Lacrosse Magazine has put the finishing touches on its 2010 college preview issue, which mailed US Lacrosse members the first week of February. LM canvassed rival coaches to give us their anonymous take on the top 10 preseason ranked teams for Division I men's and women's lacrosse.

MD1: 10 UND | 9 Hofstra | 8 UMD | 7 Princeton | 6 Cornell | 5 Hopkins | 4 UNC | 3 UVA | 2 SU | 1 Duke

WD1: 10 Princeton | 9 UND | 8 UVA | 7 SU | 6 Georgetown | 5 Duke | 4 Penn | 3 UNC | 2 UMD | 1 Northwestern

Scouting Report: No. 4 North Carolina (Men)

Sean Delaney's 33 goals in 2009 were the most by a North Carolian midfielder in 13 years. © John Strohsacker/LaxPhotos.com

HEAD COACH: Joe Breschi
CONFERENCE: ACC
2009 RECORDS: 12-6, 0-3
2010 SCHEDULE: Click Here

WHO'S BACK

A Billy Bitter (Sr.)
Player of the Year candidate led UNC in both goals (46) and assists (25) last year and posted a jaw-dropping eight goals in the NCAA tournament win over UMBC. UNC’s offensive depth should take pressure off Bitter this season.
M Sean Delaney (Sr.)
Consider this: Despite Bitter's stellar campaign, UNC named Delaney its 2009 Offensive MVP. His 35 goals were the most by a UNC midfielder in 13 years. Will carry the first midfield which lost some of its depth when Sean Burke went down with a season-ending injury in the offseason.
D Ryan Flanagan (Jr.)
Preseason All-American is the key to the Tar Heels' defensive front line. He led the team with 37 caused turnovers and finished second in groundballs (67).
A Gavin Petracca (Sr.)
Developed great chemistry with Bitter on attack, with 26 goals and 17 assists. Pick your poison here. Petracca was injured in the fall, but should be a go for the spring.
LSM/D Michael Jarvis (Sr.)
Underrated long pole (24 caused turnovers) and UNC captain could slip into the team's third starting close defense slot.

WHO'S NOT

A Bart Wagner
Counted four game-winners among his 38 goals in '09. Junior college transfer Ed Prevost or freshman Marcus Holman are candidates to step into Wagner's spot.
M Ben Hunt
Outside threat notched six man-up goals, most on the team in '09. Look no further than the splash he made with the Washington Bayhawks at the end of last year's MLL season to know his value.
FO Shane Walterhoefer
NCAA's top faceoff specialist in '09 won 63 percent of draws. Junior short stick Michael Burns, who took just 14 faceoffs last year, steps in at the "X." Big shoes to fill. “Sixty-three percent doesn’t come around too often,” Breschi said.
G Grant Zimmerman
Four-year starter's college career ended early with a season-ending injury in the Big City Classic, giving then-freshman James Petracca an opportunity to gain experience.

WHO'S NEW

A Ed Prevost
Top player out the junior college ranks was the NJCAA Attackman and Player of the Year in 2008. He then switched to midfield and was a juco All-American at that position in '09. Will either start as the third attackman or rotate in as a fourth.
A Marcus Holman
Most ready-to-start player of UNC's freshman class is currently slotted as the third starting attackman next to Bitter and Petracca -- which speaks volumes of his fall ball performance.
G Steven Rastivo
Heir apparent to Drew Adams at Penn State dropped a bomb in the offseason when he transferred to North Carolina. He has a great outlet pass with quick hands and ball-stopping ability.

X FACTOR

According to tarheelblue.com's interview with Breschi, he has yet to commit to a starting goalkeeper. He called it "a wide open situation going into the spring." It's a good problem for UNC, which boasts three goalies -- Petracca, Rastivo and Chris Madalon -- who could legitimately start. Petracca has the experience, but Madalon has the intriguing upside. Rastivo presumably wouldn't transfer from a situation in which he was expected to start to one in which he isn't, but he did not report to the team until January.

RIVAL COACHES' TAKES

"Billy Bitter is good. They seemed to play hard and with a lot of confidence last year under Coach Breschi."

"Can Bitter replicate his success with key losses at attack?"

"They have the second-best player in the country with Bitter."

"Will the onslaught of top recruits help fuel Bitter and the rest of the group?"