Quint Kessenich: Determining No. 1 team no easy task
Four teams received first-place votes in the latest Inside Lacrosse media poll. Massachusetts and Loyola are undefeated, and Johns Hopkins topped Virginia in Charlottesville, yet the Cavaliers sit atop the poll. The divergent opinions have sparked healthy debate: Who is No. 1? Here's the poll:
1. Virginia (18 first-place votes, also No. 1 in The Baltimore Sun's poll)
2. UMass (3, No. 3)
3. Johns Hopkins (1, No. 5)
4. Loyola (3, No. 8)
ESPN's Quint Kessenich takes a closer look at each of the contenders (in alphabetical order):
1. Virginia (18 first-place votes, also No. 1 in The Baltimore Sun's poll)
2. UMass (3, No. 3)
3. Johns Hopkins (1, No. 5)
4. Loyola (3, No. 8)
ESPN's Quint Kessenich takes a closer look at each of the contenders (in alphabetical order):
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John Hopkins defenseman Eric DiProspero (11), attackman Chris Boland (32) and midfielder Marshall Burkhart( Geoff Burke-US PRESSWIRE, US PRESSWIRE / March 24, 2012 )
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