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1 North Carolina
2 Syracuse
3 Northwestern
4 Notre Dame
5 Boston College
6 Stony Brook
7 Duke
8 Virginia
9 Maryland
10 Penn State
11 Jacksonville
12 Florida
13 Loyola
14 Michigan
15 Louisville
16 Navy
17 Drexel
18 Stanford
18 Richmond
20 Elon
What say you?
I dont see Louisville, best case scenario they finish 5-10. I like Towson or JMU instead.
Tough to use a teams “Record” in women’s lacrosse as a benchmark. Schedules are not created equal. I have not seen Louisville play so I will reserve judgment. Strength of schedule should always be considered when ranking teams. This year more than ever the selection committee has a challenging task. There will be some good teams left out, it’s just not an exact science.
In the last ten years there hasn't been a team, with a losing record, get an at-large bid. 3 or 4 teams with .500 record and all ACC teams.
As stated above, schedules are not equal and conferences aren’t equal either. ND has been bashed on this site repeatedly for their out of conference schedule being weak (which it has been). But the ACC is brutal, I’m sure some very good ACC, Big and even Ivy’s have been left out because their record wasn’t great.
