Why Yale? What has changed? Why now? What have they do to indicate an upward change going forward?
Well... they broke into the top 20 last year for a little bit, and have had several solid recruiting classes in a row the past few years. No one is saying they will be top 10, but definitely on the rise and nipping on Princeton and Penn's heals for tops in Ivy
No disrespect to Yale but reality does not indicate that Yale is nipping at anyone's heels. I guess the old saying "any given day" applies but they have really not done anything to suggest that they will consistently be competitive with Top 20 programs let alone be competitive with Top 10 Programs.
They did not finish the 2022 season ranked in the Top 20 and they didn't beat a single competitive team in 2022. Good for them that they beat Penn by a goal 11-10 but Penn had a very off year for Penn. The Quakers were not ranked at the end of the 2022 season which is very unusual.
Just looking back to 2010 it does not appear that Yale is competitive with Princeton or Penn.
Vs Penn, Yale is 1 - 11 since 2010. Vs Princeton Yale is 0 - 12 since 2010.
Good win vs Penn last year and they kept it close vs Princeton in the regular season but they were blown out by 10 goals in the IVY Playoffs vs Princeton 19-9.
Jury still out on Yale as they have not done anything to indicate they are on the rise.
