Duke is still the team to beat.

But one of the few teams capable of knocking off the Blue Devils in this lacrosse season inched closer to doing so yesterday, as Virginia dropped an 11-9 decision at Klockner Stadium.

Since it's happened already, Georgetown must be included in the group of teams capable of beating Duke. Syracuse, Virginia and Johns Hopkins all have the talent to do so on a remotely magical day.

It's unlikely anyone else need apply.

Here's one man's top 20 entering the final weekend of the regular season:

1. Duke (15-1)
2. Syracuse (12-1)
3. Virginia (12-3)
4. Georgetown (9-3)
5. Johns Hopkins (6-5)
6. Maryland (8-5)
7. UMBC (10-3)
8. Cornell (10-3)
9. Notre Dame (11-2)
10. Ohio State (9-4)
11. North Carolina (8-5)
12. Colgate (11-4)
13. Army (9-5)
14. Denver (10-5)
15. Drexel (12-3)
16. Navy (9-5)
17. Loyola (7-5)
18. Princeton (7-5)
19. Hofstra (8-5)
20. Hobart (8-5)

--- Patrick Stevens