Feb. 24th, 2005 - MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse
The first Div. B set of rankings for the young '05 campaign are out!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 24, 2005
The first regular season MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse has the Calvin College Knights at the top of the rankings. Shamrock Lacrosse, an innovative lacrosse company based in Hillside, New Jersey is the presenting sponsor for this year's Division A and Division B Top 25 polls announced bimonthly on USLIA.com once again this season.
Calvin opened the young season with 2 road victories at Marquette, Michigan. The Knights received a poll high nine first place votes.
St. John's University (MN) from the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (UMLL) secured second place in the rankings. The Johnnies (two 1st place votes) opened their season with 3 road victories against Lone Star Alliance (LSA) competition in Arlington, Texas earlier this month.
Fort Lewis College out of Durango, Colorado was third in the latest Division B Poll. The Skyhawks open their '05 campaign at Arizona State on March 6th.
No. 4 Claremont College from the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) knocked off Biola University to earn their first Division B win of the season back on February 5th. Recent games have been postponed for Claremont in California due to the recent rains and mudslides. Claremont trips to Northern California this weekend to take on two Division A WCLL rivals (St. Mary's and California).
Utah Valley State College out of Orem, Utah has the No. 5 slot in the Division B rankings. The Wolverines host Wyoming this weekend to open the season.
No. 6 University of San Diego (1 - 0) received one first place vote. The Toreros host No. 7 California, Irvine on March 5th in a key WCLL Division B matchup.
UC-Irvine, Pacific Lutheran, Texas-Arlington, and Emory University round out the top 10. No. 13 Creighton University from the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) received the final first place vote in the poll.
The next regular season MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse will be announced on USLIA.com on Thursday, March 10th.
1st Regular Season MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll
Presented By Shamrock Lacrosse
February 24, 2005
1. Calvin College (9 1st place votes) - 374 pts.
2. Saint Johns University (2 1st place votes) - 356 pts.
3. Fort Lewis College (1 1st place vote) - 349 pts.
4. Claremont College (1 1st place vote) - 336 pts.
5. Utah Valley State College (1 1st place vote) - 311 pts.
6. Univ. of San Diego (1 1st place vote) - 296 pts.
7. Univ. of California, Irvine - 256 pts.
8. Pacific Lutheran University - 251 pts.
9. Univ. of Texas-Arlington - 241 pts.
10. Emory University - 228 pts.
11. Davidson College - 218 pts.
12. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - 196 pts.
13. Creighton University (1 1st place vote) - 168 pts.
14. Western Washington University - 164 pts.
15. (tie) Harding University - 140 pts.
15. (tie) Univ. of Puget Sound - 140 pts.
17. Pepperdine University - 138 pts.
18. US Coast Guard Academy - 131 pts.
19. Linfield College - 113 pts.
20. Liberty University - 102 pts.
21. Southwestern University - 96 pts.
22. Dordt College - 80 pts.
23. Grove City College - 79 pts.
24. Northern Colorado - 62 pts.
25. Montana - 58 pts.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Central Connecticut State University (44 pts), Trinity University (39 pts), Appalachian State University (35 pts), Saint Thomas (35 pts), Taylor University (30 pts), Elon University (30 pts), Central Washington University (26 pts), New Haven (18 pts), Savannah College of Art and Design (14 pts), South Dakota (13 pts), Western Illinois University (8 pts), Occidental College (7 pts), Nicholls State University (5 pts), St. Edwards University (4 pts), Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (4 pts), Whitman College (3 pts), Montana State University (2 pts).
The MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse is voted on biweekly during the season by 16 voters across the country. For more information on the MDIA Division A Top 25 poll, visit:
http://forums.uslia.com/viewtopic.php?t=558
The 2004-2005 season is the 9th year of Intercollegiate Associates competition. The USL Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates consists of over 190 collegiate lacrosse clubs in nine conferences across the United States & Canada. The season concludes with the annual MDIA national championship tournament, scheduled for the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine, Minnesota May 10 – 14th, 2005.
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