ACC is First Conference Ever to Sweep Top Four Spots in Women's Lacrosse Poll
Unanimous No. 1 Maryland is followed by No. 2 Duke, No. 3 UNC and No. 4 Virginia.



March 30, 1999

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The ACC made history this week by becoming the first conference ever to sweep the top four spots in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse rankings, as released by the IWLCA Poll Committee.

The ACC quartet is led by unanimous No. 1 Maryland, which remained on top of the IWLCA poll for the fifth consecutive week after defeating a pair of top-20 teams. For the first time this season, a team holds on to second place in the poll as Duke won both of its games. The Terps and Blue Devils are followed by No. 3 North Carolina and and No. 4 Virginia.

The IWLCA Division I Poll for March 29, 1999 is as follows (with current records, poll points, first place votes, and last week's position) 

  1. Maryland         8-0  180 (9)  1
  2. Duke             6-1  170      2
  3. North Carolina   4-2  160      5
  4. Virginia         5-3  143      4
  5. James Madison    5-1  142      7
  6. Princeton        5-2  141      3
  7. Georgetown       5-2  129      9
  8. Penn State       5-3  122      6
  9. Loyola           2-2  103     10
 10. Dartmouth        2-1  102      8
 11. Old Dominion     3-3   80     12
 12. Rutgers          5-2   72     14
 13. Boston Univ.     6-0   69     17
 14. Vanderbilt       4-4   66     11
 15. William & Mary   1-4   51     13
 16. George Mason     3-1   46     15
 17. Delaware         2-2   44     16
 18. Yale             5-1   36     18
 19. Syracuse         3-3   20     19
 20. Brown            2-3   13     20

 Also receiving votes: Temple, Cornell

Games this week involving top-20 action includes as ACC showdown as #2 Duke hosts #3 North Carolina.

On Friday #5 James Madison continues through the tough CAA with a game against #16 George Mason. On Saturday the Ivy League gets into top-20 competition as #10 Dartmouth and #20 Brown tangle. The CAA continues its top-20 action as #9 Loyola faces #11 Old Dominion.

James Madison continues its own streak of top-20 games with a tilt against #1 Maryland, and #7 Georgetown and #12 Rutgers square off on Saturday as well. #15 William & Mary welcomes a pair of ACC foes, taking on #2 Duke on Saturday and #3 North Carolina on Sunday.