Northwestern University Athletics
Back On Top: Wildcats Reclaim No. 1 Ranking
3/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
March 26, 2007
EVANSTON, Ill. -- By virtue of two impressive wins last week over UMass and Boston University, the Northwestern Wildcats (5-1) have reclaimed the top spot in this week's InsideLacrosse.com Top 20 Poll, released Monday.
Since its one-point, double-overtime setback at North Carolina back on Feb. 17, the Wildcats have played like a team reborn. They have won five-straight games -- three against ranked teams -- and have outscored their opponents 86-24 over that stretch, an average score of 17.2 to 4.8.
Last week Northwestern picked up wins against UMass (18-4) in the inaugural "Friends of Jaclyn" College Lacrosse Challenge in Yorktown, N.Y., before posting a 17-4 win Sunday afternoon at Boston University.
The Wildcats return home this weekend with two games, beginning at 4 p.m. Friday against No. 8 Syracuse. They then take on No. 20 Connecticut at Noon on Sunday.
The Inside Lacrosse Women's Division-I Media Poll comes out each Monday during the spring and is voted on by various members of the media.
InsideLacrosse Top 20 Poll (March 26)
| Rk. | Team | Record | Points |
| 1. | Northwestern | 5-1 | 278 (12 first-place) |
| 2. | Maryland * | 8-1 | 264 (2 first-place) |
| 3. | North Carolina * | 8-1 | 250 |
| 4. | Virginia | 8-1 | 236 |
| 5. | Duke * | 8-1 | 226 |
| 6. | James Madison | 6-1 | 214 |
| 7. | Georgetown | 5-2 | 186 |
| 8. | Syracuse * | 6-3 | 162 |
| 9. | Princeton | 3-3 | 158 |
| 9. | Notre Dame * | 7-2 | 158 |
| 11. | Penn State * | 6-2 | 150 |
| 12. | Johns Hopkins * | 5-3 | 132 |
| 13. | Dartmouth | 4-3 | 102 |
| 14. | Yale | 6-3 | 84 |
| 15. | Vanderbilt * | 5-3 | 82 |
| 16. | Denver | 8-1 | 80 |
| 17. | Pennsylvania * | 6-1 | 58 |
| 18. | Richmond | 5-4 | 44 |
| 19. | Rutgers * | 6-2 | 34 |
| 20. | Connecticut * | 5-2 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Towson 8, Stanford 6, Delaware 2, Holy Cross 2, Oregon 2
* 2007 Opponents
