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Penn are up 8-5 going into the final quarter against Yale. Probably the most impactful game of the day in terms of the committee decisions tonight around seeding and hosting. After watching this game, it’s clear neither one of these teams belong in the top 8. Just don’t think either one of them is ...

Yale crushed Penn and has a RPI of 6 vs Penn's 4. Should be seeded over Florida. I have a different read on this. Yale is ranked 8th, Above penn by iwlca and franky i was surprised by that -- i'm not sure theyll get a seed at all after this week. I thought the IWLCA has been generous to them. Their...

This subject, or various permutations of it, has come up regularly (annually?) in the 20+ years I’ve been on laxpower/fanlax. Virtually all of the points being raised now are raised every year. My own view has evolved. Currently I think the best practice is to put subs in at the end of a lopsided g...

The coaches poll is one of the worst things that I have ever seen in my time in sports. Who is voting? The Penn slight is unreal and is indefensible (coming from me, who has been a bit of wet blanket as it comes to the ivy and their chances) 1. Michigan- I see them as Army on the men’s side. They a...

Georgetown is up 9-3 on Penn. Didn’t see that one coming. I thought the same thing. Checked Gtown website.. score is backwards on IL. harvard 9 duke 7 at half. If duke cant clean up their fouls, harvard should run away with it. Duke defense looks lazy. You cant foul that much on a team that scores ...

Not sure why you would discount a 5-0 Penn with a JHU win under them. We'll know more when they face michigan, but the last time they played a top 10 was NCAAs last year and played a close 9-7 to BC. Their defense happens to the lowest GA average of everyone in this group. Anyone can beat anyone in...

Not sure why you would discount a 5-0 Penn with a JHU win under them. We'll know more when they face michigan, but the last time they played a top 10 was NCAAs last year and played a close 9-7 to BC. Their defense happens to the lowest GA average of everyone in this group. Anyone can beat anyone in...

Top 20 1. Northwestern 2. Maryland 3. Michigan 4. Virginia 5. Loyola 6. Boston College 7. Johns Hopkins 8. Florida 9. Stony Brook 10. James Madison 11. Penn 12. North Carolina 13. Syracuse 14. Denver 15. Notre Dame 16. Yale 17. Harvard 18. Brown 19. Penn St 20. Fairfield Top 15 everybody can beat e...

Louisville is hanging in there remarkably well against BC in the first half. I was just coming here to comment on that... 3 goal game with 11 minutes to go. Didn't see it coming. Unfortunately not able to watch, is this due to BC playing poorly or Louisville playing well? A little bit of both proba...

Haven't paid much attention to Louisville in the past, but they are playing far better than I expected. Wildly impressed by the Nakazawa sisters. BC defense non existent.

How long should teams get to stay in the top 10-15 without any top 20 wins ? Would argue that Penn and maybe even Virginia could be above SB and Denver based on games played, maybe Florida bumps up one. Early season but scheduling 4-5 layup games (outside of top 25) early season seems to be overly r...