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At roughly midseason, we’re back to where we started — but nothing has gone to script. Notre Dame is atop the Men’s DI Media Poll, the spot they held the first three weeks of the rankings.
Previous No. 1 Army fell to Boston U on Friday, the fourth time in five weeks the top-ranked team was beaten. The Black Knights fell to No. 6, and BU leapt into the rankings at 17.
Virginia is No. 2 but receiving several first-place votes. The Cavaliers (8-1) took care of Drexel and UAlbany this week.
Syracuse is up to No. 3 amid a five-game winning streak and took down Duke midweek before retaining the Kraus-Simmons Trophy against Hobart. Syracuse and Notre Dame face each other this weekend on the ACC Network.
No. 4 Penn State was tested by Ohio State in a Big Ten battle but prevailed, keeping its seven-game winning streak intact. Their lone loss was on Feb. 3 to Colgate.
Duke responded to its deflating offensive showing midweek against Syracuse with a workmanlike win against Denver on Sunday at the College Lacrosse Live Series.
Maryland (down to 12 from 7) and Michigan (up to 14 from 19) had a lot of movement after the Wolverines' dramatic win. Quinnipiac, which is the lone undefeated men’s DI team and enters the poll for the first time.
Check out the full Men's DI Media Poll.
Rank | Team | Points | Prev |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Notre Dame (5 - 1) | 489 (17) | 2 |
2 | Virginia (8 - 1) | 481 (8) | 3 |
3 | Syracuse (9 - 2) | 434 | 6 |
4 | Penn State (7 - 1) | 424 | 5 |
5 | Duke (9 - 2) | 383 | 4 |
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