The Gettysburg College men’s lacrosse team heads into the first week of the regular season as the 10th-ranked team in the nation according to the latest United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III Poll.
Gettysburg maintained its hold on a spot in the top 10 for the second consecutive regular-season poll with 219 points – six more than No. 11 Union College. The Bullets were ranked ninth in the USILA Preseason Poll.
The same teams remained amongst the top nine with Salisbury University, Amherst College, and Cabrini University filling the top three spots.
Gettysburg was the top vote-getter among Centennial Conference squads. Franklin & Marshall College was 12th with Ursinus College and Dickinson College sitting 15th and 19th, respectively.
Gettysburg kicks off the season at home against Messiah College on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m.
| USILA Division III Coaches’ Poll (2/10/2020) | ||||
| Rank | Division 3. | Total (1st Place) | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Salisbury | 407 (12) | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Amherst | 385 (1) | 0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Cabrini | 372 (6) | 0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | RIT | 342 (2) | 0-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Williams | 333 | 0-0 | 4 |
| 6 | Tufts | 311 | 0-0 | 6 |
| 7 | York | 307 | 0-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Denison | 248 | 0-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Wesleyan | 245 | 0-0 | 8 |
| 10 | Gettysburg | 219 | 0-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Union | 213 | 0-0 | 11 |
| 12 | Franklin and Marshall | 189 | 0-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Washington & Lee | 154 | 0-1 | 12 |
| 14 | Lynchburg | 117 | 0-1 | 14 |
| 15 | Ursinus | 110 | 0-0 | 16 |
| 16 | Saint John Fisher | 109 | 0-0 | 15 |
| 17 | St. Lawrence | 89 | 0-0 | 18 |
| 18 | Stevens | 88 | 0-0 | 17 |
| 19 | Dickinson | 50 | 0-0 | 20 |
| 20 | Stevenson | 49 | 0-0 | 19 |
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.