Lacrosse Magazine, the flagship publication of US Lacrosse, has released its annual preseason college rankings, predicting nine of 11 defending national champions to repeat as title winners in 2011. The magazine also named its Preseason Player of the Year in each division.
The rankings, compiled by Lacrosse Magazine staff after consultations with coaches, predict Syracuse has been tabbed the preseason favorite to capture the NCAA Division I men’s championship.
NCAA DIVISION I MEN
1. Syracuse
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Stony Brook
5. Maryland
6. Princeton
7. Notre Dame
8. Duke
9. Hofstra
10. Cornell
11. Army
12. Johns Hopkins
13. Loyola
14. Denver
15. Georgetown
16. Villanova
17. Drexel
18. Delaware
19. UMass
20. Yale
Preseason Player of the Year: Kevin Crowley, Stony Brook