Amazing how many spots have decreased since athletes were granted an extra year because of covid. Is 2024 the last year affected ?? Seems like D1 is mostly done. Coaches talk about the last wave being presidents cup and how they want to be done by Christmas with their rosters. Seems like a few girls announced after New Years but might just be published late. I doubt much if any $ left for D1 but you may still see names going to D1 but the longer it goes the more likely that they will be practice players. There are a ton of D2 and D3 schools that have yet to start signing players. They basically wait until after D1 is done to start committing players. Enormous amount of spots left and you will see them filling up between Feb and late summer into the fall of 2023.
Why do you break it down by division? You make it sound like all schools in each division are the same which they obviously are not. They are not the same academically and they are not the same athletically. Smart people use lacrosse to help their child find the best possible fit as well as to help them gain acceptance to the best possible academic institution and hopefully receive some financial assistance (merit, athletic, need).
Once you get outside the Top 10 - 15 Division 1 programs does it really matter what "Division" the program is? If the kid isn't going to one of the programs that always seem to be ranked in the Top 20 (most if not all of which are excellent academic schools as well) Does it really matter what division we are talking about? Not talking about a team that gets ranked once or twice every 10 years or so. Personal "fit" and quality of "academics" should be the priority, what athletic "division" a school is in really shouldn't be of concern.
If your daughter is offered a spot at some of the following she is most likely a legit top tier player but for the majority of players the following schools will not be an option.
Maryland North Carolina Boston College Northwestern Syracuse Stony Brook Princeton Florida Virginia Notre Dame Penn Duke Stanford USC Penn State JMU Michigan Loyola
Once you start to get outside that list (and a few others) what difference does the division make? Help your daughter find the best academic, social, financial, athletic etc... fit possible.
If you are placing the "Division" as a priority you might want to reevaluate. That is not to say... you should not consider other schools that are DI, just saying that IMHO the "Division" should not be the driving factor when trying to find the best overall fit for a student athlete.
It doesn’t. And let’s be honest, all being at those teams mean lacrosse wise is another 1-4 games in the tournament. You could be on the 50th ranked team and the only difference is you probably aren’t going to play in the NCAA championship. That’s it. Oh. And the flex that your daughter plays top 10.
Yeah but if you are on the 50th ranked team (don't think they actually rank past 20 - 25) you most likely didn't have any offers from any top DI teams... There is a reason the same small group of programs are in the top 20 year in and year out... It's because they get the best players year in and year out... Although some on here like to knock DII and DIII the reality is once you go beyond the top 10 - 20 DI programs the talent level drops way off and many DII & DIII programs have just as much talent as the majority of DI programs.
As far as flex and chest pounding go, most do it until they can't. Only when reality sets in and mom and dad realize that little Charlotte will not be playing for a top tier team does it no longer matter.
