The Albany men’s lacrosse team was the biggest beneficiary of Duke’s 10-9 upset loss to Penn on Saturday, moving into the top spot in the latest Maverik Inside Lacrosse media poll released Monday morning.
The Great Danes (2-0) — who easily dispatched Drexel, 18-5 — moved up one spot from No. 2. Reigning NCAA champion Maryland (4-0) rose from No. 3 to No. 2, and the Blue Devils (4-1) slipped to No. 3.
Virginia (4-0) rose to No. 4 from No. 6 after outlasting No. 20 Princeton, 18-15, and North Carolina moved from No. 12 to No. 10 after rallying to defeat No. 18 Johns Hopkins, 13-11. Army West Point (3-1) dropped out of the top 10, slipping from No. 9 to No. 13 after losing 11-10 in triple overtime to No. 12 Syracuse.
Loyola Maryland (2-1) rose one spot to No. 9 after defeating Lafayette, 19-5. Towson fell out of the top 20 after losing to Georgetown, 12-10.
Team; Last week’s ranking; Current record
1. Albany; 2; 2-0
2. Maryland; 3; 4-0
3. Duke; 1 ;4-1
4. Virginia; 6; 4-0
5. Denver; 4; 2-1
6. Ohio State; 5; 4-0
7. Villanova; 7; 3-0
8. Notre Dame; 8; 2-0
9. Loyola Maryland; 10; 2-1
10. North Carolina; 12; 4-0
11. Yale; 11; 1-1
12. Syracuse; 16; 2-1
13. Army; 9; 3-1
14. Penn; UR; 2-1
15. Rutgers; 13; 3-1
16. Vermont; 17; 5-0
17. Georgetown; UR; 3-0
18. Johns Hopkins; 14; 1-2
19. Marquette; UR; 2-0
20. Princeton; 18; 1-1
