Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/7/23 – From Press Release
The first preseason rankings are in ahead of the 2023 season and the University of Pennsylvania men’s lacrosse team have checked in at ninth in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Preseason Top 20, announced Tuesday afternoon by USA Lacrosse Magazine.
The Quakers, who claimed the Ivy League Tournament crown in 2022, advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals a season ago before being ousted by Rutgers, 11-9, with a berth to the Final Four on the line.
Penn will see five members of the top 10 – Georgetown (No. 3), Cornell (No. 4), Princeton (No. 5), Duke (No. 7) and Yale (No. 8) – during the 2023 campaign.
The Quakers’ regular season gets underway February 18 against the Hoyas in Washington, D.C.
NIKE/USA LACROSSE
DIVISION I MEN’S PRESEASON TOP 20
1. Virginia
2. Maryland
3. Georgetown
4. Cornell
5. Princeton
6. Notre Dame
7. Duke
8. Yale
9. Penn
10. Rutgers
11. Ohio State
12. Brown
13. Denver
14. Delaware
15. Harvard
16. Boston University
17. North Carolina
18. Jacksonville
19. Navy
20. Saint Joseph’s
Also considered (alphabetical order): Johns Hopkins, Richmond, Syracuse, Utah, Villanova
