Cossacks sack Cougars to solidify hold on Top Spot in latest
USL MDIA Top 25 Poll
(April 5th) The Sonoma State Cossacks turned back the #3 BYU Cougars
of Brigham Young 16-9 in Provo last weekend in the week’s marquee
match-up to solidify their #1 ranking in the latest US Lacrosse
Men’s Division Intercollegiate Associates Top 25 poll. The
Cossacks were the unanimous top pick of the 30 poll voters and also
knocked off #5 Cal-Santa Barbara and #11 Texas A&M. Despite
the setback, Brigham Young climbed one notch to #2 via decisive
wins over then #2 Colorado State and #8 Stanford.
Colorado State stands in 3rd place, 49 points behind BYU. The Rams
join #12 Buffalo, and #13 Texas A&M in Ann Arbor this weekend
for the annual Michigan Invitational, hosted by the #7 Michigan
Wolverines.
Undefeated Auburn (9-0) climbed a spot to rank 4th in the latest
poll. The Tigers are pointing to an upcoming showdown with SELC
rival #9 Virginia Tech. Following Auburn in the #5 spot are the
Gauchos of California-Santa Barbara (8-3). UCSB has played 3 one-goal
games in succession, sandwiching losses to # 1 Sonoma and #8 Cal
around a win over NCAA Division 3 MIT.
Arizona (12-1) climbed a spot to #6. Only a 1-goal loss to #11 Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo stands between the Wildcats and a perfect record.
Michigan (8-2) follows in 7th and will be hosting the Michigan Invitational
this weekend. The Wolverines are hoping to make the most of a home
field advantage against 3rd ranked teams.
California’s Golden Bears (11-3) moved up to #8 in this poll
ahead of #9 Virginia Tech (8-3) and #10 Stanford (5-4).
Leading the second "10" is Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (8-3)
followed by undefeated Buffalo (6-0) at #12. The Bulls will get
a taste of the best of the CCLA when they visit Ann Arbor this weekend.
Texas A&M (10-4) lands at #13 following three tough losses out
west. The Aggies are now focused on the upcoming match-up with arch-rival
Texas.
Colorado (4-4) holds down the #14 spot. The Buffalos have games
with Sonoma and Colorado State on the horizon. Florida (4-4) follows
at #15 with the Texas Longhorns (7-3) in 16th. Next are the Bruins
of UCLA (5-6) followed by Vanderbilt (4-3) at #18 and the Pacific
Lutheran Lutes (5-1) rounding out the Top Twenty.
Defending UMLL champion Minnesota-Duluth (5-1) drops to #20 following
a tough loss to #7 Michigan, ahead of #21 Utah (6-1). Defending
Pioneer champion Rhode Island (2-1) sits in the #22 spot followed
by #23 Missouri (7-2) and #24 Pittsburgh (3-2). New to the poll
and ranked 25th are the Bridgewater State (MA) Bears (3-1). Bridgewater
opened the season with an overtime win over Rhode Island.
Leading the teams also receiving votes are the University of Washington
Huskies, followed by California-San Diego, Florida State, Boston
University, and Georgia Tech.
The USL Men’s Division Intercollegiate Associates Top 25 Poll
is voted biweekly during the season by 30 voters across the country.
The USL MDIA consists of 140 member institutions in eight leagues
across the United States and Canada and concludes the season with
the national championships at St. Louis, Missouri from May 8 –11th,
2002.
For more information check out the website at www.uslia.com
or contact US Lacrosse at (410) 235-6882.
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