The schools that offer the best atmosphere, great lacrosse and above average academics:
UNC UMD Florida Virginia
Great lacrosse, decent academics, but facilities/atmosphere not as desirable
Syracuse (not everyone wants to play in a dome) StonyBrook BC
Stellar academics, very good lacrosse, great college atmosphere/facilities
Duke Stanford Princeton ND Northwestern
Stellar academics, good lacrosse
Penn Yale Vanderbilt Hopkins
Party school, good lacrosse, good/very good academics, great facilities
Penn State Ohio State Clemson Virginia Tech Rutgers Michigan
Lol your above average academic bracket is much better academic then your very good academic bracket. Michigan needs to switch spots with UMD. Not sure where you get your information from.
Agree, but Michigan lacrosse is just average, but they have a great athletic atmosphere/party school. I think a school needs to be in the top 20 academically to qualify as “stellar”, and there is a huge difference between the top 10, and 10-20. So they would be “very good” academic with good lacrosse where a school like Rutgers would have better lacrosse but not as strong a academics. It’s hard for a school to check all the boxes! Michigan could possibly be placed in my first group, except for the weather. Obviously this is totally opinion. It’s how my daughter broke down schools. Some could definitely be shuffled a bit based on personal preference.
