Michigan Earns B1G win, CAA Moves up Nationally – DI Rundown Week 6
This week wasn’t chock full of upsets or season-defining games, but there a few notable ones. The Big East has started to take a better shape with Denver assuming the No. 1 spot, while Michigan earned a major win over Penn State. There were also several game postponements, which created a mess of reschedules all […]
Maryland Handles Rutgers in B1G Statement – DI Rundown Week 5
Duke rinsed its hands of High Point, Maryland handled Rutgers to make a B1G statement, North Carolina escaped Virginia, and some important results came out of the NEC and America East. Conference play started to really kick in this week, but a combination of COVID-19 and weather is still complicating schedules quite a bit. The […]
Syracuse Stunned in Season Opener – DI Rundown Week 2
Army stunned Syracuse, North Carolina escaped two close calls, Georgetown made a statement and more unfolded in Week 2 of NCAA DI play. Some teams still haven’t played, but we’re moving in the right direction. Finally, it feels like lacrosse season again. Cancellations and reschedules are beginning to pile up, but the large majority of […]
NCAA Men’s DI Conference Comparison 2020: Week 1
The first few weeks of games in NCAA lacrosse are among the most exciting of the season. We finally get to see what teams have done in the offseason. NCAA Men’s DI Conference Comparison: 2020, Week 1 Brief Refresher On The Series Coaching changes, new recruits, transfers, underclassmen taking on new roles and the fact […]
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Conference Comparison: NCAA Week 1
The first week of the season might seem like little more than ceremonial to some people. Not every lacrosse conference is playing. Most of the top 20 doesn’t want to play each other yet and THERE’S STILL SNOW ON THE GROUND! But me, I love it. This part of the season is what really sets […]
NCAA D1 Conference Comparison – Week 13
The NCAA regular season is now officially complete. Everyone has made their case to be included, or left out. Now in terms of conferences, the ACC was the big winner by sending four teams to the postseason. But here’s how everything else broke down by conference.
Hopkins OSU Brawl – Questionable Outrage Ensues
An intense Big Ten lacrosse semifinal game quickly devolved into a Hopkins OSU brawl with about 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter last night. At the time, OSU was up 5-4, but after the fighting ceased, Hopkins would come back to win the game 6-5. Hop earned a “statement win” near the end of […]
NCAA D1 Conference Comparison – Week 10
Once again in NCAA D1, the B1G, the CAA, and SoCon kept things internal the Big East and MAAC both had bad weeks while the Ivy is looking stronger and stronger. Then the NEC went 2-0 to inch closer to .500 on the heels of Robert Morris’ pair of wins.
NCAA D1 Conference Comparison – Week 9
The same three conferences who didn’t venture outside last week did more of the same this week. The rest were still having some fun, though. The biggest mover was the Patriot League, scoring wins over Monmouth (MAAC), Yale (Ivy), and Mt. St. Mary’s (NEC).
NCAA D1 Conference Comparison – Week 8
America East used the weekend to go above .500 in out of conference play, while most of NCAA D1 teams stayed within their conference for the week.
NCAA D1 Conference Comparison – Week 7
Several teams wrapped up their non-conference schedules this past week, including the entire Big Ten. The B1G used the week to propel themselves to the top of my list, but the ACC has one last chance to leapfrog.