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.
Yes, that top group. UNC agree, Florida and Maryland are fine schools but by no means are they superior schools academically. As someone with experience with UVA, I am amazed that that coaching staff has not been wholesale sacked. They do less with more year after year and somehow are arrogant about it. As someone with two children currently playing, leverage their ability to get them in the best academic school they can get into (yes they have to like the school if their lacrosse career ends). I have one at an ivy and one at an a very good academic non ivy. The opportunities the ivy child is getting are ridiculous. Stretch, reach, beg, borrow and steal if your child gets a chance to go to an Ivy or a NESCAC like Williams.
