Buffs Remain 18th In First Regular Season IWLCA Poll

BOULDER — — After starting the season ranked 18^th in the IWLCA Preseason Poll, the University of Colorado lacrosse team stayed there in the first regular season poll after opening the season with a narrow 11-10 loss at then-No. 14 Florida on Feb. 8.

The Buffaloes have only played one game through the first two weeks of the season, but will be back in action this weekend with a pair of games. CU will host Harvard on Friday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. MT at Kittredge Field, before hitting the road to take on No. 14 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. MT.

North Carolina, which was second in the preseason poll, is the top-ranked team in the country and picked up all 25 first-place votes this week. Notre Dame moved up from seventh to second this week, while Maryland, the preseason favorite, dropped from first to third. Florida moved up to fourth after starting the season 14^th and Stony Brook also made a big move, jumping up from 12^th to fifth.

Three Pac-12 Conference teams are ranked in the IWLCA top-25. Southern California leads the trio at 13^th, while CU is second (18). Stanford comes in at 24^th.

The Buffs are also ranked 20^th in the Maverik Media Poll and the NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine Poll.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	Record	Last Poll
1	North Carolina	572	25	3-0	2
2	Notre Dame	548	0	3-0	7
3	Maryland	533	0	1-1	1
4	Florida	507	0	2-0	14
5	Stony Brook	498	0	2-0	T-12
6	Northwestern	484	0	3-1	3
7	Syracuse	445	0	3-1	4
8	Virginia	416	0	3-0	8
9	Princeton	369	0	1-0	6
10	Denver	362	0	2-0	10
11	Penn	342	0	1-0	T-12
12	Loyola	335	0	1-0	11
13	Southern California	294	0	2-0	16
14	Michigan	288	0	1-1	9
15	Boston College	284	0	2-1	5
16	Navy (USNA)	207	0	2-1	15
17	James Madison	195	0	2-1	17
18	Colorado	155	0	0-1	18
19	Dartmouth	130	0	1-0	22
20	UMass	120	0	1-1	NR
21	Duke	118	0	2-2	21
22	Virginia Tech	97	0	2-1	23
23	Georgetown	75	0	1-1	19
24	Stanford	51	0	1-2	20
25	Penn State	22	0	2-0	NR

The IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll will be published every Monday throughout the 2020 regular season.

Maverik Media Poll

Rank	School	Record	Points
1	North Carolina	3-0	260
2	Notre Dame	3-0	229
3	Florida	2-0	218
4	Maryland	1-1	210
5	Stony Brook	2-0	209
6	Northwestern	3-1	200
7	Syracuse	3-1	184
8	Virginia	3-0	166
9	Princeton	1-0	162
10	Loyola	1-0	134
11	Denver	2-0	121
12	USC	2-0	107
13	Navy	2-1	91
14	Michigan	1-1	82
15	Penn	1-0	81
16	Boston College	2-1	66
17	UMass	1-1	50
18	Dartmouth	1-0	47
19	Duke	2-2	43
20	Colorado	0-1	28

Also Receiving Votes: James Madison, Georgetown, Stanford, Penn State, Virginia

NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll

Rank	School	Record	Last Week	Next Up
1	North Carolina	3-0	1	2/22 vs No. 6 Maryland
2	Florida	2-0	16	2/22 vs. No. 14 Loyola
3	Notre Dame	3-0	9	2/23 vs. Ohio State
4	Stony Brook	2-0	12	2/29 vs. No. 2 Florida
5	Maryland	1-1	3	2/22 at No. 1 North Carolina
6	Northwestern	3-1	4	2/22 vs. No. 7 Syracuse
7	Syracuse	3-1	2	2/22 @ No. 6 Northwestern
8	Virginia	3-0	5	2/22 at No. 11 Princeton
9	Penn	1-0	8	2/22 vs. Johns Hopkins
10	USC	2-0	10	2/21 vs. No. 18 Boston College
11	Princeton	1-0	6	2/22 vs. No. 8 Virginia
12	Denver	2-0	11	2/21 vs. Oregon
13	Michigan	1-1	7	2/21 vs. Louisville
14	Loyola	1-0	15	2/19 vs. Towson
15	Navy	2-1	17	2/22 vs. Villanova
16	Dartmouth	1-0	NR	2/22 vs. Boston U.
17	UMass	1-1	13	2/24 @ UMass Lowell
18	Boston College	2-1	14	2/21 @ No. 10 USC
19	James Madison	2-1	18	2/22 @ High Point
20	Colorado	0-1	19	2/21 vs. Harvard

Also Receiving Votes (alphabetical): Duke, Hofstra, Jacksonville, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Virginia Tech

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