DURHAM – With less than two weeks until the start of the 2023 Duke men's lacrosse season, preseason polls and prognostications continue to roll out. The Blue Devils open the campaign ranked eighth in the Inside Lacrosse preseason poll.
Virginia tops the rankings earning 14 of the first-place votes. Maryland (8), Georgetown (1), Cornell and Notre Dame (3) round out the top five respectively, splitting the final 12 first-place nods. Duke is set to face off against seven of the 20 listed in the rankings.
The Blue Devils enter the 2023 campaign following an 11-6 record in 2022.