MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse (3/8/06)
The latest Division A rankings are hot of the press.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 8, 2006
The second regular season MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse keeps Sonoma State in the top slot. 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 again this season.
Top rated Sonoma defeated No. 8 UCSD and No. 11 Virginia Tech last weekend in San Diego. The No. 1 Seawolves will host No. 2 Colorado State Saturday afternoon in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma secured 21 first place votes out of 30 for the 2nd poll in a row.
No. 2 Colorado State defeated No. 5 UCSB on the road back on February 23rd in their first game of the year. After the UCSB contest, the Rams split a pair of games against NCAA Division 3 opponents, falling at Whittier before rebounding to beat Colorado College for the third straight year. CSU received the remaining nine First Place Votes in the poll.
Michigan moves up one slot to the third position in the latest rankings. The Wolverines improved to 2-1 last Sunday afternoon after beating No. 5 UCSB on the road to conclude their West Coast trip. Michigan will next host CCLA rival Pittsburgh on March 17th.
Florida State rises into the Top 5 as the Noles secured the fourth slot in the Top 25 poll. FSU enjoys a perfect 7-0 mark in 2006. The Seminoles will battle two consecutive NCAA Div 2 opponents (CW Post and Bryant) before battling No. 9 BYU on March 18th.
The two-time defending national champion UCSB Gauchos are at No. 5. Santa Barbara (5-2) battles No. 8 UCSD at the First Four event in San Diego this weekend.
Oregon, Colorado, UCSD, BYU, and Lindenwood University round out the Top 10.
No. 23 Arizona State and No. 25 UCLA are the newest teams to qualify for the Top 25 poll while Simon Fraser and Minnesota fell out of the latest MDIA Division A rankings.
The next regular season MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse will be announced on USLIA.com on Wednesday, March 22nd.
2nd Regular Season MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll
Presented By Shamrock Lacrosse
March 8, 2006
1. Sonoma State (21 First Place Votes) - 741 pts
2. Colorado State (9 First Place Votes) - 727 pts
3. Michigan - 669 pts
4. Florida State - 653 pts
5. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - 635 pts
6. Oregon - 579 pts
7. Colorado - 566 pts
8. Univ. of California, San Diego - 518 pts
9. Brigham Young University - 483 pts
10. Lindenwood University - 466 pts
11. Virginia Tech - 454 pts
12. Arizona - 420 pts
13. Georgia Tech - 391 pts
14. Cal Poly SLO - 372 pts
15. Northeastern University - 301 pts
16. Utah - 270 pts
17. Oakland University - 253 pts
18. Minnesota-Duluth - 218 pts
19. Chico State - 198 pts
20. Chapman University - 148 pts
21. Michigan State - 112 pts
22. Texas Tech - 103 pts
23. Arizona State - 95 pts
24. Boston College - 86 pts
25. UCLA - 52 pts
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas (47 pts), Illinois (46 pts), Georgia (38 pts), Oregon State (29 pts), Simon Fraser University (24 pts), Minnesota (12 pts), Florida (10 pts), Indiana (10 pts), Tennessee (7 pts), Auburn (5 pts), Wake Forest (4 pts), New Hampshire (3 pts), Pittsburgh (3 pts), Illinois State (2 pts).
The MDIA Division A Top 25 Poll Presented by Shamrock Lacrosse is voted on biweekly during the season by 30 voters across the country. For more information on the MDIA Division A Top 25 voters or the polling process, visit:
http://forums.uslia.com/viewtopic.php?t=3536
The 2005-2006 season is the 9th year of Intercollegiate Associates competition. The USL Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates consists of almost 200 collegiate lacrosse clubs in nine conferences across the United States & Canada. The MDIA season concludes with the annual MDIA national championship tournament, scheduled for Dallas, Texas, May 9 - 13th, 2006.
About Shamrock Lacrosse Inc.
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Based in Hillside, NJ, Shamrock Lacrosse is a nine year old company. Founded with the intent of supporting the growth of lacrosse, the company is known for the reliability of its products, its virtually unbreakable lacrosse shafts, its innovative design for gloves and pads and its broad line of accessories such as balls, goals, bags and stringing kits. Shamrock Lacrosse actively supports the grass roots development of men's and women's lacrosse. The company sponsors lacrosse camps and leagues, tournaments and clinics across the country. Shamrock is a Lacrosse Company run by lacrosse players - several employees are professional players and many others have played and coached at the highest levels of the game.
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Florida State is turning heads in Division A. Florida State has more money in their budget then some NCAA Division 1 Teams like Virginia or Maryland. They have a great deal of private investment and it has some people in the league questioning wheather there should be a financial Cap on what a Team can raise and use for a season. They of any Team from the SELC has a chance to knock off Sonoma State or UCSB or any of those Schools from the WCLL that have been on top of the rankings.
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