Denver has been very good, let’s see if they can keep it up. Arizona st should continue to improve. Colorado has shown some signs that they have potential. Virginia Tech is a great school with a lot to offer. Interested watch Clemson develop. Villanova will improve with the new coach. Someone mentioned Harvard, I would say Dartmouth was on their way up but new coach there as well.
At the end of the day coaches need to be able to identify and attract talented athletes in order to be competitive. The challenge coaches face is trying to pull recruits away from the traditional top programs, all of those programs are good/great schools with very strong lacrosse tradition.