You assume that the each player selects the best lacrosse school. You can have a better plater pick a lower ranked school for a variety of reasons; location, academic specialty, etc. not all coaches support all majors so many top players steer away snd go to weaker athletic programs for the career choice. (Engineering or nursing).
This. We had family friends that only played 1 year at their program because they were forced to choose between nursing and lacrosse - and they chose nursing.
And some may choose a weaker lacrosse program because they know they are more likely to play earlier. Or the coaching staff/ current team was not the right fit.
