April 19, 2006

Michigan Jumps to #1 in the Land

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - After another victory over a ranked opponent last weekend and losses by then #1 Colorado State and #2 Sonoma State, the University of Michigan men's lacrosse team was propelled to #1 in the nation today according to the MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse.  Michigan earned 22 of 30 first-place votes.

Last weekend Michigan defeated #16 Oakland 13-5, while CSU lost to #4 BYU and Sonoma State fell to #12 Utah.  Michigan is enjoying their first #1 ranking since 2001, and it's only the second time in program history that such an achievement has been attained.  The Wolverines were slotted at #1 headed into the USL-MDIA National Championships after winning their third-consecutive CCLA conference championship in the spring of 2001. 

Although the Wolverines opened the season 0-2 and then 1-3, U-M battled back and used the lessons learned on their daunting four-game California road swing at the start of their season.  Having won 10 in a row, including five over ranked opponents, Michigan will look to retain the #1 position as they finish off their regular season on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30pm vs. Michigan State in East Grand Rapids, Mich. at Forest Hills Central High School.  The game is being televised by Comcast Sports.

Current MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse (Poll #5)

1. Michigan (22 First Place Votes) - 738 pts
2. Colorado State (5 First Place Votes) - 713 pts
3. Sonoma State (3 First Place Votes) - 687 pts
4. Brigham Young University - 654 pts *
5. Colorado - 616 pts
6. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - 604 pts *
7. Florida State - 531 pts
8. Arizona - 517 pts *
9. Univ. of California, San Diego - 507 pts *
10. Oregon - 486 pts
11. Cal Poly SLO - 452 pts
12. Utah - 431 pts
13. Lindenwood University - 407 pts *
14. Minnesota-Duluth - 334 pts *
15. Virginia Tech - 314 pts
16. Oakland University - 290 pts *
17. Arizona State - 278 pts
18. Chapman University - 225 pts
19. Northeastern University - 162 pts
20. Georgia Tech - 142 pts
21. Texas Tech - 137 pts
22. Michigan State - 122 pts *
23. Georgia - 98 pts
24. UCLA - 81 pts
25. Connecticut - 50 pts

*Wolverine Opponents in 2006

Contact: Joe Hennessy (734) 276-8493 - jjhennes@umich.edu