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Duke Picked Second In Face-Off Yearbook Top 25
12/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 2 in the Face-Off Yearbook preseason top 25 and eight Blue Devils received preseason All-America honors, as was released by Inside Lacrosse.
Defending national champion Johns Hopkins took the top spot in the preseason poll, followed by the Blue Devils at No. 2 and ACC rival Virginia at No. 3. Rounding out the top five are Georgetown and North Carolina with the fourth and final ACC foe, Maryland, coming in at No. 6.
The Blue Devils boast eight preseason All-America selections, including first team picks in the senior foursome of Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Nick O'Hara and Tony McDevitt. Senior Michael Ward received second team accolades while classmate Dan Loftus was named to the third team and senior Brad Ross and junior Ned Crotty were tabbed as honorable mention honorees.
Duke returns eight starters and 32 letterwinners from a team that concluded the 2007 season with a 17-3 overall ledger, matching the NCAA record for wins in a season set previously by the 2005 Duke, 2006 Hofstra and 2006 Virginia squads. Duke captured the ACC regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the national title game for the second time in three seasons.
The Blue Devils, who were picked by IL to finish atop the ACC in 2008, will begin the new campaign on Feb. 16 as they play host to Bucknell at 1 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium.
2008 Face-Off Yearbook Top 25
1. Johns Hopkins
2. Duke
3. Virginia
4. Georgetown
5. North Carolina
6. Maryland
7. Cornell
8. Princeton
9. Navy
10. Notre Dame
11. Syracuse
12. Albany
13. Towson
14. Delaware
15. UMBC
16. Loyola
17. Bucknell
18. Drexel
19. Hofstra
20. UMass
21. Colgate
22. Ohio State
23. Army
24. Dartmouth
25. Denver
2008 opponents in italics
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