2024 Bracket Predictions

[SaltCounty]

I wasn’t in the path of the eclipse, and was bored, so i ran some numbers. this is all WAY TOO EARLY, and i expect a lot to change. but still fun (in my opinion) to see how things could shake out and what kind of matchups we could see in May. don’t get upset if your team isnt on my list. i am not making a “lock of the week” prediction. i was really just curious what kind of matchups we could see

I used the info that i had. you are all welcome to use different info and put something together. i used the current IL rankings and the MASSEY rankings. then i used MASSEY matchup projections to get me to the end of the season. i then just went with the favored team to win the conference. from here, i then ranked the teams using conference winners and final records, to rank teams. at this point, i had to pick 10 at large bids. these are all teams that didn’t win the conference. these teams were selected based on final record.

At large
CNU, Swarthmore, Gettysburgh, RIT, St Lawrence, Union, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.

i then ranked all conference winners and the 10 at large, and stopped at 32. the rest really don’t matter. the top teams are going to play one of those bottom teams and i don’t think anyone expects a #36 to beat a top 8 team. so here is what i have.

luckily, my top 8 broke into 4 south teams and 4 north teams. so those teams all got first round home game.
1 vs 32 and 16 vs 17 in one bracket. etc.

top 8 teams are

1. SU vs 32 UMASS Boston. 16 Union vs 17 Roanoke
2. RPI vs 31 Susquanna. 15 Gettysburg vs 18 York
3. Tufts vs 30 SUNY Maritime 14 Lynchburg vs 19 Bowdoin
4. Dickinson vs 29 Centre. 13 Endicott vs 20 Cortland
5. RIT VS 28 CO College. 12 CNU vs 21 Denison
6. Stevens vs 27 John Carroll. 11 St Lawrence vs 22 Nazareth
7. Babson vs 26 IL Wesleyan. 10 wesleyan vs 23 Cabrini
8. W&L vs 25 SMCM. 9 Swarthmore vs 24 Grove City

Doesn't a team from Ohio/ midwestern PA normally host to give the midwest teams a shorter distance to travel in the first round

100% agree that Babson should host a pod the 1st weekend.
If they can upset Tufts tonight, do they host a pod both weekends ???

I would say based on the rankings, if SWAT can win the Centennial, they will host a pod.

At this point, if the ODAC AQ went to Lynchburg - I'd imagine the ODAC teams would be traveling.
If W&L gets the AQ - they'd earn a pod.

[D3LaxFan2]

Colorado College will not make the tournament this year. They are independent, so in Pool B consideration. CNU or Salisbury will get the 1 Pool B spot. Transylvania is the likely AQ from the Heartland Conference.

[Laxfan1414]

Colorado College will not make the tournament this year. They are independent, so in Pool B consideration. CNU or Salisbury will get the 1 Pool B spot. Transylvania is the likely AQ from the Heartland Conference.

Salisbury in the Pool B spot is funny to me.

[D3LaxFan2]

Salisbury in the Pool B spot is funny to me.

No AQ for Coastal Lacrosse Conference, so they are Pool B teams. I'm not sure if they assess Pool B or Pool C first though. But one would assume that Salisbury and CNU will each get in and which one gets B and which gets C is inconsequential.

[MajorMacLax18]

When will the Coastal Lacrosse Conference be eligible for an AQ?

[Laxattackjack]

When will the Coastal Lacrosse Conference be eligible for an AQ?

next season

[MVPiccoli]

Obviously this is just a prediction (nice work) but a Swarthmore vs grove city rematch after last years fiasco would be epic

CP, what was the fiasco? I missed that.

[BigMoose9]

I wasn’t in the path of the eclipse, and was bored, so i ran some numbers. this is all WAY TOO EARLY, and i expect a lot to change. but still fun (in my opinion) to see how things could shake out and what kind of matchups we could see in May. don’t get upset if your team isnt on my list. i am not making a “lock of the week” prediction. i was really just curious what kind of matchups we could see

I used the info that i had. you are all welcome to use different info and put something together. i used the current IL rankings and the MASSEY rankings. then i used MASSEY matchup projections to get me to the end of the season. i then just went with the favored team to win the conference. from here, i then ranked the teams using conference winners and final records, to rank teams. at this point, i had to pick 10 at large bids. these are all teams that didn’t win the conference. these teams were selected based on final record.

At large
CNU, Swarthmore, Gettysburgh, RIT, St Lawrence, Union, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.

i then ranked all conference winners and the 10 at large, and stopped at 32. the rest really don’t matter. the top teams are going to play one of those bottom teams and i don’t think anyone expects a #36 to beat a top 8 team. so here is what i have.

luckily, my top 8 broke into 4 south teams and 4 north teams. so those teams all got first round home game.
1 vs 32 and 16 vs 17 in one bracket. etc.

top 8 teams are

1. SU vs 32 UMASS Boston. 16 Union vs 17 Roanoke
2. RPI vs 31 Susquanna. 15 Gettysburg vs 18 York
3. Tufts vs 30 SUNY Maritime 14 Lynchburg vs 19 Bowdoin
4. Dickinson vs 29 Centre. 13 Endicott vs 20 Cortland
5. RIT VS 28 CO College. 12 CNU vs 21 Denison
6. Stevens vs 27 John Carroll. 11 St Lawrence vs 22 Nazareth
7. Babson vs 26 IL Wesleyan. 10 wesleyan vs 23 Cabrini
8. W&L vs 25 SMCM. 9 Swarthmore vs 24 Grove City

Doesn't a team from Ohio/ midwestern PA normally host to give the midwest teams a shorter distance to travel in the first round

100% agree that Babson should host a pod the 1st weekend.
If they can upset Tufts tonight, do they host a pod both weekends ???

I would say based on the rankings, if SWAT can win the Centennial, they will host a pod.

At this point, if the ODAC AQ went to Lynchburg - I'd imagine the ODAC teams would be traveling.
If W&L gets the AQ - they'd earn a pod.

Only two teams get to host two weekends in the tournament. I don’t think Babson will be a top 2 seed in the tournament even if they beat Tufts today. Could definitely be in play to host first weekend though.

[SixBySix]

Obviously this is just a prediction (nice work) but a Swarthmore vs grove city rematch after last years fiasco would be epic

CP, what was the fiasco? I missed that.

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[MVPiccoli]

Oh wow. Missed that.