Upcoming Best Games 2023

[Seacoaster(1)]

Today's Best Games (in order). Some good ones, no great ones.
1 Penn State vs Towson
2 Brown vs UMass
3 Duke vs Yale
4 Cornell vs Binghamton
5 Florida vs Colgate
6 Pitt vs Liberty
7 Coastal Carolina vs Harvard
8 Stetson vs Saint Francis
9 Columbia vs William & Mary
10 UMBC vs La Salle
11 Canisius vs Robert Morris
12 Eastern Michigan vs St. Bonaventure
13 Youngstown State vs Gardner-Webb
14 Akron vs Presbyterian

Anyone here think Yale might be able to pick off Duke?

That Florida-Colgate game cannot be anyone's idea of a good game.

[Matnum PI]

Anyone here think Yale might be able to pick off Duke?

Yes.

That Florida-Colgate game cannot be anyone's idea of a good game.

Florida will crush them. And... It'll be a good game because Florida is good. Pitt-Liberty will be a closer game, for sure. But not necessarily better.

[laxlaxlax]

Yale-Duke is definitely one to keep an eye on.

With the loss to UConn on Saturday, this and the Army game on 4/4 are really Yale’s only shot at boosting their chance of a tournament spot (in case the Ivy tournament doesn’t go their way) - currently the only ranked team they have a win over is Princeton. If they can get a win in one (or both) of these games it will go a long way to help them in May regardless of automatic bid.

Meanwhile Duke has to feel embarrassed by the loss at Clemson and will be coming out to prove a point.

Should make for a good game.

[Matnum PI]

Today's Best Games, in order:
1 Loyola vs Syracuse
2 Maryland vs Georgetown
3 Richmond vs Virginia
4 Army vs Siena
5 Cornell vs Binghamton
6 UC Davis vs UAlbany
7 Villanova vs Lafayette
8 Sacred Heart vs Fairfield
9 High Point vs Elon
10 Campbell vs Marist
11 Canisius vs Robert Morris
12 Old Dominion vs Mount St Mary's
13 Delaware State vs Central Connecticut
14 Kennesaw State vs Manhattan

[Matnum PI]

Yale-Duke is definitely one to keep an eye on.

Yale by 1. Good game. Good win.

[fergie3939]

What is going on at Duke? Back when I was being recruited (2011/2012 ish) and probably for about 5 years after that as we all remember Duke was a national powerhouse. They never missed a final 4. I grew up in a lax hotbed and lots of girls had trouble choosing between Duke and UNC. Just curious what led to their performance dip.

[Kleizaster]

What is going on at Duke? Back when I was being recruited (2011/2012 ish) and probably for about 5 years after that as we all remember Duke was a national powerhouse. They never missed a final 4. I grew up in a lax hotbed and lots of girls had trouble choosing between Duke and UNC. Just curious what led to their performance dip.

Duke is just not a well coached team. Plenty of talent. But bad coaching. No excuse for them to be where they are now. I used to give them the benefit of the doubt over stanford but they are at the same level. A Duke Vs. Stanford game might be the worse game of lacrosse in history. Would finish 7-6 with 20 turnovers for each team. Every goal from free positions.

[Brownlax]

I'll be interested in watching the Loyola vs. Syracuse game today. Syracuse is on the road. I'll take Cuse 15-9.

[Dr. Tact]

I'll be interested in watching the Loyola vs. Syracuse game today. Syracuse is on the road. I'll take Cuse 15-9.

cant argue with that...Hounds have shown that they cant get past Cuse (last year was very close).

[wlaxphan20]

I'll be interested in watching the Loyola vs. Syracuse game today. Syracuse is on the road. I'll take Cuse 15-9.

cant argue with that...Hounds have shown that they cant get past Cuse (last year was very close).

That was a great game, very tough ending.

Interested to see how Loyola responds after the Florida game & interested to see what Cuse does on the draw against Wilson without Mashewske.

[wlaxphan20]

What is going on at Duke? Back when I was being recruited (2011/2012 ish) and probably for about 5 years after that as we all remember Duke was a national powerhouse. They never missed a final 4. I grew up in a lax hotbed and lots of girls had trouble choosing between Duke and UNC. Just curious what led to their performance dip.

5 years after 2012 Duke only made the final four once. Twice if you include 2011. They were certainly more of a top 10 team, but not quite perennially top 5.

What does retention look like? Are players quitting and transferring left and right? Because if not, that might say something about the student-athlete experience, which is comprised of a lot more than just W’s and L’s.

[Seacoaster(1)]

7-6 Loyola with a quarter to go. Syracuse offense looks, umm, stodgy.

[Matnum PI]

Today's Best Games. Unless there are upsets, pretty big upsets, these games shouldn't be so close.
1 Northwestern #2 vs #12 Michigan 03/16/2023
2 Louisville #18 vs #1 North Carolina 03/16/2023
3 Clemson #30 vs #8 Boston College 03/16/2023
4 Navy #31 vs #19 Jacksonville 03/16/2023
5 Notre Dame #24 vs #40 Virginia Tech 03/16/2023
6 Marquette #25 vs #41 Niagara 03/16/2023
7 Kent State #90 vs #117 Presbyterian 03/16/2023

[Brownlax]

Today's Best Games. Unless there are upsets, pretty big upsets, these games shouldn't be so close.
1 Northwestern #2 vs #12 Michigan 03/16/2023
2 Louisville #18 vs #1 North Carolina 03/16/2023
3 Clemson #30 vs #8 Boston College 03/16/2023
4 Navy #31 vs #19 Jacksonville 03/16/2023
5 Notre Dame #24 vs #40 Virginia Tech 03/16/2023
6 Marquette #25 vs #41 Niagara 03/16/2023
7 Kent State #90 vs #117 Presbyterian 03/16/2023

It will be interesting to see how Clemson does against BC.

[Matnum PI]

Weekend's Best Games:
1 Northwestern #2 vs #1 North Carolina 03/19/2023
2 Boston College #8 vs #4 Denver 03/19/2023
3 James Madison #6 vs #7 Florida 03/18/2023
4 Rutgers #23 vs #10 Maryland 03/18/2023
5 Princeton #16 vs #18 Penn State 03/18/2023
6 Marquette #25 vs #19 Louisville 03/19/2023
7 Duke #44 vs #3 Syracuse 03/18/2023
8 Yale #17 vs #33 Temple 03/18/2023
9 Loyola #13 vs #38 Lehigh 03/18/2023
10 Towson #27 vs #29 Drexel 03/18/2023
11 Notre Dame #11 vs #48 Liberty 03/19/2023
12 Cornell #42 vs #22 UConn 03/18/2023
13 Stony Brook #5 vs #61 Delaware 03/18/2023
14 Ohio State #32 vs #36 Johns Hopkins 03/18/2023
15 Pitt #58 vs #15 Virginia 03/18/2023
16 Bucknell #54 vs #26 Navy 03/18/2023
17 Colorado #59 vs #28 Stanford 03/17/2023
18 Oregon #62 vs #28 Stanford 03/19/2023
19 USC #20 vs #72 Arizona State 03/17/2023
20 Villanova #21 vs #75 Quinnipiac 03/18/2023
21 Holy Cross #91 vs #9 Army 03/18/2023
22 Harvard #67 vs #34 Penn 03/18/2023
23 Binghamton #51 vs #50 UMBC 03/18/2023
24 Cincinnati #55 vs #47 Vanderbilt 03/18/2023
25 Dartmouth #53 vs #52 Siena 03/18/2023

[Matnum PI]

Today's Best Games with FanLax Computer Rankings:
1 Syracuse #3 vs #6 Stony Brook 03/22/2023
2 James Madison #5 vs #16 Virginia 03/22/2023
3 Jacksonville #23 vs #4 Denver 03/22/2023
4 Penn #28 vs #8 Maryland 03/22/2023
5 Mercer #34 vs #7 Florida 03/22/2023
6 UConn #27 vs #41 UAlbany 03/22/2023
7 Bucknell #58 vs #21 Villanova 03/22/2023
8 East Carolina #46 vs #47 Duke 03/22/2023
9 VCU #77 vs #44 Davidson 03/22/2023
10 UMass #15 vs #114 La Salle 03/22/2023
11 Richmond #31 vs #106 George Mason 03/22/2023
12 San Diego State #59 vs #80 Lindenwood 03/22/2023
13 Mount St Mary's #100 vs #43 Virginia Tech 03/22/2023
14 Clemson #33 vs #113 Presbyterian 03/22/2023
15 Cincinnati #45 vs #117 Butler 03/22/2023
16 George Washington #104 vs #62 Saint Joseph's 03/22/2023
17 Merrimack #108 vs #67 Harvard 03/22/2023
18 Longwood #109 vs #66 William & Mary 03/22/2023
19 Stetson #86 vs #92 Wagner 03/22/2023
20 Central Connecticut #98 vs #85 Quinnipiac 03/22/2023
21 Duquesne #116 vs #91 St. Bonaventure 03/22/2023

[Matnum PI]

Wow. Not a lot of good games. At least not a lot involving the top teams.

Weekend's Best Games:

1 Louisville vs Syracuse 3/25/2023
2 Virginia vs Notre Dame 3/25/2023
3 Northwestern vs Stanford 3/26/2023
4 Michigan vs Rutgers 3/24/2023
5 North Carolina vs Clemson 3/26/2023
6 Temple vs James Madison 3/25/2023
7 Virginia Tech vs Boston College 3/25/2023
8 USC vs Colorado 3/24/2023
9 Penn State vs Ohio State 3/25/2023
10 Florida vs Cincinnati 3/25/2023
11 Cornell vs Princeton 3/25/2023
12 Lehigh vs Navy 3/25/2023
13 Boston U vs Loyola 3/25/2023
14 Penn vs Georgetown 3/26/2023
15 Yale vs Dartmouth 3/25/2023
16 Elon vs Stony Brook 3/25/2023
17 East Carolina vs Mercer 3/25/2023
18 USC vs Oregon 3/26/2023
19 Saint Joseph's vs Richmond 3/25/2023
20 Hofstra vs Towson 3/25/2023
21 Drexel vs William & Mary 3/25/2023
22 St. Bonaventure vs UMass 3/25/2023
23 Arizona State vs Colorado 3/26/2023
24 Pitt vs Duke 3/26/2023
25 Central Michigan vs Marquette 3/26/2023

[Brownlax]

Wow. Not a lot of good games. At least not a lot involving the top teams.

Weekend's Best Games:

1 Louisville vs Syracuse 3/25/2023
2 Virginia vs Notre Dame 3/25/2023
3 Northwestern vs Stanford 3/26/2023
4 Michigan vs Rutgers 3/24/2023
5 North Carolina vs Clemson 3/26/2023
6 Temple vs James Madison 3/25/2023
7 Virginia Tech vs Boston College 3/25/2023
8 USC vs Colorado 3/24/2023
9 Penn State vs Ohio State 3/25/2023
10 Florida vs Cincinnati 3/25/2023
11 Cornell vs Princeton 3/25/2023
12 Lehigh vs Navy 3/25/2023
13 Boston U vs Loyola 3/25/2023
14 Penn vs Georgetown 3/26/2023
15 Yale vs Dartmouth 3/25/2023
16 Elon vs Stony Brook 3/25/2023
17 East Carolina vs Mercer 3/25/2023
18 USC vs Oregon 3/26/2023
19 Saint Joseph's vs Richmond 3/25/2023
20 Hofstra vs Towson 3/25/2023
21 Drexel vs William & Mary 3/25/2023
22 St. Bonaventure vs UMass 3/25/2023
23 Arizona State vs Colorado 3/26/2023
24 Pitt vs Duke 3/26/2023
25 Central Michigan vs Marquette 3/26/2023

How are these top games selected? Just curious how Syracuse vs. Louisville is the number 1 game or is it random.

[Matnum PI]

How are these top games selected? Just curious how Syracuse vs. Louisville is the number 1 game or is it random.

No. It's not random. And, I did say as a precursor (which I still believe to be true) that there aren't a lot of good games this weekend. With that said, the rankings are based on the (FanLax Computer) Rankings of the relevant teams. #1 vs. #2 is the best game possible. Second best possible is #1 vs. #3. etc.

[Seacoaster(1)]

I think she is actually faster and stronger, with a better left hand, than when we last saw her; it's a little scary:

https://twitter.com/NULax/status/1638964236876673026