Gators ranked No. 3 in Preseason Inside Lacrosse Poll
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 | Lacrosse
The Florida Gators were ranked No. 3 in the 2015 Face-off Yearbook preseason poll, as announced by Inside Lacrosse.
The Gators, who open their first season as a member of the BIG EAST in 2015, were the highest-rated team from the conference. Additionally, Florida's 2015 schedule features six teams ranked in the top 20, including No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Syracuse.
Before joining the BIG EAST, UF had won four consecutive regular-season American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) championships along with two ALC Tournament titles in 2012 and 2014.
Florida opens the season on Feb. 7 at home against North Carolina at 11:30 a.m.
2015 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll
1. Maryland (March 14)
2. North Carolina (Feb. 7)
3. Florida
4. Syracuse (March 10)
5. Virginia
6. Duke
7. Boston College
8. Northwestern
9. Notre Dame
10. Ohio State
11. Penn State
12. Loyola (March 3)
13. Penn
14. Princeton
15. Stony Brook (March 17)
16. Louisville
17. Georgetown* (April 4)
18. Denver
19. Johns Hopkins
20. Stanford
2015 matchups in bold
* Denotes BIG EAST opponent
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