Lacrosse Heads Into NCAA Tournament Ranked In Pair Of Polls

BOULDER — The University of Colorado lacrosse team is ranked 21st in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll heading into the NCAA Tournament this weekend. CU is also ranked 20th in the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media poll and is receiving votes in the NIKE/US Lacrosse poll.

Colorado earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, making its third straight appearance. The Buffs will face No. 18 Dartmouth in the first round on Friday, May 10, at 2 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. ET, with the winner advancing to the second round on Sunday, May 12, against the No. 2 seed and host, No. 1 Boston College. That game will be played at 11 a.m. MT/1 p.m. ET.

Two other Pac-12 teams advanced to the tournament: No. 13 Southern California and No. 23 Stanford. USC will face No. 17 Denver in the first round in Ann Arbor, Mich., while Stanford will face No. 7 Notre Dame in Evanston, Ill.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

*Rank*	*Institution*	*Points*	*FPV*	*Record*
1	Boston College	606	12	19-1
2	Maryland	590	7	18-1
3	North Carolina	586	4	15-3
4	Northwestern	562	2	14-4
5	Syracuse	531	0	15-4
6	Virginia	484	0	12-6
7	Notre Dame	452	0	13-4
8	Princeton	445	0	14-3
9	Michigan	422	0	15-3
10	Loyola	393	0	15-4
11	James Madison	388	0	16-3
12	Penn	334	0	12-5
13	Southern California	281	0	16-3
14	Navy (USNA)	250	0	15-4
15	Stony Brook	248	0	15-4
16	Duke	241	0	11-8
17	Denver	235	0	14-3
18	Dartmouth	226	0	11-5
19	Florida	222	0	13-6
20	Georgetown	147	0	11-8
21	Colorado	138	0	10-7
22	Johns Hopkins	99	0	10-7
23	Stanford	95	0	13-5
24	High Point	64	0	15-4
25	Virginia Tech	36	0	8-10

Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll

Rank	School	Record
1	Boston College	19-1
2	North Carolina	15-3
3	Maryland	18-1
4	Northwestern	14-4
5	Syracuse	15-4
6	Virginia	12-6
7	Princeton	14-3
8	Notre Dame	13-4
9	James Madison	16-3
10	Michigan	15-3
11	Loyola	15-4
12	Penn	12-5
13	Duke	11-8
14	Stony Brook	15-4
15	Dartmouth	11-5
16	USC	16-3
17	Florida	13-6
18	Navy	15-4
19	Denver	14-3
20	Colorado	10-7

Also Receiving Votes: Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, High Point, Stanford, Richmond

NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll

Rank	School	Record
1	Boston College	19-1
2	Maryland	18-1
3	North Carolina	15-3
4	Northwestern	14-4
5	Syracuse	15-4
6	Virginia	12-6
7	James Madison	16-3
8	Princeton	14-3
9	Michigan	15-3
10	Loyola	15-4
11	Notre Dame	13-4
12	Penn	12-5
13	Dartmouth	11-5
14	Florida	13-6
15	Stony Brook	15-4
16	USC	16-3
17	Navy	15-4
18	Denver	14-3
19	Duke	11-8
20	High Point	15-4

Also Receiving Votes: Colorado, Georgetown, Hofstra, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Stanford, Virginia Tech

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