Elis Picked No. 16 in Pre-Season Poll
Bulldogs To Defend Ivy Title
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The 2011 Yale men's lacrosse team has been picked No. 16 on Inside Lacrosse's Face-Off Yearbook 2011 Pre-Season Poll.
The Inside Lacrosse rankings are the result of a voting process that includes coaches and media. The Bulldogs were not ranked in the 2010 pre-season poll but finished in the top 20 in each poll after going 10-4 and grabbing a share of the Ancient Eight crown. Their highest ranking last spring was No. 9 heading into Yale's appearance in the inaugural Ivy League Post-Season Tournament last May at Ithaca, N.Y.
Captain Patrick Coleman, a senior defenseman, is one of 24 returning Yale lettermen. He and junior attackman Matt Gibson (26-18-44) have the Elis in position to challenge for another Ivy title.
Yale, led by eighth-year head coach Andy Shay, is one of four (Cornell, Princeton, Brown) Ivy League schools included on the top 20 list.
Inside Lacrosse 2011 Pre-Season Rankings
1. Syracuse
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Cornell
5. Duke
6. Maryland
7. Notre Dame
8. Stony Brook
9. Hofstra
10. Princeton
11. Johns Hopkins
12. Denver
13. Army
14. Loyola
15. UMass
16. Yale
17. Brown
18. Georgetown
19. Drexel
20. Bucknell
Other teams ranked by the media: Villanova, Harvard
