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I just read the article on the Inside Lacrosse site about the new playoff format for 2020. I like removing the midweek games after Round 1 and doing Sat/Sun games for Rounds 2/3 and the QF/SF. Should bring bigger crowds to those venues!! Hopefully it will also lead to expanding the playoff rosters!!...

Certainly as a Centennial fan, I would love 3 teams. And F&M should have been on my list when you look at their entire body of work. I’m hoping they make it!! Pool C: Williams York Amherst Gettysburg Lynchburg Wesleyan Union Last slot down to SLU v F&M v Bates I’m betting SLU, hoping for F&a...

Pool C taking shape:

8 spots

Definite bids - Amherst, York, Gettysburg, loser Tufts/Williams.

Leaves 4.

Likely - Wesleyan, Union, loser W&L/Lynchburg

Leaves 1.

St. Lawrence, Bates, Stevens

Assumes Denison beats OWU.

Misssing anyone?

Suthunlax and CT, Spot on analysis. 1. GB wins championship comfortably. Ursinus best chance is G Kirk making those 5 to 10 tough saves that can flip the scoreboard. 2. UB gets a sniff at Pool C if this is a close game (see 2015) AND all AQs are won by the favorites. 3. F&M are on life support. ...

I’ve thought all along that the Centennial would get 1 Pool C at best. And if it’s a GB v F&M final then both are definitely playing on. So I don’t think Ursinus or Dickinson will get Pool C if they lose in the semis. Those Haverford losses are deal breakers. The tricky part will be if Ursinus o...

Richard,

Yes - the big assumption is that no favored AQ lose like Stevens or Denison!

My thinking is that the Centennial final will be GB vs F&M and that the Centennial will only get one Pool C.

So likely one of GB, F&M or Ursinus miss out.

Still, too early predictions but let's give it a go: AQ: Centennial - Gettysburg NESCAC - Amherst CAC - York Liberty - RIT ODAC - Lynchburg NCAC - Denison Pool B - Cabrini Pool C: 8 bids Centennial - F&M CAC - Salisbury ODAC - W&L Liberty - Union, SLU NESCAC - Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams or Ba...

Bored, Wonderful analysis, thanks! As I am also bored at work, my two cents are: GB wins out - 7-1 Ursinus wins out - 7-1 (Bears proved me wrong on Sat - congrats!) F&M (have to win two tough road games - Wash and Dick) 7-1 or 6-2 DIckinson and Wash prob end at 4-4 (Dick owns tie break) Outside ...

Important upcoming games (Wed/Sat)- F&M - McD (Wed - comfortable win) and Ursinus (Sat - at home and should take care of Bears) GB - Dickinson (Wed - at home and facing desperate Red Devils - GB should be too good though) and Haverford (Sat - won't fall into same trap as DC) Urs - F&M (Sat -...

Fully admitting Bullets bias kicking in here but no way you can have Ursinus #8 and GB #19. Bullets destroyed Bears 2 weeks ago - scoreline was extremely flattering to UB.

Bullets losses are to 3 pretty good squads - Salisbury, York and F&M. They should be early teens at worst in any poll.

This past weekend's games not very clarifying in terms of the final 4 for playoffs. F&M - big home win v GB last Wed and if they hold serve the remainder of the way should keep the all important home field for the playoffs GB - couldn't win a F/O v F&M and were generally outplayed. Struggled...

Six,

I would agree with you. As of right now, ODAC/NCAC may not get any bids in Pool C. My bias (Centennial) may only get one. The CAC may only get one (York/Salisbury). All depends on who wins the AQ.

How many Pool C bids will the NESCAC and Liberty get? 6?

2018: Pool A (AQ) - 25 Pool B - 2 Pool C - 9 2019: Pool A (AQ) - 27 Pool B - 1 Pool C - 8 Can someone (D-III) explain the changes between the pools from 2018 to 2019? 2018 Pool C bids (9): Centennial - GB CAC - York and CNU ODAC - W&L and Roanoke NCAC - OWU Liberty - Ithaca NESCAC - Amherst, Wes...

D-III, Thanks for the Cabrini clarification! Looking forward to your thoughts and projections as the conference play progresses. As a novice to the Pool C rules, is there a limit to how many bids one conference can get? I understand the desire to balance North v South, but is it possible the NESCAC ...

Great analysis on this thread. Thanks. Trust me, I want the Centennial to get as many bids as possible but, as has been said, with only 8 Pool C on offer, the numbers get tight. Especially with the strength of the NESCAC. Possible that loser of NCAC championship (Denison/OWU) don't get a bid as they...

Very early days but Gettysburg might have found their form this past Saturday. Still not convinced about the goalie situation (Brady was sooo good). The move of Blake Gray to attack has paid off brilliantly. Ursinus final score was very flattering to the Bears. GB dominated the game. Not convinced D...