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Army is No. 1 for the first time in its illustrious lacrosse history.
The Black Knights take the top spot in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll for Week 5. It is the first time they’ve ever been on top of the lacrosse rankings, even in the long history of the USILA Rankings as well. (They peaked at No. 2 in 1982.)
They got there after a 6-0 start that included an overtime win against Syracuse.
The voting comes after the third week in which the No. 1 team was beaten. This time, Yale took down Denver, which drops to No. 8. Army was cleared for the top spot with the Pioneers’ loss and previous No. 2 Johns Hopkins’ loss to Syracuse.
Notre Dame, Duke, Virginia and Maryland make up the Top 5, followed by the Orange and Hopkins.
The Week 5 Media Poll represents the biggest wholesale reset of the ranks since the start of the season. Harvard jumped up to No. 12, while Cornell and Michigan had big drops. Delaware re-entered at No. 20.
Check out the full Men’s DI Media Poll here.
Rank | Team | Points | Prev |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Army (6 - 0) | 533 (22) | 3 |
2 | Notre Dame (4 - 1) | 505 (4) | 4 |
3 | Virginia (5 - 1) | 454 | 5 |
4 | Duke (6 - 1) | 451 (1) | 6 |
5 | Maryland (5 - 1) | 426 | 7 |
6 | Syracuse (6 - 2) | 381 | 9 |
7 | Johns Hopkins (5 - 2) | 375 | 2 |
8 | Denver (5 - 1) | 366 | 1 |
9 | Penn State (5 - 1) | 352 | 11 |
10 | Yale (3 - 1) | 325 | 12 |