- 818 points 10. Notre Dame- 746 points 11. Towson- 714 points 12. Rutgers- 634 points 13. Duke- 622 points 14. Ohio State- 604 points 15. UMass- 530 points 16. Army- 425 points 17. Loyola- 418 points 18. Penn- 387 points 19. Brown- 348 points 20. Hobart- 267 points 21. Penn State- 238 points 22. Villanova- 229 points 23. Dartmouth- 216 points 24. Denver- 209 points 25. Hofstra-173 pointsOthers Receiving Votes: Albany 137, UMBC 133, Delaware 129, Harvard 100, Bucknell 77, Yale 63, Binghamton 24, Fairfield 22, Air Force 12, Stony Brook 7, Butler 5, Colgate 5, Vermont 5, Holy Cross 2, Marist 1, Quinnipiac 1
