Women's Lacrosse Polls (4/11/16): Media #4, Coaches #4

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Media Poll: No. 1 Maryland Leads; USC Cracks Top Five

No. 1 Maryland (12-0) remains undefeated at the top of this week’s Media Poll after routing Big Ten foe Rutgers, 18-3, over the weekend. No. 2 Florida, No. 3 North Carolina and No. 4 Syracuse remain, but No. 5 USC (13-0) enters for the first time this season to round out the top five. It marks the first time in the young program’s history that the Trojans cracked the top five ranks.

No. 8 Ohio State enters the top ten for the first time this season after running past then-No. 9 Penn State, 16-13, on Saturday.

Colorado, Johns Hopkins, Loyola and Harvard are all receiving votes.

1

Maryland (12-0) 340 (17)
2

Florida (12-1) 322 (0)
3

North Carolina (11-2) 307 (0)
4

Syracuse (11-3) 288 (0)
5

USC (13-0) 267 (0)

 

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IWLCA Polls: Division I, II & III

Once again, Maryland, Adelphi, and Cortland reign supreme as the consensus top picks in the IWLCA's Divisional Coaches Polls for the week of April 11. All three squads are defending national champions and remain perfect on the season thus far. Only the Division I poll saw any movement among the top five teams, as Louisville snuck back in at number five after spending the last four weeks locked in the sixth spot.

 

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