March 26, 2001

COLLEGE PARK, Md - With its perfect 6-0 start, the Maryland men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 1 in the USILA Poll for the week of March 26. The Terps moved up from the No. 3 spot after beating North Carolina, 11-7, last Saturday at Byrd Stadium.

The Terps are off to the team's best start since the 1998 season, when they started 8-0. This week's ranking marks the first time the Terps have been ranked No. 1 since they were ranked at the top of the USILA poll for two consecutive weeks from April 20-April 26 and April 27-May 3, 1998.

Maryland now stakes claim to the No. 1 ranking in both men's and women's lacrosse. The six-time defending women's team is 7-0.

The Maryland men return to action on Tuesday, as they face No. 13 Bucknell at 4 p.m. at Byrd Stadium. The game was originally scheduled for March 6, but was moved to March 27 due to snow and poor weather conditions earlier this month.

Division I USILA Poll
No.	Name (record)		Pts.	Prev
1	Maryland (6-0)	     193 (6)	3
2	Syracuse (4-1)	    	184 (2)	6
3	Georgetown (6-0)	182 (2)	4
4	Princeton (3-1)		173	1
5  	Johns Hopkins (2-2)	147	5
6	Massachusetts (6-0)	143	7
7	Virginia (3-3)		142	9
7	Notre Dame (5-1)	142	2
9	Loyola (4-1)		130	8
10	UMBC (4-1)          	108	11
11	Duke (6-3)             96	10
12	Hobart (3-0)		  83	13
13	Bucknell(6-1)		  69	15
14	North Carolina (4-3)	  60	12
15	Penn State (3-2)	  42	14
16	Hofstra (1-4)		  41	NR
17	Cornell(3-2)	 	  40	19
18	Towson (4-2)	 	  36	17
19	Penn  (3-2)	 	  33	NR
20	Navy (3-3)		  19	20
Others receiving votes (in order): Brown, Harvard, Ohio State, Yale, Villanova