Valley Keeps Top Spot in Lacrosse Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Valley locked down the No. 1 ranking in the 2017 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll for the fifth-straight edition.
The Vikings earned six first-place votes and 97 total points, entering the week with a 4-1 record. Following a road contest at Benedictine, Missouri Valley returns home over the weekend to take on Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) and Lawrence Tech (Mich.).
Benedictine was included among the group of others receiving votes in the latest poll. Lourdes (Ohio) and Reinhardt (Ga.) continued to hold the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, respectively, while Siena Heights (Mich.) and Keiser (Fla.) round out the top five.
2017 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll – No. 4 (March 21, 2017)
RANK | PRVS | SCHOOL (1st place votes) | Record | Total Points |
1 | 1 | Missouri Valley (6) | 4-1 | 97 |
2 | 2 | Lourdes (Ohio) (2) | 5-0 | 92 |
3 | 3 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-1 | 87 |
4 | 4 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 2-0 | 78 |
5 | 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 6-1 | 76 |
6 | 6 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 6-2 | 64 |
7 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 5-3 | 63 |
8 | 5 | Missouri Baptist | 4-3 | 56 |
9 | 9 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 6-0 | 53 |
10 | NR | Indiana Tech | 5-1 | 41 |
10 | NR | Ottawa (Kan.) | 3-3 | 41 |
Receiving Votes: Point Ga.) 25; Saint Mary (Kan.) 25; Michigan-Dearborn 18; Tennessee Wesleyan 11; Aquinas (Mich.) 9; Benedictine 5