Gettysburg, F&M Listed in Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top Five

Cat Serpe, Franklin & Marshall

Dec. 29, 2011 - Lacrosse Magazine, the flagship publication of US Lacrosse, today announced its 2012 preseason college team rankings and preseason players of the year.

The rankings, compiled by Lacrosse Magazine staff after consultations with coaches, predict the champions of 12 divisions of college play, including the NCAA, the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association, the US Lacrosse Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The rankings and preseason honorees appear below and are profiled in the January issue of Lacrosse Magazine. Expanded college previews will run in the February issue. Lacrosse Magazine's Internet home, LaxMagazine.com, will have more coverage of the players and teams featured in January and throughout the 2012 college season.

NCAA Division III Women

1. Gettysburg
2. TCNJ
3. Cortland
4. Hamilton
5. Franklin & Marshall
6. Salisbury
7. Trinity
8. Middlebury
9. Bowdoin
10. Tufts
11. Colby
12. Messiah
13. Amherst
14. Washington & Lee
15. Stevens
16. Catholic
17. Bates
18. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
19. Adrian
20. Ithaca

Preseason Player of the Year: Leigh Mitchell, The College of New Jersey