PHILADELPHIA – The Ivy League released its 2026 women's lacrosse preseason poll on Tuesday afternoon, with the nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team being projected to finish second in the conference.
 
Penn earned second in the poll after ending the 2024 campaign with a 12-7 record, a 5-2 Ivy League record, and winning four battles against ranked opponents.  The Quakers made it to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second straight season, falling to the eventual national champion runners-up, #2 Northwestern, on the road.
 
The Quakers return plenty of talent to the field this year, led by the reigning Ivy League Rookie and Goalkeeper of the Year and All-American, Orly Sedransk.
 
The Red and Blue open the 2026 season on Saturday, Feb. 14, against University City foe Drexel at noon.
 
2026 Ivy League Preseason Media Poll
1. Princeton - 126 (14 first-place votes)
2. Penn - 109 (2)
3. Yale - 99
4. Brown - 69
5. Harvard - 68
6. Cornell - 49
7. Dartmouth - 40
8. Columbia – 16