Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's LAX Remains Atop With Recent 11th Ranking In Coaches Poll
4/24/2001 8:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
April 24, 2001
Lewisburg, Pa. - The Bucknell men's lacrosse team slid back into the 11th ranking after Duke and Towson had strong weeks to overcome BU's only victory against #19 Penn State. Bucknell defeated the Nittany Lions 10-6 on its home turf to defeat a ranked team for the third time this season. The Bison will conclude their regular season this weekend at Lehigh, on Saturday, April 28.
The Orange and blue are currently 9-3 on the season and will be attending the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Division I Championship Tournament for the first time in school history. The selection show for seedings will be on Sunday, May 6, at 8:00 p.m. and can be viewed live on Comcast SportsNet.
Following is the Top 20 STX/USILA Division I Men's Lacrosse Coaches Poll:
Team (No. 1 Votes) Points 1. Princeton (10) 200 2. Syracuse 186 3. Notre Dame 167 4. Johns Hopkins 164 5. Georgetown 160 6. Maryland 158 7. Loyola 138 8. Massachusetts 130 9. Duke 122 10. Towson 118 11. Bucknell 105 12. Virginia 85 13. Navy 75 14. Cornell 70 15. Hofstra 68 16. UMBC 37 17. Penn State 34 18. North Carolina 28 19. Army 26 20. Pennsylvania 16
