I've seen Middlebury and Tufts play and I've seen Tampa and Florida Southern play.LarryGamLax wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:32 amLaxDadMax wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:34 pmNot true. the top 3 or 4 D3 schools would roll any D2 team. Agree there are some basically very weak no-cut teams at the bottom of D3, but this blanket statement isn't right.cltlax wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:45 pmThis seems like a broad brush. I bet the better D3 girls might have something to say about the gap to D2. Many chose their D3 schools for academic reasons in addition to strong lacrosse programs.Kleizaster wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:29 pm Then gap between D2 and D3 is even greater than the gap between D1 and D2.
Your statement of "the top 3 or 4 D3 schools would ROLL ANY D2 team", is really over the top. Do you watch much D2 Lacrosse or follow it? What are the top 5 programs in D2? I have experience at that level and I can tell you that your statement is wrong. There are very strong programs and players at that D2 level I can assure you. Go watch a game between High Level D2 programs and I think you might want to make some adjustments to your statement.
Middlebury and Tufts are just on a different level. Now I think the top D2 teams could probably beat the bottom 40% of D1. But the top few D3 schools are just recruiting from a different talent pool.