Feb. 12, 2007

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Inside Lacrosse has released the first media poll of the 2007 season and the Maryland Terrapins are ranked sixth.

Defending national champion Virginia is this year's preseason top pick, garnering 13 of 16 first-place votes. Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Princeton each received a first-place vote and were ranked Nos. 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Georgetown rounds out this year's top five.

Behind Maryland in the top 10 are Cornell, Duke, Navy and Massachusetts. In total, 10 of the Terps' 2007 opponents are either ranked or receiving votes with five appearing in the top 10.

The Inside Lacrosse media poll comes out every Monday during the season and is comprised of pollsters from various media outlets throughout the country.

Inside Lacrosse Media Poll - February 12, 2007
1. Virginia- 389 points (13 first place votes)
2. Johns Hopkins- 370 (1)
3. Syracuse- 367
4. Princeton- 345
5. Georgetown- 328
6. MARYLAND- 299
7. Cornell- 294
8. Duke- 281
9. Navy- 232
10. Massachusetts- 224
11. Notre Dame- 209
12. Towson- 205
13. Loyola- 204
14. Denver- 176
15. Hofstra- 171
16. Penn- 153
17. Penn State- 136
18. North Carolina- 131
19. UMBC- 123
20. Delaware- 118

Others Receiving Votes: Albany 103, Army 51, Dartmouth 49, Harvard 43, Colgate 26, Bucknell 19, Ohio State 10, Rutgers 10, Hobart 10, Fairfield 6, Binghamton 3, Stony Brook 3, Yale 3, Air Force 2, Providence 1.

Maryland 2007 opponents in italics