Pioneers Move Up In Nike/IL Poll

Pioneers Move Up In Nike/IL Poll
DU moves up two spots to No. 12 in media poll

DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team has moved up two slots in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men’s D1 Media Poll to No. 12 after opening the 2007 season with a win over then-No. 17 Penn State.
Defending National Champion Virginia took a tumble against Drexel this weekend, sliding to eighth place. Johns Hopkins, which was ranked second last week, moves into the top spot. Syracuse, Princeton, Georgetown and Maryland round out the top five.
Duke, Cornell, Virginia, UMass and Navy are also in the top ten.

The Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll comes out each Monday during the spring and is voted on by members of various media outlets throughout the country.
DU hits Tobacco Road this weekend to take on No. 12 North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. MT/1 p.m. ET, and No. 6 Duke on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. MT/3 p.m. ET.