wlaxnut wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:17 pm
Matnum PI wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:14 pm
aubartolomei wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:08 pmhow did 2 other posters not rank UMass?
Good question...
And while we're at it--where are all the accompanying rationales?
Im not going to have a rationale for every team....but most from my ranking
#1 - UNC....I just dont see a team that beats them...now, coaching in the final four hasnt been their strong point, but at this point in the season, that is a long way away.
#2 - UMD....young, rebuilding, but Natty champs, so they get this ranking on past performance and potential.
#3 - NU...frankly I put them there because I am not a Cuse fan. Dont know how good a team this is but others love them.
#4 - Princeton...here because I got so much heat on last weeks poll....I think the tigers may surprise some people...we will see when they play UVA
#5 - Cuse...this was before the epic, squeaky loss to SBU. They will drop 3 or 4 spots.
#6 - ND...another team that is always overrated...I bought into the hype...not sure they will stay this high.
#7 - UVA....see above about being overrated...needed Navy to hand them their first win...if they dont beat Princeton, they are dropping.
#9 - Mechicken....Dont know what to think about this team...really like the coaching staff. Want them to succeed.
#10 Denver....just like Michigan, I like this staff and want them to be successful. It is good for lacrosse across the country for schools like Denver, Michigan or Colorado succeeding.
#11 - Penn..they have the second best Junior class (IMO). Daughter played with many of them...This is a heartfelt choice.
#12 - SBU...Well they are moving up....good win at the dome.
#13 - Navy...good team, not great. Next games against Duke and UMD will tell us more about this team.
#14 - FLA....I think this team is going to linger in the bottom of the top 20 all year... UMD and Loyola in the next 2...win one and I will change my opinion and move them up.
#15 - UMass...yes this is after the BC game...They dont have another tough game for months...cant give them more than this on one win.
#16 - BC....lost to a top 50 team (before the game) and boom, headed down in the top 20. Chance to recover against USC or ND....
#17 - Colorado...dont know much about this team, but spent a week in Boulder this summer
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....want them to succeed for the geographical diversity
#18 - JMU...hope they do well as they are in the Commonwealth and the Tact family likes them.
#19 - 25... I am done.....got to make dinner.