ACC Boasts Four of Top Six in Latest Men's Lacrosse Poll
Maryland is unanimous No. 1, followed by No. 3 UVa, No. 4 UNC and No. 6 Duke.



March 16, 1999

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The IWLCA Poll Committee has released the second week's rankings for NCAA Division I lacrosse for 1999. Rankings will be released weekly on Monday afternoons.

The Maryland Terrapins remained on top of the IWLCA poll with an 18-8 defeat of then-#17 Syracuse. For the third consecutive week, a new school sits in the #2 position, as Penn State makes a seven-rung jump following their 17-12 upset of then-#2 James Madison. Old Dominion and Boston University moved into the polls for the first time this season.

The IWLCA Division I Poll for March 15, 1999 is as follows (with current records, poll points, first place votes, and last week's position)

  1. Maryland        4-0  180 (9) 1
  2. Penn State      3-1  162     9
  3. Virginia        3-0  161     3
  4. North Carolina  2-2  150     4
  5. James Madison   1-1  143     2
  6. Duke            2-1  141     5
  7. Princeton       2-0  123     8
  8. Dartmouth       0-0  121     7
  9. Loyola          0-1  119     6
 10. Georgetown      2-1  101    10
 11. George Mason    2-0  89     11
 12. Rutgers         2-1  71     14
 13. William & Mary  0-0  61     12
 14. Vanderbilt      2-2  59     16
 15. Delaware        0-0  52     15
 16. Boston Univ.    1-0  40     NR
 17. Old Dominion    0-1  36     NR
 18. Syracuse        0-2  33     17
 19. Temple          0-1  30     13
 20. Yale            1-0  14     18


Also receiving votes: Massachusetts, Brown

Games this week involving top-20 action include a trio of games on Tuesday as #1 Maryland travels to #3 Virginia, #6 Duke hosts #7 Princeton, and #11 George Mason plays at #14 Vanderbilt. On Wednesday #10 Georgetown hosts #18 Syracuse and #12 Rutgers hosts #15 Delaware. Thursday sees #4 North Carolina hosting #19 Temple in a rematch of the NCAA Quarterfinal from last year, and on Friday another NCAA quarterfinal rematch takes place as #3 Virginia hosts #7 Princeton. New #2 Penn State also travels to Virginia on Friday to face #13 William & Mary. #8 Dartmouth opens with #1 Maryland on Saturday, and on the same day #12 Rutgers faces #17 ODU and #5 JMU takes on #9 Loyola in the CAA. #2 PSU and #3 Virginia play on Sunday.