UAlbany Lacrosse Rises In Poll Heading Towards Conference Tourne

The UAlbany Great Danes men's lacrosse team bumped up one spot in this week's national lacrosse rankings. The Great Danes moved up from number five to number four, after the second ranked Duke Blue Devils lost in the ACC semi-finals to Notre Dame. The Great Danes begin conference tournament play at home on Thursday May 3rd against UMass-Lowell at 7pm. If the Great Danes win, they will face off against either Vermont or Stony Brook on Saturday May 5th at noon for the conference championship at Casey Stadium. The Great Danes have won four of the past five year's tournaments. Do you believe the UAlbany Great Danes can avoid the upset in conference tournament play this week? Plus is the number four ranking the right fit for the Coach Scott Marr led team? Let us know below.

RANK	SCHOOL	POINTS	RECORD	PREVIOUS
1	Yale	535 (23)	12-2	1
2	Maryland	510 (4)	11-2	3
3	Denver	456	11-2	4
4	Albany	450	12-2	5
5	Duke	438	12-3	2
6	Loyola	419	12-3	8
7	Johns Hopkins	388	9-4	7
8	Notre Dame	339	8-5	18
9	Cornell	293	10-4	6
10	Virginia	277	11-3	13
11	Rutgers	250	9-5	9
12	Syracuse	198	7-6	12
13	Ohio State	189	8-6	19
14	Villanova	172	10-4	15
15	Bucknell	162	11-4	10
16	UMass	139	10-4	16
17	Navy	132	9-5	11
18	Georgetown	98	10-4	17
19	Penn State	68	8-6	14
20	Saint Joseph's	54	10-3	NR