The critical question facing Division 1 lacrosse heading into the 2010 season is can Syracuse 'three-peat' or will some other team break the Orange streak and grab the trophy for themselves?

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The LAXnews.com writers voted, and Syracuse grabbed the top spot in our preseason poll.

Here is how our writers see the preseason top 25:

1. Syracuse (16-2)
2. Duke (15-4)
3. Virginia (15-3)
4. Carolina (12-6)
5. Hopkins (10-5)

6. Cornell (13-4)
7. Notre Dame (15-1)
8. Hofstra (11-4)
9. Navy (11-5)
10. Maryland (10-6)

11. Princeton (13-3)
12. Harvard (8-5)
13. Georgetown (7-7)
14. Loyola (9-5)
15. Albany (7-7)

16. Brown (12-3)
17. UMBC (12-4)
18. UMass (9-6)
19. Colgate (9-6)
20. Bucknell (9-7)

21. Ohio State (8-8)
22. Stony Brook (9-6)
23. Delaware (5-10)
24. Denver (7-8)
25. Drexel (7-8)

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