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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Tabbed Ivy Favorite in National Polls
February 03, 2012 | Women's Lacrosse
The Princeton women's lacrosse team is ranked in the top-10 of two national preseason polls. The Tigers are ranked No. 8 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) preseason poll and No. 7 in the Lacrosse Magazine poll.
Princeton is the highest ranked Ivy League team in both polls.
The Tigers finished ninth in the final IWLCA poll of 2011 after reaching the NCAA Quarterfinals, falling to the national runner-up Maryland. Princeton finished the season with a 12-7 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Ivy League. The Tigers won the 2011 Ivy League Championship as the No. 4 seed.
Princeton will face eight teams that are in the poll. The Tigers will face Duke (5/4) in the third game of the season, Virginia (10/6) two games later and Maryland (2/2) in early April. All three games will be played at home. Princeton will face take on Penn State (17/15) on the road, as well as Johns Hopkins, a team receiving votes. The Tigers will play Penn (11/12) in the final home game of the year, four days after hosting Dartmouth (14/13). The final team appearing in the poll on Princeton's schedule is Harvard, a team receiving votes.
IWLCA Preseason Poll
1. Northwestern 397 (17)
2. Maryland 376 (3)
3. North Carolina 355
4. Florida 339
5. Duke 331
6. Stanford 254
7. Loyola 239
8. Princeton 218
9. James Madison 201
10. Virginia 197
11. Penn 191
12. Syracuse 167
13. Boston College 163
14. Dartmouth 143
15. Georgetown 119
16. Albany 111
17. Penn State 91
18. Ohio State 82
19. Vanderbilt 69
20. Notre Dame 57
Receiving Votes: Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Boston University
1. Northwestern
2. Maryland
3. North Carolina
4. Duke
5. Florida
6. Virginia
7. Princeton
8. Boston College
9. Stanford
10. Loyola
11. James Madison
12. Penn
13. Dartmouth
14. Syracuse
15. Penn State
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgetown
18. Notre Dame
19. Albany
20. Harvard