Originally Posted by Anonymous
Top D3 schools could play the middle D1 teams tough especially on the girls side. If your kid isn't Michael Jordan, don't believe the D1 hype. D2 and D3 gets you on the field quiker with a better school life lax balance


The best D3 schools could certainly run with middle / lower tier D1 schools, no doubt. But once you get past the top ~10 the dropoff is pretty significant, especially in terms of team depth (e.g. only having one real midfield line, etc.).

Many even mid-range D3 schools would lose to strong high school teams.