TOWSON, Md. – A dominating victory over Elon and an overtime loss to top-seeded Drexel in last week's Colonial Athletic Association championship propelled the Towson University women's lacrosse back into the national rankings. The Tigers are No. 20 in the Inside Lacrosse Media poll, released Monday night.
 
Towson has been ranked as high as No. 11 in the media poll this season and spent nine consecutive weeks in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Top 25 poll (March 1-April 26).
 
Towson (9-8) will face #6/#5 Stony Brook in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon on Long Island. The Tigers dropped a hard-fought 10-8 decision to the Seawolves on March 7.

                                         Coaches                 Media             U.S. Lacrosse
Preseason                          ---                         ---                           ---
February 15                        ---                         ---                           ---
February 22                        ---                         RV (24)                 RV
March 1                             16                          13                          14
March 8                             12                          11                          13
March 15                           14                          16                          20
March 22                           14                          RV (21)                  20
March 29                           15                          RV (24)                  18
April 5                                17                         18                           17
April 12                              15                         16                           19
April 19                              20                          RV (21)                  RV
April 26                              25                          ---                           ---
May 3                                 ---                         RV (29)                   ---
May 10                              n/a                        20                           ---
 
North Carolina (18-0) is the top ranked team in the nation for the 14^th consecutive week, followed in both major polls by Northwestern (13-0), Syracuse (14-3) and Boston College (13-3).