My top 25

[Bluecollar]

Good call on Michigan, I edited my original post to reflect them in. From 12-20 is so close. Other I considered having in at back half are Delaware, Bryant, St. Joe's and Lehigh. Ultimately went w/ Cuse, Harvard, Brown, Penn. But could just as well had these 4 in as the last 4 in in the poll.

[joewillie78]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

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Joewillie78

[ICGrad]

Interesting that you have Georgetown, a 1-goal OT winner against a Marquette team coming off a midweek demolition at the hands of Cornell, leapfrog Virginia, who lost by a goal @ Duke, your #2 team.

Georgetown is like this year's ND: Early losses to against the stronger schools on their schedule, followed by decent (but not great) wins as they enter the easier part of their schedule. I'm not sure how they're @ #7 in the RPI; they have a couple of good, not great, wins, and some other wins against so-so competition. But I guess with RPI it's who you play, not who you beat.

Anyway, I can't see leapfrogging them over Virginia on the back of a 1-goal OT win over a team like Marquette.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Feel good about this:
1. Notre Dame
2. Virginia
3. Duke
4. Penn State
5. Maryland
6. Cornell
7. Hop
8. Army
9. G-Town
10. Rutgers
11. North Carolina

Chaos below:
12. Villanova
13. J-ville
14. Denver
15. Michigan
16. Ohio State
17. Cuse
18. Harvard
19. Brown
20. Penn

Edits: I had overlooked Michigan, so made an edit to add them.

Princeton and Yale below Harvard, Brown and Penn?

[The real beast]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

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Joewillie78

7-5 cuse at 9. With best wins against your 17 and 23 ranked teams. Drinking the kool-aid

[joewillie78]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

Gobigred
Joewillie78

7-5 cuse at 9. With best wins against your 17 and 23 ranked teams. Drinking the kool-aid

Maybe. We will see how they fare at Klockner.

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Joewillie78

[Chousnake]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

Gobigred
Joewillie78

7-5 cuse at 9. With best wins against your 17 and 23 ranked teams. Drinking the kool-aid

Maybe. We will see how they fare at Klockner.

Gobigred
Joewillie78

It's better for Cornell if Syracuse loses to Virginia. If the ACC gets 4-5 at large bids, that's less for everyone else.

[CU77]

Absolutely right. Would be different if Gait hadn't dumped the Big Red from the Cuse schedule.

[laxfan1313]

Absolutely right. Would be different if Gait hadn't dumped the Big Red from the Cuse schedule.

I'm happy to be through with the Orange gamesmanship.

[Comeonman]

After 10 weeks, I think the USILA poll is accurate and reflects the teams that will be playing in the quarterfinals on May 20-21. The only wildcard is if Delaware wins the CAA.

[MoralTerpitude]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

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Joewillie78

I think Cornell beats Penn State if they play this weekend, so Cornell at #4 for me. UVa seems a bit low at #8.

[joewillie78]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

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Joewillie78

I think Cornell beats Penn State if they play this weekend, so Cornell at #4 for me. UVa seems a bit low at #8.

After last night's performance, maybe it's Georgetown that's a bit low. That team they demolished beat #3 and #6.
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Joewillie78

[rolldodge]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

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Joewillie78

I think Cornell beats Penn State if they play this weekend, so Cornell at #4 for me. UVa seems a bit low at #8.

After last night's performance, maybe it's Georgetown that's a bit low. That team they demolished beat #3 and #6.
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Joewillie78

Please don’t overhype us again!

[Bluecollar]

joewillie, thanks for letting me tag along here on this thread. here is my (late) top 20 for this week:

1.Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Hop
5. Cornell
6. UVA
7. Penn State
8. Georgetown
9. Army
10. Nova
11. Denver
12. Cuse
13. Penn
14. Yale
15. UNC
16. Rutgers
17. Utah
18. Delaware
19. J-ville
20. BU

[SkipPass]

My new top 25 as of April 16:
1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Penn state
5. Cornell
6. John's Hopkins
7. Georgetown
8. Virginia
9. Syracuse
10. Yale
11. Rutgers
12. Army
13. Jacksonville
14. Denver
15. Villanova
16. Penn
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Utah
21. Ohio State
22. St. Joseph's
23. Princeton
24. UMass
25. Lehigh

Getting closer to the Big Dance.

Gobigred
Joewillie78

I think Cornell beats Penn State if they play this weekend, so Cornell at #4 for me. UVa seems a bit low at #8.

After last night's performance, maybe it's Georgetown that's a bit low. That team they demolished beat #3 and #6.
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Joewillie78

Please don’t overhype us again!

Hopkins, Yale, Virginia, Delaware. Next?

[joewillie78]

joewillie, thanks for letting me tag along here on this thread. here is my (late) top 20 for this week:

1.Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Hop
5. Cornell
6. UVA
7. Penn State
8. Georgetown
9. Army
10. Nova
11. Denver
12. Cuse
13. Penn
14. Yale
15. UNC
16. Rutgers
17. Utah
18. Delaware
19. J-ville
20. BU

BC, you are welcome to tag along anytime you want.your top 20 is similar but I have Yale and Cuse higher than you.

Should be a great upcoming weekend of lax.
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Joe

[Comeonman]

Skippass, you neglect the demolition of Syracuse in 2021. Regardless, I’ll take the bait. Should have won at Hopkins in 2018. Yale in 2019 is debatable. 2021 v Virginia was a beat down. Outclassed. Delaware last year was terrible - a train wreck you could see coming at the 56:00 mark. You aren’t wrong to call them out. This year anything goes. Which team shows up? Could win it all or could embarrass themselves.

[SkipPass]

Skippass, you neglect the demolition of Syracuse in 2021. Regardless, I’ll take the bait. Should have won at Hopkins in 2018. Yale in 2019 is debatable. 2021 v Virginia was a beat down. Outclassed. Delaware last year was terrible - a train wreck you could see coming at the 56:00 mark. You aren’t wrong to call them out. This year anything goes. Which team shows up? Could win it all or could embarrass themselves.

Agreed

[rolldodge]

Skippass, you neglect the demolition of Syracuse in 2021. Regardless, I’ll take the bait. Should have won at Hopkins in 2018. Yale in 2019 is debatable. 2021 v Virginia was a beat down. Outclassed. Delaware last year was terrible - a train wreck you could see coming at the 56:00 mark. You aren’t wrong to call them out. This year anything goes. Which team shows up? Could win it all or could embarrass themselves.

2018 they were unseeded and lost to the 5 seed. 2019 unseeded lost to 5 seed (and eventual NC). Both of those years they only made the tournament because they won the Big East. 2021 they were the 5 seed and crushed unseeded Syracuse, but it being Syracuse, it was overblown and they were hyped up before losing (badly) to the 4 seed (and eventual NC) in the quarters.

2022 was a big disappointment, but its the only actual time they've been upset in the tournament. The media seems to love to overhype the Hoyas beyond expectations, which is why I'm hoping they don't do it again now.

[ICGrad]

Skippass, you neglect the demolition of Syracuse in 2021. Regardless, I’ll take the bait. Should have won at Hopkins in 2018. Yale in 2019 is debatable. 2021 v Virginia was a beat down. Outclassed. Delaware last year was terrible - a train wreck you could see coming at the 56:00 mark. You aren’t wrong to call them out. This year anything goes. Which team shows up? Could win it all or could embarrass themselves.

2018 they were unseeded and lost to the 5 seed. 2019 unseeded lost to 5 seed (and eventual NC). Both of those years they only made the tournament because they won the Big East. 2021 they were the 5 seed and crushed unseeded Syracuse, but it being Syracuse, it was overblown and they were hyped up before losing (badly) to the 4 seed (and eventual NC) in the quarters.

2022 was a big disappointment, but its the only actual time they've been upset in the tournament. The media seems to love to overhype the Hoyas beyond expectations, which is why I'm hoping they don't do it again now.

A lot of people on these boards were over-hyping Georgetown last year, too.