Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
How the Pre-season Top 20 fared.

1 - Boston College: Still in the mix but do not think they will win the National Championship.
2 - Maryland: Defense and overall athleticism and speed will lead to a National Championship.
3 - North Carolina: Round 3 coming up with BC... Game will come down to Defense and goalie play.
4 - JMU: 2018 National Champs were overrated in 19'. Good year, tough schedule. Not Top 10 in 2019.

5 - Stony Brook: Also overrated to start the season. Good year but off from recent past. Not Top 10.
6 - Florida: Six losses all to good teams. Finish outside the Top 10.
7 - Northwestern: Back in the mix. Defense improved as the season went on and has lead to the Final Four. Maryland will beat them.
8 - Princeton: Very good year, # 8 preseason about right. 5 or 6 end of season. Just outside of final four.
9 - Loyola: Tough draw for tournament, could have been the 8 seed over Michigan. 9 was about right to start the season. 8 - 9 to end the year.
10 - Penn: Also about right at 10. Finish the year a little lower but not by much.
11 - Towson: Way too high at 11. Tigers play a tough schedule but not a Top 20 team this year.
12 - Penn State: Another overrated team for 2019. Very tough schedule. Not sure if they are even Top 25 this year.
13 - Navy: Solid team. Top 20 finish.
14 - Virginia Tech: ACC very difficult. Back to earth after strong 2018. Not Top 20. One of the Programs that should be better.
15 - Syracuse: Great year. Finished way above where they started. Finish at 5 - 7.
16 - Virginia: Also good year, also finished above where they started. Right there with Princeton and Syracuse. Finish 5 - 7.
17 - Colorado: Good year. finished a little higher than 17.
18 - Stanford: Good year. 18 about right.
19 - Denver. Great year. Top 10 finish.
20 - Notre Dame: Great year. Soft OOC schedule gave them nice record and confidence but hurt them with NCAA seeding. Top 10 finish.
21 - USC: Tough one goal loss to Denver keeps them out of Elite 8. Solid Top 20 finish.
22 - Georgetown: Came on strong at the end. Great year for the Hoya's. Top 20 finish.
23 - Hopkins: about right. Solid team.
24 - Duke: Surprised not in The NCAA Tournament. Top 20 Team.
25 - Dartmouth: Good year. Tough team. 15 - 20 finish.

Good Luck to all ion the Final Four.


Biggest jump: Michigan and High Point.
Biggest fall: Towson and Penn State.

Who will make the jump and surprise next year, who will fall out of the Top 25?


Michigan way overrated! I understand its good for lacrosse to have them as an 8 seed, but the fact that teams like them and Stanford make it and Duke doesnt is laughable. Duke kills both those teams this year


Duke played a terriblly weak schedule and beat exactly none of the top teams on their slate until surprising ND in ACC playoffs. VA Tech was a sub .500 team in the end.

Unfortunately for them, Georgetown won their conference tournament. Had they not, Duke gets in. Stanford (Stony Brook and Colorado) and Michigan (Denver, Colorado, Dartmouth, Penn State and Hopkins) had multiple wins vs teams that were top 10-30 during season. That is what selection committee takes into account for selecting tournament teams. Like they say in the fight game, don't leave it in the hands of the judges. Duke needs to schedule better teams in their non-conference games next year and win some of those games. Don't rely on a team like Denver having to win their conference for Duke to back in.


Duke plays a very difficult schedule. UNC 2X, Boston College, Syracuse, Northwestern, Virginia, Notre Dame 2X, Penn. Thats 9 games vs Top 20 RPI teams (5 games vs top 5 RPI teams).


It is not who they play that matters according to selection for NCAA tournament, it is who they beat. They lost against every top team they played except for 1 (ND in the ACC Tourney).

They didn't deserve to be in the tournament this year. In 2018 Duke played a more challenging out of conference schedule. They lost more than they won and didn't qualify for tournament due to their sub .500 record. They tried it both ways in 2018/2019 and didn't get in either year. Bottom line is they need more wins against quality opponents.