Florida Moves up to No. 3 in Polls
Monday, April 21, 2014 | Lacrosse
The University of Florida lacrosse team moved up to No. 3 in both the IWLCA and Brine Media polls, as announced by the organizations on Monday. The latest rankings follow the Gators' 13-12 victory over No. 5 Northwestern to clinch the ALC regular season title.
The Gators will return to action during the ALC tournament May 1-4 in Evanston, Ill. Florida is the No. 1 seed for the tournament, securing a first-round bye. The Gators will play in the semifinal game on Friday, May 2 at 4:30 p.m. Florida will face the winner of game 1 between the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds.
IWLCA Poll – Week 11
1. Syracuse (15-1)
2. Maryland (16-1)
3. FLORIDA (15-2)
4. North Carolina (13-3)
5. Northwestern (9-5)
6. Boston College (12-4)
7. Duke (9-6)
8. Penn State (9-6)
9. Johns Hopkins (12-3)
10. Ohio State (12-4)
11. UMass (14-1)
12. Loyola (12-4)
13. Notre Dame (9-7)
14. Virginia (9-7)
15. Penn (8-4)
16. Stony Brook (13-2)
17. Stanford (12-3)
18. Louisville (12-3)
19. Princeton (10-4)
20. UAlbany (12-2)
Brine Media Poll – Week 10
1. Maryland (16-1)
2. Syracuse (15-1)
3. FLORIDA (15-2)
4 North Carolina (13-3)
5. Boston College (12-4)
6. Duke (9-6)
7 Johns Hopkins (12-3)
8. Northwestern (9-5)
9. Ohio State (12-4)
10. Notre Dame (9-7)
11. Stanford (12-3)
12. Penn State (9-6)
13. Loyola (12-4)
14. UMass (14-1)
15. Stony Brook (13-2)
16. Penn (8-4)
17. Virginia (9-7)
18. Louisville (12-3)
19. Princeton (10-4)
20. UAlbany (12-2)
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