Rank Team Record Points First Previous 1 Maryland 15-0 400 20 1 2 Florida 13-2 375 3 3 North Carolina 12-2 348 2 4 Stony Brook 13-1 346 4 5 Penn State 14-1 327 5 6 Princeton 10-2 290 7 7 Syracuse 12-4 265 12 8 Southern California 12-3 254 9 9 Colorado 13-2 238 6 10 Penn 10-2 234 9 11 Notre Dame 11-5 192 11 12 Cornell 10-2 190 8 13 Denver 12-2 147 13 14 Virginia 9-7 128 15 15 Northwestern 8-7 126 16 16 James Madison 10-5 98 17 17 Towson 9-5 87 13 18 Boston College 11-5 50 19 19 Virginia Tech 11-6 44 18 20 Duke 7-7 26 20
OK we are getting deep into the season. Do you go with the only winners from the last 25 years in NC, Maryland, NW Virginia or Princeton or do you take the field. My gut say NC or Maryland win it again and anyone else is still a longshot and an upset
MD is the clear and only favorite at this point - the only contest is for second place
Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and Penn State in the Final Four unless two of them meet in an earlier round.
If any of the four listed above knock each other off then Syracuse, Southern Cal or Colorado might make it to the Final Four. Penn and Princeton outside shot as well. Seeding will play a role, some teams will have an easier track than others to the final four. The key is getting there, once there all bets are off.
Who is prepared mentally and physically? Who has played the toughest schedule? Who has adapted to playing on the road? Who is best prepared to play two tough games in three days? etc...