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Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
March 22, 2004
The Inside Lacrosse Power Poll is published every monday
during the season and is formulated through the votes
of a panel of national media.
Those media include: Inside Lacrosse Magazine, Face-Off
Yearbook, USA Today, The Baltimore Sun, Newsday, The
Annapolis Capital, The Washington Times, The Syracuse
Post-Standard, U.S. Lacrosse, The Towson Times, The
Princeton Packet, The Trentonian, WEOS Geneva, WAER
Syracuse, College Sports Television and Toyota Lacrosse
Weekly.
Note: The USILA Polls Linked Below are the official
Geico/STX Coaches Polls
| Inside
Lacrosse Power Poll--March 22, 2004 |
| Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
Commentary |
| 1 |
Johns
Hopkins |
5 |
0 |
14
first place votes. Held Powell scoreless in smacking
of Syracuse. Now it's getting unfair. |
| 2 |
Maryland |
5 |
0 |
1
first place votes. The Terps continue on a collision
course with Hopkins. But first: at UNC on Sat. |
| 3 |
Princeton |
3 |
1 |
Big
win over Hofstra sets up a No. 3 versus No. 5 showdown
as Cuse comes to town on Saturday. |
| 4 |
North
Carolina |
5 |
1 |
An
overtime win over Duke gives the Heels some major
Tourney clout. Want some more? Beat the Terps on
Sat. |
| 5 |
Syracuse |
3 |
1 |
What
was supposed to be a revenge game, a titanic clash,
turned into a laugher L to Hop. Princeton is next
for the Orange. |
| 6 |
Georgetown |
4 |
1 |
Just
squeaked by Hobart, G-Town remains an enigma. No.
7 Duke should offer a better barometer on Saturday. |
| 7 |
Duke |
3 |
2 |
Two
one-goal ACC losses aren't the end of the world.
But a loss to G-Town on Sat. might be. |
| 8 |
Rutgers |
4 |
1 |
First
loss of the season came to an explosive Army team.
The Knights will be judged by how they bounce back
against Towson. |
| 9 |
Navy |
5 |
1 |
The
Mids four-game winning streak will be put to the
test against rival Army on Saturday. |
| 10 |
Loyola |
2 |
2 |
The
Hounds were awakened in a big win over ND, making
them the only team in the Top 10 not over .500. |
| 11 |
Army |
4 |
1 |
Made
a statement in win over Rutgers. Only loss is to
Cuse with rival Mids up next. |
| 12 |
Cornell |
3 |
1 |
The
Red are on a two-game winning streak. Tuesday's
game against UNC has been postponed. Next up: Yale. |
| 13 |
Hofstra |
2 |
3 |
Got
smoked by Hopkins, then by Princeton, yet still
in the top 15. Thats parity in DI. ND on Wed then
struggling UMass on Sun. |
| 14 |
Virginia |
2 |
4 |
Finally
back on track with OT win over Towson. Title game
rematch with Hopkins in Charlottesville on Sat.
|
| 15 |
Notre
Dame |
1 |
3 |
The
Irish have lost three straight since smacking PSU.
It won't be easy to get off the schneid with Hofstra
next. |
| 16 |
UMBC |
2 |
2 |
UMBC
is back at .500 after losing to Maryland. Delaware
awaits on Saturday. |
| 17 |
Brown |
4 |
0 |
A
10-5 win over UMass puts the undefeated Bears into
the top 20. Can the stay unbeaten with Loyola next. |
| 18 |
Towson |
1 |
3 |
A
heartbreaking OT loss to desperate Virginia wasn't
enough to drop Towson out. A loss to Rutgers on
Sat. will be. |
| 19 |
Denver |
3 |
2 |
With
what some say is a bad loss to PSU, is the shine
off Denver. A game against Col Coll on Fri likely
won't tell us. |
| 20 |
Dartmouth |
3 |
1 |
Three
straight wins and the Green are finally back in
the top 20. Beat Quinn. and Fairfield this week
and they'll stay. |
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