Florida Moves Up to No. 4 in Polls
Monday, March 10, 2014 | Lacrosse
The University of Florida lacrosse team moved up one spot to No. 4 in both the Brine Media Poll and the IWLCA Poll this week, as announced by the organizations on Monday. The moves follow Florida's come-from-behind 14-13 win over No. 12 Loyola and 20-4 defeat of ALC opponent Michigan this past week.
Among the teams remaining on Florida's schedule, there are four teams present in both the Brine Media Poll and IWLCA Poll: No. 3/2 Syracuse, No. 7/8 Northwestern, No. 9/14 Johns Hopkins and No. 12/11 Penn State; while Ohio State ranks 20th in the IWLCA poll.
The Gators will host Winthrop for a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. before traveling to No. 3/2 Syracuse on Saturday, March 15 at 12 p.m.
Brine Media Poll – Week 4
1. North Carolina (7-0)
2. Maryland (7-0)
3. Syracuse (6-0)
4. FLORIDA (7-1)
5. Boston College (6-1)
6. Notre Dame (5-2)
7. Northwestern (3-2)
8. UMass (6-0)
9. Johns Hopkins (7-0)
10. Duke (4-3)
11. Navy (7-0)
12. Penn State (3-3)
13. Georgetown (3-2)
14. Virginia (2-4)
15. Penn (3-1)
16. Stanford (5-1)
17. Loyola (2-4)
18. Towson (2-3)
19. Stony Brook (4-2)
20. James Madison (4-2)
IWLCA Poll – Week 5
1. North Carolina (7-0)
2. Syracuse (6-0)
3. Maryland (7-0)
4. FLORIDA (7-1)
5. Boston College (6-1)
6. Virginia (2-4)
7. Notre Dame (5-2)
8. Northwestern (3-2)
9. UMass (6-0)
10. Duke (4-3)
11. Penn State (3-3)
12. Georgetown (3-2)
13. Penn (3-1)
T-14. Johns Hopkins (7-0)
T-14. Stanford (5-1)
16. Loyola (2-4)
17. Towson (2-3)
18. Stony Brook (4-2)
19. Navy (7-0)
20. Ohio State (4-3)
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