Happy Festivus! The preseason rankings for the B Division are out...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Dec. 9, 2005
The preseason MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse has the defending national champion USD Toreros 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 MDIA Division A and Division B Top 25 polls announced bimonthly on USLIA.com again this season.
The first regular season MDIA Division B Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse will be announced on USLIA.com in late February.
Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse's Face-off Yearbook are expected to preview the MDIA season in the upcoming January issues.
2006 MDIA Division B Preseason Top 25 Poll
Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse
December 9, 2005
1. University of San Diego
2. Utah Valley State College
3. Claremont College
4. Montana
5. Calvin College
6. St. John's (MN)
7. Harding University
8. Pacific Lutheran University
9. Pepperdine University
10. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
11. Appalachian State
12. Davidson College
13. Western Illinois
14. Montana State
15. Emory University
16. Creighton University
17. University of California, Irvine
18. University of St. Thomas
19. Southwestern University
20. Fort Lewis College
21. University of Puget Sound
22. Linfield College
23. Whitman College
24. Liberty University
25. Western Washington University
Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Dayton, Dordt College, Ferris State, Framingham State College, Grove City College, Maine-Orono, Northern Colorado, Occidental College, St. Louis University, Savannah College of Art & Design, South Dakota, Taylor University, Texas-Arlington, Trinity University.