Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/9/10
From Press Releases
The Northwestern Wildcats, the five-time reigning national champions, sit in the top spot of the IWLCA poll to open the 2010 season. The ‘Cats took all 20 first-place votes in the preseason poll and lead a contingent of four teams from the American Lacrosse Conference in the rankings.
Pennsylvania (354 points), which has made it to the Final Four each of the past three seasons, stands third, behind Maryland (376 points).
IWLCA Division I Preseason Poll
Record Votes (1st pl)
1. Northwestern 1-0 400 (20)
2. Maryland 0-0 376
3. Penn 0-0 354
4. N. Carolina 0-0 345
5. Duke 0-0 313
6. Syracuse 0-0 286
7. Georgetown 0-0 280
8. Notre Dame 0-0 247
9. Princeton 0-0 240
10. Virginia 0-0 239
11. Vanderbilt 0-0 184
12. Boston U. 0-0 178
13. Stanford 0-0 153
14. Loyola 0-0 134
15. Dartmouth 0-0 112
16. Ohio State 0-0 79
17. Towson 0-0 68
18. Penn State 0-0 62
19. Cornell 0-0 38
20. Wm. & Mary 0-0 31
Also receiving votes: Boston College, Denver, Fairfield, Harvard, New Hampshire
Division II
Defending champion Adelphi opens the 2010 season on top of the poll, taking all 10 first-place votes in the opening rankings of the season. Last year’s runner-up, Lock Haven, is tied C.W. Post. West Chester is No. 6.
IWLCA Division II Preseason Poll
Record Votes (1st pl)
1. Adelphi 0-0 100 (10)
2t. CW Post 0-0 82
2t. L. Haven 0-0 82
4t. Limestone 0-0 57
4t. Mercyhurst 0-0 57
6. West Chester 0-0 41
7. Dowling 0-0 40
8. New Haven 0-0 33
9. Stonehill 0-0 25
10. Gannon 0-0 21
Also receiving votes: Rollins
Division III
The Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall, the 2009 NCAA Champions, open the 2010 season where they ended the last – on top of the polls. The Dips took 15 of the 20 first-place votes to nip 2009 runner-up Salisbury for the top spot in the rankings. The Sea Gulls, who earned three first-place votes, come in at second, while F&M’s conference rival, Gettysburg, received two top votes and starts off in third in the poll.
IWLCA Division III Preseason Poll
Record Votes (1st pl)
1. Fr. & Marshall 0-0 395 (15)
2. Salisbury 0-0 375 (3)
3. Gettysburg 0-0 351 (2)
4. Hamilton 0-0 328
5. TCNJ 0-0 298
6. Middlebury 0-0 284
7. Tufts 0-0 253
8. Catholic 0-0 252
9. Union 0-0 251
10. Colby 0-0 245
11. Babson 0-0 176
12. Williams 0-0 167
13. Cortland 0-0 149
14. Wm Smith 0-0 138
15. Trinity (CT) 0-0 113
16. Stevens 0-0 104
17. Roanoke 0-0 66
18. St. John Fisher0-0 63
19. Wash. & Lee 0-0 48
20. Buffalo State 0-0 43
Also receiving votes: Amherst, Bowdoin, Elizabethtown, Mary Washington
Tags: Penn, West Chester
