Any non traditional powers landing any top tier recruits?
Seems that way. No LI girls going to MD, NU, and Duke, Stanford, Cuse only have one a piece. Seems like the ‘23 class numbers are a little down for LI in general
Don’t understand how Stanford is even close to a traditional powerhouse, not even in the conversation. Don’t get me wrong I would give my right arm for any of my kids to attend, but the question was “traditional powers”
I would put Stanford in the conversation as a perennial Top 15 - 25 Program, certainly one of the overall Top 15 - 20 Programs in the country. I realize that Stanford is not Maryland but Stanford has a stronger, more consistent program than 100 + other programs.
IMHO and based on actual Perform over the past 5 - 10 years I would put the following as the Top Programs:
Maryland North Carolina Boston College Northwestern Syracuse Princeton Virginia Stony Brook Florida Penn Notre Dame Penn State Loyola JMU USC Stanford
and maybe Hopkins....
I am not the original person that posted but I will say that the above are the "traditional powers". I do not think that there are any other programs that are consistently ranked in the Top 20-25. The schools listed have proven it on the field and they are obviously many of the most coveted schools/programs by student athletes. Great Schools, Great Facilities, Great Programs....
Mostly agree but why USC over Duke or Hopkins? USC gets some talented players, but has had a couple of great years and that's about it. They always seem to be lumped in as a top program, though.
USC's inaugural season was 2013. over the past 6 seasons they have done very well.
significantly better than Hopkins and Duke during that time period.
You're right, I stand corrected about Hopkins. I would still include Duke because they were top 10 2014-2016 and made a final four. Someone mentioned Michigan as an up and comer, and I would also add Denver as one to watch. In any case, all of these schools have a lot to offer and kudos to the players with the opportunity to play lacrosse at them.