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They didn't go wire-to-wire, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered the 2024 season as the defending champs and No. 1-ranked team in the Preseason Media Poll, and that's where they finished after a dominating performance in Monday's Division I NCAA Championship Game.
Runners-up Maryland climb nine spots after being ranked No. 11 in the final Media Poll of the regular season and advancing to the title game, and Denver slots in ahead of Virginia among the teams that lost in the Semifinals. Johns Hopkins is the highest-ranked team among those that lost in the Quarterfinals, and Penn State is the top-ranked team among those whose seasons ended in the first round. UAlbany is the lone newcomer to the Top 20, ending the season at No. 18 after winning the NCAA play-in game before falling to Notre Dame in the first round.
Check out the full Men’s DI Media Poll here.
1 | Notre Dame (16 - 1) | 380 (19) | 1 |
2 | Maryland (11 - 6) | 357 | 11 |
3 | Denver (13 - 4) | 333 | 7 |
4 | Virginia (12 - 6) | 326 | 5 |
5 | Johns Hopkins (11 - 5) | 290 | 3 |
6 | Duke (13 - 6) | 284 | 2 |
7 | Syracuse (12 - 6) | 281 | 4 |