Who ever put this list together doesn't watch much lacrosse
These are arguably the best programs and certainly some of the best coaches. All but Navy finish the season ranked in the Top 20 just about every year and many in finish in the Top 10 every year. Countless Final Four appearances, championship games and National Championships... although Navy is not Top 20 consistently they have gone to the Final Four recently and also finished in the top 10 recently and they have the most successful coach in the history of the sport. The only traditional top 10 - 20 program not on that list of schools is Stony Brook.
I think the coaches at the best programs know how to identify talent... and they seem to agree with Inside Lacrosse.
6 - Maryland
4 - Virginia
4 - Duke
3 - Boston College
3 - Princeton
3 - Stanford
3 - North Carolina
2 - Florida
2 - Northwestern
2 - USC
2 - Loyola
2 - Notre Dame
2 - JMU
1 - Syracuse
1 - Penn State
1 - Penn
1 - Hopkins
1 - Navy
Every time there is a list, team or ranking someone attempts to discredit it or knock the players named. The reality is that the majority of players who are named usually go to the best college programs and do very well. If these lists are not valid, why do these programs consistently outperform all other programs? Where do all of the players that you must believe to be better than the ones who get ranked go to school and why are those programs not doing better than the schools listed?
