Most Improved Programs In 2024?

[gymman1031]

I know it is early. But who are some of the programs you think that, regardless of their overall record, will have several more wins in 2024?

[10stone5]

Hampton

[10 10 2]

Syracuse - Ascendant program
Ohio State - I'm betting the dreadfully bad 2023 season was an anomaly and not the new normal for the Buckeyes
Brown - Daly was dealt a bad hand this year. Many young guys got valuable experience.

[Farfromgeneva]

Middle of road but I see Hobart being 3-4 wins better than their 5-8 this year.

[coda]

Syracuse - Ascendant program
Ohio State - I'm betting the dreadfully bad 2023 season was an anomaly and not the new normal for the Buckeyes
Brown - Daly was dealt a bad hand this year. Many young guys got valuable experience.

Agree on Cuse, I wonder if it will matter with ND, UVA, and Duke in their way. They could be a top 10 team and finish 4th. Need to fix the X.

[redfoxalum]

Cuse, Navy, High Point, NJIT

[bearlaxfan]

Syracuse - Ascendant program
Ohio State - I'm betting the dreadfully bad 2023 season was an anomaly and not the new normal for the Buckeyes
Brown - Daly was dealt a bad hand this year. Many young guys got valuable experience.

Bears graduated their best attackman, the 2 other starters at the beginning of the year ended up only on man up, they had to move their top middy to attack (he graduated too) the 3rd attack was a rotating cast, the goalie was barely around 50% (young D to be fair), they graduated a top-5 faceoff. Middies were good (2 second-team All-Ivy); they should be considered A/Ms so there's no telling where they're going to play in '24.
Hard to see "most improved" coming out of this. Next class of recruits has a good rep, but you can't hang your hat on freshmen.

[gymman1031]

I am going to say Marquette. Sure, they only improved their win total by two this season and finished 6-8. But they did beat both Michigan and Penn State. In addition, they lost to all four Big East teams who made the conference tournament in close games:


Providence by two

Georgetown, Denver, and Villanova in high-scoring OT thrillers


Coach Stimmel will be in in his fifth season in 2024, has recruited quite well, and even more of the talent will be his. In addition, awesome defenseman Mason Woodward, a Third-Team AA this year, will be back.