BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team is ranked seventh in the 2019 USILA and Inside Lacrosse Media Preseason Polls it was announced today.  Defending national champion Yale tops both polls.  The top nine are identical in both polls.
 
Johns Hopkins is one five Big Ten teams ranked in the top 20 of the USILA Poll and all six Big Ten squads appear in the top 20 of the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. The Blue Jays will play nine games against teams that appear in the USILA top 20 and 10 against teams in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
 
2019 Preseason USILA Coaches Poll
1-Yale, 2-Duke, 3-Maryland, 4-Loyola-Maryland, 5-Cornell, 6-Virginia, 7-Johns Hopkins, 8-Denver, 9-Penn State, 10-Notre Dame, 11-Syracuse, 12-Rutgers, 13-Lehigh, 14-North Carolina, 15-Ohio State, 16-Albany, 17-Princeton, 18-Georgetown, 19-Marquette, 20-Villanova.
 
2019 Preseason Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
1-Yale, 2-Duke, 3-Maryland, 4-Loyola-Maryland, 5-Cornell, 6-Virginia, 7-Johns Hopkins, 8-Denver, 9-Penn State, 10-Syracuse, 11-Notre Dame, 12-Rutgers, 13-Lehigh, 14-Albany, 15-North Carolina, 16-Ohio State, 17-Princeton, 18-UMass, 19-Georgetown, 20-Michigan.