Syracuse Picked as Early Favorite to Repeat as NCAA Champion in Men's Lacrosse
1/3/2001 2:49:11 PM | Men's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, NY -- On December 28, Face-Off Yearbook announced its 2001
Division I Men's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll and All-Americans.
With 44 coaches reporting, Syracuse earned 39 of the first-place votes
to become the early favorite to repeat as the NCAA Champion.
The Orangemen had the most players on the All-American First Team with six. Attackmen Liam Banks (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) and Michael Springer (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) were recognized, along with midfielder Josh Coffman (Carthage, NY/Carthage), face-off specialist Chris Cercy (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage), defenseman John Glatzel (Ellicott City, MD/Boys' Latin) and goalie Rob Mulligan (Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale).
Voted to Face-Off's Preseason All-American Second Team were midfielder Brian Solliday (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) and close defenseman Billy St. George (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin).
2001 Face-Off Yearbook Men's Lacrosse Division I Preseason Coaches Poll 1. SYRACUSE (39) 875 2. Princeton (3) 816 3. Virginia (2) 794 4. Johns Hopkins 713 5. Georgetown 637 6. Loyola 634 7. Duke 629 8. Maryland 605 9. Hofstra 496 10. North Carolina 457 11. Notre Dame 398 12. Navy 341 13. Cornell 308 14. Hobart 233 15. Brown 201 16. Delaware 193 17. UMBC 190 18. Penn State 160 19. Massachusetts 152 20. Harvard 86 21. Towson 78 22. Ohio State 56 23. Pennsylvania 33 24. Army 30 25. Denver 28Others receiving votes: Yale 26, Bucknell 23, Butler 19, Rutgers 18, Fairfield 5, Lehigh 4, Sacred Heart 1, Villanova 1.
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