Dec. 9, 1999

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's lacrosse team has been tabbed as the No. 8 team in the nation in the Face-Off Magazine Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 2000 season, released on Dec. 9.

The Terps face one of the toughest schedules in 2000, taking on six teams ranked in the top 12 of the preseason coaches' poll. Maryland faces defending national champion and No. 1-ranked Virginia, No. 3 Johns Hopkins, No. 5 Duke, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 UMBC and No. 12 Navy. The Terps also face three other teams ranked in the top 20, No. 17 Delaware, No. 18 Cornell and No. 19 Towson.

2000 Face-Off Magazine Preseason Coaches' Poll

No.  Team             '99 Rec.     Points
1.   Virginia (38)       13-3         910
2.   Syracuse (4)        12-5         848
3.   Johns Hopkins (2)   11-3         785
4.   Princeton            9-4         734
5.   Duke                13-3         701
6.   Georgetown          13-3         698
7.   Loyola              12-1         675
8.   MARYLAND             9-5         567
9.   Hofstra             13-3         486
10.  North Carolina       6-9         438
11.  UMBC                11-4         432
12.  Navy                 7-7         406
13.  Penn State           8-4         267
14.  Notre Dame           8-6         230
15.  Massachusetts        4-8         199
16.  Hobart               6-7         194
17.  Delaware            14-3         179
18.  Cornell              7-6         173
19.  Towson               5-8         165
20.  Brown                4-9         107
21.  Butler               8-7          94
22.  Pennsylvania         6-8          75
23.  Ohio State          10-3          74
24.  Army                 8-6          54
25T. Harvard             3-10          49
25T. Rutgers             4-10          49
27.  Fairfield           10-7          24
28.  Yale                 7-6          20
29.  Lehigh               7-6           9
30.  Bucknell             7-6           7

In the final polls of the 1999 season, Maryland was ranked 11th in the final STX/USILA Coaches' Poll and ninth in the final media poll conducted by Face-Off Magazine. The Terps finished the 1999 season with a 9-5 record.

The University of Maryland's 2000 men's lacrosse schedule features games against nine teams ranked in the Face-Off Magazine Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Terps will also play host to the 2000 ACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament on April 21 and 23, and the NCAA Final Four, on May 27 and 29 for the eighth time in the last nine years. The Terps open the regular season on Feb. 27 against Mount St. Mary's.