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Lacrosse

'08
U.S. News Rank

APR
(out of 1,000)
National Ranking
’07/’06/’05
Games Above .500 (Past 3 Seasons)
STACK Factor

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1 Virginia
23
973
7/1/3
33
96
2 Duke
8
991
2/NR/2
32
108
3 Cornell
12
991
3/9/7
30
24
4 Johns Hopkins
14
986
1/7/1
29
12
5 Georgetown
23
989
6/6/6
22
48
6 Notre Dame
19
996
9/13/15
15
96
7 Maryland
54
972
10/3/5
17
48
8 Princeton
1
993
12/8/23
10
36
9 Delaware
71
983
5/17/16
19
12
10 Navy
20*
997
13/10/4
22
36
11 UMass
96
973
20/2/8
18
12
12 Colgate
17
1000
16/26/31
14
12
13 North Carolina
28
988
8/23/20
-5
120
14 Albany
NR
962
4/20/17
17
12
15 Denver
85
993
26/11/19
13
24
*Among top 125 liberal arts colleges

Why They're On Top

1. Virginia
When it’s time to hit the turf, the Cavaliers get the job done. They’ve won one national title and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA tournament in each of the past three seasons. Their academics are well matched. The team’s APR is 973, and Virginia is ran
2. Duke
The Blue Devils have been runners-up nationally in two of the past three seasons. They’re also at the top of their game academically with a 991 APR and a ranking of 8th by U.S. News & World Report.
3. Cornell
One look in the Big Red record books reveals why Cornell deserves the third spot as the best program athletically and academically. Most recently, they finished third at the NCAA Championships, and within the top 10 in ’06 and ’05. In addition, they’ve got
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Best APR

Colgate.......................................... 1000
Dartmouth...................................... 1000
Brown........................................... 1000
Navy............................................. 997
Villanova....................................... 996
Notre Dame................................... 996

Most National Championships (Past Decade)

Syracuse................................... 3
Virginia...................................... 3
Princeton................................... 2
Johns Hopkins........................... 2

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