Final Four Predictions (Poll)

[FannOLax]

...but OSU is a top 20 team and did make the final four a few years back.

Yes, The OSU in 2017 and the Tar Heels in 2016 both proved that unfancied teams can get hot and make it to the Final. Last year Penn came very close, helped in large part by Sam Handley, a 6' 5" first-year from Oregon. So while my four picks are UVa, Penn State, Yale and Cuse, I won't be very surprised if some team thus far unmentioned on this thread emerges to make a run in May.

[HopFan16]

It will be B1G vs. ACC in the two NCAA semifinals:

Duke, Penn State, Virginia, and Johns Hopkins (made the last prediction a couple of months ago)

DocBarrister

The kiss of death.

I was hoping the Doc wouldn't find this thread. Guess there's always 2021.

[Dip&Dunk]

UMD*, PSU, JHU, UVA (* wins it all, unfortunately)

UMD has the experience & coach to win it all.
PSU knows how to win. Do they know how to be a champion?
JHU: my dark horse. They have been snake bitten too often lately. Fate is on their side this year.
UVA: Once this offense gels, they will score their way into the final four. Mystery goals help too.

[stupefied]

PSU -now or never, superb offense makes it now
UMD -for reasons others have already cited but lose in another final
UVA - defending champs are even better but cards just dont align two years in a row, lose in semis
Penn- Gallagher again mitigates Ierlan impact and beat Yale in OT this time , lose in semis

Having made those picks, several teams such as Duke and Yale will always be in discussion


Rooting interest is Cuse , certainly talented enough but keys will be consistency and how well a few openings are filled . Going to be more athletic than last and possess a strong returning nucleus in Mellen, Kennedy, Dearth, Curry, Trimboli and now Dordevic and Scanlan plus several other core pieces.

[Cooter]

So far:
Cooter - PSU, UMd, UVa, Syracuse
Hoodat - UVa, Cornell, Duke, Penn
laxrules - PSU, UMd, UVa, Syracuse
Hop16 - PSU, Yale, UVa, Duke
FannOLax - UVa, PSU, Yale, Syracuse
molo - UVa, PSU, Syracuse, UMd
calorie - Yale, PSU, UVa, Syracuse
DocB - Duke, PSU, UVa, JHU
Dip&Dunk - UMd, PSU, JHU, UVa
stupified - PSU, UMd, UVa, Penn

[FannOLax]

So far,
...
calorie - Yale, PSU*, UVa, Syracuse - * we could use clarification here

[Cooter]

So far,
...
calorie - Yale, PSU*, UVa, Syracuse - * we could use clarification here

Good catch. I don't know how that happened. I quoted forward from the original post, but must have caught calorie's picks in deleting the bottom /quote tag.

[jersey shore lax]

If I may join the fun -
Penn St
Duke
Yale
Delaware

[Cooter]

If I may join the fun -
Penn St
Duke
Yale
Delaware

Knowing little about Delaware myself, what motivates that pick?

[Typical Lax Dad]

Penn State
Virginia
Duke
Penn

[AreaLax]

Maryland
Penn
Penn State
Yale

[Cooter]

So far:
Cooter - PSU, UMd, UVa, Syracuse
Hoodat - UVa, Cornell, Duke, Penn
laxrules - PSU, UMd, UVa, Syracuse
Hop16 - PSU, Yale, UVa, Duke
FannOLax - UVa, PSU, Yale, Syracuse
molo - UVa, PSU, Syracuse, UMd
calorie - Yale, PSU, UVa, Syracuse
DocB - Duke, PSU, UVa, JHU
Dip&Dunk - UMd, PSU, JHU, UVa
stupified - PSU, UMd, UVa, Penn
jersey shore lax - PSU, Duke, Yale, Delaware
Typical Lax Dad - PSU, UVa, Duke, Penn
AreaLax - Maryland, Penn, PSU, Yale

[blue angels]

Maryland
Penn
Penn State
Yale

Big ACC fan I see........

[AreaLax]

Maryland
Penn
Penn State
Yale

Big ACC fan I see........

Terps are playing three ACC this season and am looking forward to those games

Not picking on others that did not choose a Big Ten or Ivy?

[jersey shore lax]

If I may join the fun -
Penn St
Duke
Yale
Delaware

Knowing little about Delaware myself, what motivates that pick?

I think they have the best goalie in the country, and I am rooting for the coach, also wanted one outlier

[BigTom4]

Seems like there are 2 pretty clear tiers going into the season

Tier 1
Penn State (in my opinion the clear 1a)
UVA
Yale

Tier 2
Maryland
Penn
Cuse
Duke
Hop
ND

I'll go with PSU, UVA, Yale, and Penn for my F4.

[Cooter]

If I may join the fun -
Penn St
Duke
Yale
Delaware

Knowing little about Delaware myself, what motivates that pick?

I think they have the best goalie in the country, and I am rooting for the coach, also wanted one outlier

Delaware was 10-5 last year. F0s look a little shakey. Goalie 6'6" Matt Deluca .581 save pct, that's pretty good.

[FannOLax]

Okay, I can see the sense of picking the Blue Hens. CAA rep Towson made the Final 4 in 2017, so... if they can beat JHU and take the CAA, Delaware will no longer be an outlier.

[stupefied]

Peter Brown either seething or enjoying the lack of respect for Loyola on this ff thread . Hounds winner of Patriot League 5 out of the last six seasons and a quarterfinalist last year before running into PSU. Yes, they lose Spencer and Stover but all indications are they will again be good . Wouldn't call them a outlier but rather overlooked.

[BigTom4]

Peter Brown either seething or enjoying the lack of respect for Loyola on this ff thread . Hounds winner of Patriot League 5 out of the last six seasons and a quarterfinalist last year before running into PSU. Yes, they lose Spencer and Stover but all indications are they will again be good . Wouldn't call them a outlier but rather overlooked.

I have them in my Patriot League Final Four, just not the NCAA Tournament one