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Let's go straight to the Big Board!
| Team | USILA/BOSSES Poll | Lacrosse Magazine/Nike Poll | @Doc_Lunbox Poll | IL/Cascade Media Poll |
| 1 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Denver | Notre Dame |
| 2 | Denver | Denver | Maryland | Denver |
| 3 | Duke | Duke | Syracuse | Duke |
| 4 | Maryland | Maryland | Notre Dame | Maryland |
| 5 | North Carolina | Syracuse | Johns Hopkins | Syracuse |
| 6 | Syracuse | Johns Hopkins | Duke | Johns Hopkins |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins | North Carolina | Yale | North Carolina |
| 8 | Loyola | Yale | North Carolina | Loyola |
| 9 | Yale | Brown | Brown | Yale |
| 10 | Brown | Georgetown | Albany | Brown |
| 11 | Ohio State | Loyola | Loyola | Ohio State |
| 12 | Albany | Ohio St. | Georgetown | Albany |
| 13 | Georgetown | Virginia | Towson | Virginia |
| 14 | Virginia | Cornell | Navy | Georgetown |
| 15 | Towson | Towson | Penn State | Cornell |
| 16 | Navy | Navy | Marquette | Navy |
| 17 | Harvard | Albany | Ohio State | Towson |
| 18 | Cornell | Marquette | Princeton | Harvard |
| 19 | Stony Brook | Stony Brook | Virginia | Penn State |
| 20 | Penn State | Harvard | Stony Brook | Villanova (PHILLY, #WeMadeIt!) |
THOUGHTS!
- #1. Notre Dame is ranked #1 on 3 of the above polls. Our man, @Doc_Lunchbox, thinks the Pios are the best team in the country. Move over, Doc, I'm getting on the bandwagon! You know I love you, ND, but you didn't play yet, also, College Crosse Rule #2 states that the champ sits at the head of the table until someone knocks them off. (Ed. Note: We should really be writing these rules down somewhere.)
- Table for four. The Quartet (Duke, ND, Denver, and MD) take up most of the top 4 spaces on the Big Board. Doc has 'Cuse as #4 and Duke at #6. Which is the only deviation from the norm. I have 'Cuse at #5 and Duke at #4 on mine.
- Top 10/Dimes. Sitting in the top 10 across the Big Board is a pretty good place to be. Aside from the Quartet, the only other College Crosse Big Board Certified Dimes (™) are Syracuse, Hopkins, North Carolina, Yale, and Brown. Loyola, is close, as the Hounds make the cut on 2 of the above polls (USILA & IL/Cascade). While Albany (Doc) & Georgetown (LM/Nike) each make one appearance at the cool table.
I think Loyola is a Dime. If you remember the Preseason Aggregation Post, UVA was between 7th and 9th on all three major polls. (Ed Note: Doc put the Cavs at #11 in his first poll.) But even if you think UVA's preseason ranking was a result of ACC Bias (™) that was a big win for the Hounds, as it is rare for a non-ACC team to go into Charlottesville and beat the Cavs. Moreover, Loyola played, and in my rankings I tend to lean towards the teams that have started their season over those that haven't demonstrated anything yet. - Top 20/The Guest List. Just making an appearance on the Big Board is tough and should be commended! You may not be a Dime, but the bouncer definitely knows you're name is on the guest list. Georgetown, Ohio State, Albany, Towson, Virginia, and Navy all appear on everyone's top 20.
Cornell, and Harvard are everywhere but Doc's top 20 poll. Moreover, Penn State and Stony Brook are top 20 worthy but for the LM/Nike and IL/Cascade poll, respectively.
Our good friends at Anonymous Eagle will be happy to see Marquette on LM/Nike & Doc's top 20. Villanova makes an appearance on the IL/Cascade Poll, while Princeton fans all over the Nation will be stoked to see the Tigers at #18 on Doc's Poll. (Ed. Note: Stand UP, NJ & PHILLY!)
- We are going to stick with Doc's great poll breakdowns on Monday but we'll make Tuesday our aggregation day. I vote in the media poll for the first time next week, so look for me on the Big Board on the 23rd! Being a College Crosse Big Board Certified Dime just got harder! Until then, here is my top 20.
(Ed. Note: Laugh/mock accordingly!)
Eri_Barrister's Top 20. Rank Team 1 Denver 2 Notre Dame 3 Maryland 4 Duke 5 Syracuse 6 North Carolina 7 Loyola 8 Johns Hopkins 9 Yale 10 Ohio State 11 Brown 12 Georgetown 13 Towson 14 Albany 15 Navy 16 Virginia 17 Cornell 18 Penn State 19 Stony Brook 20 Bucknell - My ARV : Princeton, Marquette, Villanova, Richmond, Harvard and Michigan.
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