Eagles Debut at No. 5 in National Polls

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College lacrosse team debuts at No. 5 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association preseason poll, as announced by the organization on Monday. The Eagles capped their 2019 campaign ranked No. 2 in the poll. The team also earned a No. 5 preseason ranking in the US Lacrosse Magazine poll released earlier this month.

Head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's team earned 539 points in the opening poll, placing the Eagles behind reigning national champion Maryland, North Carolina, Northwestern and Syracuse. Last season, the Eagles had regular-season wins over the Tar Heels, Wildcats and Orange before earning an NCAA semifinal double-overtime win over North Carolina en route to its third straight national championship appearance. In 2019, Boston College went a combined 14-2 over 2020's opening top-25.

The Eagles begin their 2020 campaign with a non-conference matchup at Massachusetts on Feb. 8.

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	2019 Record	Final 2019 Rank
1	Maryland	608	15	22-1	1
2	North Carolina	605	10	17-4	3
3	Northwestern	556	0	16-5	4
4	Syracuse	546	0	16-5	5
5	Boston College	539	0	22-2	2
6	Princeton	471	0	16-4	6
7	Notre Dame	429	0	14-5	9
8	Virginia	425	0	13-7	7
9	Michigan	417	0	16-4	11
10	Denver	382	0	16-4	8
11	Loyola	359	0	16-5	10
12	Penn	329	0	12-6	14
13	Stony Brook	329	0	16-5	12
14	Florida	302	0	14-7	13
15	Navy (USNA)	256	0	16-5	16
16	Southern California	253	0	16-4	17
17	James Madison	238	0	16-4	15
18	Colorado	167	0	11-8	19
19	Georgetown	165	0	12-9	18
20	Stanford	146	0	13-6	23
21	Duke	128	0	11-8	21
22	Dartmouth	115	0	11-6	20
23	Virginia Tech	93	0	8-10	25
24	Johns Hopkins	91	0	10-8	22
25	High Point	55	0	15-5	24

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