April 5, 1999

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

The Maryland Terrapins remained on top of the IWLCA poll for the sixth consecutive week with a pair of victories, including a 12-11 overtime victory over then-#5 James Madison. Cornell moves into the top-20 for the first time this season following a 7-6 victory over then-#14 Vanderbilt.

The IWLCA Division I Poll for April 5, 1999 is as follows (with current records, poll points, first place votes, and last week's position)

   1. Maryland      10-0  160 (8) 1
   2. Duke           8-1  152     2
   3. James Madison  6-2  143     5
   4. Virginia       6-3  136     4
   5. Princeton      6-2  128     6
   6. Penn State     6-3  117     8
   7. North Carolina 4-4  116     3
   8. Georgetown     6-3   95     7
   9. Loyola         5-2   91     9
  10. Dartmouth      4-1   90    10
  11. Rutgers        7-2   78    12
  12. William & Mary 2-6   76    15
  13. Boston Univ.   8-0   71    13
  14. Old Dominion   4-5   53    11
  15. Delaware       5-2   51    17
  16. Yale           6-1   39    18
  17. Vanderbilt     4-6   26    14
  18. Cornell        6-1   18    NR
  19. Brown          3-4   13    20
  20. George Mason   3-3   12    16

Also receiving votes: Syracuse, Temple, Johns Hopkins, American

Games this week involving top-20 action includes action in the Mid-Atlantic as #15 Delaware hosts #5 Princeton on Tuesday. Virginia, who holds at #4, travels to new #3 James Madison on Wednesday and hosts #2 Duke on Saturday and #17 Vanderbilt on Sunday.

The CAA sees a pair of top-20 games on Wednesday as #9 Loyola faces #20 George Mason and #12 William & Mary travels down the road to #14 Old Dominion. On Saturday, #10 Dartmouth welcomes #18 Cornell to the poll, and Loyola hosts #6 Penn State. Old Dominion hosts against #20 George Mason, and two pairs of top-10 teams battle on Saturday as Loyola hosts Penn State and North Carolina hosts Georgetown.

The CAA continues as George Mason and William & Mary tangle on Sunday and Old Dominion hosts its third consecutive top-20 with #13 Boston University coming to town.