Media / Coaches Polls (2/15/16): Media #5, Coaches #6

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Cascade/Maverik Media Poll: Top Stays Same, Virginia Drops (IL)

The first in-season Cascade/Maverik Media Poll has been released by Inside Lacrosse.

The poll — which comes after a majority of teams have started their season, but not all — sees Virginia drop significantly, but not a lot of change at the top. The Cavaliers lost 11-4 to Loyola on Saturday in the weekend's biggest matchup.

Loyola moves up three spots to No. 8 after the win; Virginia falls to No. 13.

Elsewhere, Penn State enters the poll after two high-scoring wins. But, expect more changes as more teams get into their seasons, highlighted this coming weekend by a triple-header in Atlanta that features No. 2 Denver vs. No. 3 Duke, as well as No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Georgetown.

1

Notre Dame (0-0) 484 (18)
2

Denver (1-0) 467 (5)
3

Duke (2-0) 433 (1)
4

Maryland (0-0) 428 (0)
5

Syracuse (1-0) 402 (1)

 

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Nike/USILA Coaches' Poll: Notre Dame Leaps Past Denver (IL)

Before takings its opening face-off, Notre Dame has lept into the No. 1 spot in the Nike/USILA Coaches' Poll.

The Irish, who were No. 1 in the Media Poll and Face-Off Yearbook preseason rankings, took the No. 1 ranking after Denver escaped Air Force with a narrow win over the weekend.

Notre Dame begins its season Saturday with a big test in Georgetown.

North Carolina and Syracuse each went up a spot while Johns Hopkins dropped one, and Loyola was the big winner in this week's poll thanks to its win against Virginia.

1 Notre Dame (0-0) 445 (12)
2 Denver (1-0) 430 (10)
3 Duke (2-0) 419 (1)
4 Maryland (0-0) 381 (0)
5 North Carolina (2-0) 349 (0)
6 Syracuse (1-0) 345 (0)

 

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Nike/LM Division I Men's Top 20: Setting the Stage

Ten of the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Division I Men's Preseason Top 20 have played at least one game. By the end of this weekend, all will have officially opened their seasons.

There will likely be more movement in these rankings — which will be updated every Monday throughout the season — come next time.

For now, only Loyola's dominant win over Virginia and Johns Hopkins' double-overtime victory at Navy on Tuesday shuffled spots, although No. 2 Denver got a scare from Air Force, winning 10-9 on late goals by freshman Nate Marano, and No. 3 Duke pulled out a close, two-goal win against visiting Lehigh on Sunday in the Blue Devils' second game in three days...

 

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