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Senior Kelsie Garrison
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Buffs Drop In Latest Lacrosse Polls
April 02, 2018 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — After falling 10-8 to the University of Denver on March 29, the Colorado women's lacrosse team dropped slightly in the national rankings. The Buffs (7-4, 4-1 Pac-12) are currently 15th in the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse media poll, 18th in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Poll and 20th in the NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine poll.
The Pac-12 Conference has three teams ranked this week. Stanford, which is 9-3 overall and leads the conference standings (6-1), is 13th in all three polls. Southern California (7-5, 5-2 Pac-12) is 14th in the USL poll, 16th in the coaches poll and is 17th in the media poll.
CU will start begin the second half of the Pac-12 slate this week in Boulder. The Buffs will face USC on Friday, April 6, at 3 p.m. at Kittredge Field. Then on Sunday, April 8, the Buffs will host Arizona State at Prentup Field for a 12 p.m. contest that will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network.
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
Also Receiving Votes: Penn State, Dartmouth, Denver, Princeton, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UMass
NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll
Also Receiving Votes: Cornell, Dartmouth, High Point, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Princeton.
The Pac-12 Conference has three teams ranked this week. Stanford, which is 9-3 overall and leads the conference standings (6-1), is 13th in all three polls. Southern California (7-5, 5-2 Pac-12) is 14th in the USL poll, 16th in the coaches poll and is 17th in the media poll.
CU will start begin the second half of the Pac-12 slate this week in Boulder. The Buffs will face USC on Friday, April 6, at 3 p.m. at Kittredge Field. Then on Sunday, April 8, the Buffs will host Arizona State at Prentup Field for a 12 p.m. contest that will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network.
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 620 | 22 | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 591 | 1 | 10-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston College | 588 | 2 | 13-0 | 3 |
| 4 | James Madison | 540 | 0 | 9-1 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 518 | 0 | 8-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia | 471 | 0 | 8-3 | 7 |
| 7 | Florida | 454 | 0 | 8-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 439 | 0 | 9-3 | 12 |
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 436 | 0 | 8-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Towson | 411 | 0 | 8-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Penn | 402 | 0 | 8-2 | 6 |
| 12 | Navy (USNA) | 320 | 0 | 9-2 | 13 |
| 13 | Stanford | 318 | 0 | 9-3 | 16 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 306 | 0 | 7-5 | 11 |
| 15 | Duke | 243 | 0 | 7-4 | 20 |
| 16 | Southern California | 227 | 0 | 7-5 | 15 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 215 | 0 | 10-4 | 17 |
| 18 | Colorado | 200 | 0 | 7-4 | 14 |
| 19 | Penn State | 199 | 0 | 8-4 | 18 |
| 20 | Princeton | 142 | 0 | 5-4 | 19 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 120 | 0 | 6-6 | 22 |
| 22 | Denver | 104 | 0 | 7-3 | T-25 |
| 23 | Cornell | 85 | 0 | 6-3 | 21 |
| 24 | Johns Hopkins | 63 | 0 | 7-5 | 23 |
| 25 | High Point | 42 | 0 | 7-2 | T-25 |
| RV | Georgetown | 6-4 | 24 |
Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
| Rank | School (record) | Points |
| 1 | Stony Brook (9 - 0) | 471 (15) |
| 2 | Boston College (13 - 0) | 464 (9) |
| 3 | Maryland (10 - 1) | 433 |
| 4 | James Madison (9 - 1) | 407 |
| 5 | North Carolina (8 - 3) | 364 |
| 6 | Loyola (8 - 2) | 356 |
| 7 | Towson (7 - 2) | 325 |
| 8 | Florida (8 - 3) | 313 |
| 9 | Northwestern (9 - 3) | 281 |
| 10 | Virginia (8 - 3) | 273 |
| 11 | Penn (8 - 2) | 229 |
| 12 | Navy (9 - 2) | 221 |
| 13 | Stanford (9 - 3) | 205 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech (10 - 4) | 131 |
| 15 | Colorado (7 - 4) | 110 |
| 16 | Duke (7 - 4) | 100 |
| 17 | USC (7 - 5) | 75 |
| 18 | Syracuse (7 - 5) | 62 |
| 19 | High Point (7 - 2) | 59 |
| 20 | Notre Dame (6 - 6) | 44 |
Also Receiving Votes: Penn State, Dartmouth, Denver, Princeton, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UMass
NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll
| Rank | School | Record |
| 1 | Stony Brook | 9-0 |
| 2 | Boston College | 13-0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 10-1 |
| 4 | James Madison | 9-1 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 8-3 |
| 6 | Loyola | 8-2 |
| 7 | Florida | 8-3 |
| 8 | Towson | 8-2 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 9-3 |
| 10 | Penn | 8-2 |
| 11 | Virginia | 8-3 |
| 12 | Navy | 9-2 |
| 13 | Stanford | 9-3 |
| 14 | USC | 7-5 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 10-4 |
| 16 | Duke | 7-4 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 7-5 |
| 18 | Penn State | 8-4 |
| 19 | Denver | 7-2 |
| 20 | Colorado | 7-4 |
Also Receiving Votes: Cornell, Dartmouth, High Point, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Princeton.
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