Preseason Top 10

[smoova]

I agree that Lynchburg should be higher.
I think W&L and Middlebury are too high.
Bowdoin could be solid this year. No roster posted yet, but it looks like not many seniors from last year were key contributors. Unless something is messed up, the top 10 points were all from underclass, so I assume they all return.

Check W&L and Midd rosters. Sophomores --> Juniors with good frosh additions. They will both be strong this year.

Middlebury struggled to beat SMCM in the tourney. They are a top 20 team, but not top 10
W&L in a similar boat

Obviously, my opions. But I say Lynchburg runs away with the ODAC

Midd didn't struggle to beat Union (twice, including the day after SMCM) or Bowdoin or Amherst. They're in about the right spot.

[JPAtlantic]

DeeThreeLax.com has a pre-season top 35 poll and the top 20 is consistent with the IL poll (Williams and Cabrini being the only ones shown in one top 20 poll and not the other)

Surprisingly, DeeThreeLax did not include more NESCAC teams (which will annoy Connor Wilson who already feels the NESCAC should have more of a presence in the polls)

Let the games begin!

https://deethreelax.com/2024-top35

1.  Salisbury 
2.  Tufts 
3.  CNU
4.  RIT
5.  Dickinson
6.  Middlebury
7.  Washington & Lee 
8.  Amherst
9.  Lynchburg 
10.  Gettysburg
11.  Bowdoin
12.  York
13.  Union
14.  Denison
15.  Stevens Tech 
16.  Babson
17.  RPI
18.  Swarthmore
19.  Williams
20.  St. Lawrence
21.  Kenyon
22.  Hampden Sydney
23.  Muhlenberg
24.  SUNY Geneseo
25.  Cabrini
26.  Stevenson
27.  John Carroll
28.  Grove City 
29.  St. Marys
30.  Scranton
31.  Western New England
32.  Illinois Wesleyan 
33.  Centre
34.  Baldwin Wallace 
35.  St. John Fisher 

[JustOneTime]

USA Lacrosse Magazine has the following Preseason Ranking
1 Salisbury
2 Christopher Newport
3 RIT
4 Lynchburg
5 Tufts
6 Bowdoin
7 Middlebury
8 York
9 Amherst
10 Union
11 Gettysburg
12 Dickinson
13 Wesleyan
14 Denison
15 St. Lawrence
16 Washington and Lee
17 Hampden-Sydney
18 Grove City
19 Swarthmore
20 Muhlenberg

[Not Suitable]

USA Lacrosse Magazine has the following Preseason Ranking
1 Salisbury
2 Christopher Newport
3 RIT
4 Lynchburg
5 Tufts
6 Bowdoin
7 Middlebury
8 York
9 Amherst
10 Union
11 Gettysburg
12 Dickinson
13 Wesleyan
14 Denison
15 St. Lawrence
16 Washington and Lee
17 Hampden-Sydney
18 Grove City
19 Swarthmore
20 Muhlenberg

Some pretty big differences between this and IL. Lynchburg, Dickinson, Swat among others

[BigMoose9]

USA Lacrosse Magazine has the following Preseason Ranking
1 Salisbury
2 Christopher Newport
3 RIT
4 Lynchburg
5 Tufts
6 Bowdoin
7 Middlebury
8 York
9 Amherst
10 Union
11 Gettysburg
12 Dickinson
13 Wesleyan
14 Denison
15 St. Lawrence
16 Washington and Lee
17 Hampden-Sydney
18 Grove City
19 Swarthmore
20 Muhlenberg

Always interesting to see the difference between polls. USA magazine poll always seems to make me scratch my head. No clue as to why they would have Dickinson and W&L that low.

[Laxattackjack]

I feel like there was a little more thought put into this poll.

Surprised tufts dropped out of the top 4
Surprised Middlebury is in the top 10
Surprised Dickinson not in the top 10
Surprised RPI not in top 20


When does the weekly poll picks start up for this board?