Early Top 25 is out:
1 - Boston College - Until they lose.
2 - North Carolina - # 2 about right, certainly Top 5.
3 - Syracuse - Top 10 but #3 ? Don't think they get to the Final Four.
4 - Northwestern - They will likely be back to the Final Four.
5 - Notre Dame - Too high at # 5, might not be Top 10 at seasons end.
6 - Stony Brook - As usual over hyped, will not finish Top 10.
7 - Maryland - Better than # 7, will challenge to get back to Final Four.
8 - Loyola - Solid Program, should be decent year but will finish outside the Top 10.
9 - Duke - #9 is about right.
10 - Florida - Will finish between 5 - 10.
11 - Virginia - Will also be in the mix to finish Top 10.
12 - James Madison - No problem with them at #12.
13 - Stanford - #13 might be a bit high, probably 15 - 20 range.
14 - Princeton - Ivy's back to normal, Princeton Top 10.
15 - Denver - Denver has been very good, could be Top 10.
16 - Rutgers - Looked good last year. Can they remain in the Top 20?
17 - Jacksonville - a little high but OK. Will be in the mix to finish Top 20.
18 - Drexel - Great year for Dragons last year. Can they build on it. Did they lose their Coach?
19 - Penn - Again, Ivy's back to normal #19 too low. 10 - 15 range.
20 - Hopkins - Very solid program, # 20 a bit low, think they will finish higher.
21 - Louisville - OK at 21
22 - Richmond - Too high. Don't think they will finish Top 25.
23 - Penn State - Whats up in Happy Vally? Too low at 23 more like 10 - 15 even with the transfers.
24 - Michigan - Way too low at 24. Not sure Top 10 but definitely 10 - 20
25 - UConn - Ok
Others? USC, Towson, Hofstra, Navy, Arizona St, Colorado, Dartmouth?
It is tough to repeat, Carolina will be on the warpath, a lot of changes at Syracuse, Northwester will be tough
Final Four: Boston College, North Carolina, Northwestern, ????
Fight it out..... : Syracuse, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Princeton, Duke, Denver. Notre Dame?
Michigan is way too @ 24 Stony Brook way too high @ 6. Curious to see what happens at PSU, Drexel, Syracuse and Rutgers.
It's become pretty obvious that nobody really cares about girls/woman's lacrosse much at all besides he parents of the players. The boys/men get all the attention and articles written about them in IL and LM, while girls are completely ignored. Very sad but true. The "professional" woman's lax is such a joke as well. Lacrosse can get your daughter into a great school. That's about it. Very sad!
