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Another week, another week of craziness and movement across the Power Rankings. As always, let’s get to this week’s rankings and let the disagreements begin to kick start your weekend!
- Notre Dame (LW: 2) - The Irish don’t need to be flashy to win, they just get the job done.
- Syracuse (LW: 4) - On the other hand, Cuse loves to raise everyone’s blood pressure when they play.
- Penn State (LW: 3) - Penn State’s undefeated as they get set to begin Big Ten play.
- Denver (LW: 6) - They bounced back with a tight win over Towson, tight because Towson scored seven goals to cut the Denver lead to one with 22 seconds left.
- Albany (LW: 7) - They got their best win of the season Wednesday against Harvard.
- Hofstra (LW: 8) - Good news, the Pride won by more than one or two goals (they won by three)!
- Maryland (LW: 9) - It sure looked like the Terps were still mad about losing to UNC in the national championship game last year.
- Ohio State (LW: 5) - The Buckeyes lost to Notre Dame by five, which was better than how Michigan did against the Irish.
- Rutgers (Last Week: 1) - DELAWARE WAS A TRAP!
- Army West Point (LW: 11) - They came from behind to beat the Raiders and stay undefeated in Patriot League play.
- Richmond (LW: 13) - A win over Virginia on Saturday would definitely strengthen, if not give the Spiders a lock, as a possible at-large team come May.
- Duke (LW: 10) - They played better in the Carrier Dome than they did two years ago, but they were on the losing end of this overtime regular season game.
- Johns Hopkins (LW: 16) - After losing to Cuse in OT two weeks ago, they defeated Virginia in OT last week.
- Boston University (LW: 18) - With four games left in PL play, can the Terriers avoid another late-season collapse?
- Princeton (LW: 12) - The loss doesn’t help their resume, and the overall look of the Ivy League.
- Towson (LW: 15) - The fourth quarter comeback was one goal short, but they have to be solid in CAA play this month.
- Michigan (LW: 20) - The Wolverines have their best start in program history as they enter Big Ten play against Maryland.
- Yale (LW: 23) - Has Yale got their swagger back?
- Delaware (LW: 25) - “I think the Blue Hens will hang in there with the Scarlet Knights on Saturday.” This is why you should read this post every week.
- North Carolina (LW: 17) - 5-4 is not good for the Heels to be at, but it’s also good because this is where they were last year and you know the rest.
- Marquette (LW: 23) - The Air Force win helps their resume a ton.
- Virginia (LW: 14) - They’ve contended in every game they’ve played in, but it hasn’t resulted in the win-loss column.
- Binghamton (LW: 24) - Sooner or later, they’ll be entering top 20 polls.
- Providence (LW: 26) - They defeated Drexel in #WhitneyInOT on Sunday, and we’re now social media friends!
- Villanova (LW: 28) - They went deer hunting in Connecticut and got a lot of bucks for their trophy display.
- Brown (LW: 27) - Barely defeated UMass on Saturday in #WhitneyInOT.
- Loyola (LW: 19) - Unless they win the Patriot League Tournament, there’s no chance they make the Big BBQ.
- Air Force (LW: 22) - They needed that Marquette win, but now it’s SoCon or bust.
- Penn (LW: 29) - Ben Franklin’s favorite school got out of Ithaca with a one-goal win, and face Yale, their thorn in their side from a year ago.
- Harvard (LW: 30) - They hung in there with a very good Albany team on Wednesday.
- Stony Brook (LW: 31) - The Seawolves snapped a three-game losing skid against an okay Hartford team.
- Robert Morris (LW: 32) - Bobby Mo escaped Mount St. Mary’s with a #WhitneyInOT victory.
- Bryant (LW: 35) - They got a good win over St. Joe’s in what has usually been a battle of the NEC’s top two teams, but the Hawks haven’t been so hot this season.
- Monmouth (LW: 34) - They joined Siena’s large list of teams that have beaten them this season, and not the list of teams the Saints have beaten (they’re winless).
- Bucknell (LW: 40) - The Bison got a huge 2OT win over a Loyola team that was a possible national champion contender.
- Sacred Heart (LW: 39) - The nation’s other Pioneer squad edged Hobart by one and look to be legit contenders in the NEC.
- Vermont (LW: 36) - The Catamounts were Binghamton’s next victim.
- Fairfield (LW: 33) - Yeah, they’re kinda bad this season.
- Georgetown (LW: 37) - They lost to Loyola by one, and to Marquette by, you guessed it, one.
- Hobart (LW: 38) - “The scoring touch looks to have returned to Geneva.” I may have lied about that.
- Marist (LW: 43) - A much needed win over Holy Cross last weekend, but the Red Foxes needed to get the job done in MAAC play.
- Navy (LW: 44) - If Dave Little can have games like how he played against Lehigh, he’d be the Tewaaraton winner.
- UMass (LW: 49) - A three-game losing skid ended in #WhitneyInOT against Brown.
- Drexel (LW: 42) - They were also the victims of a #WhitneyInOT game.
- Cornell (LW: 48) - Even though they still lost, they still looked competitive against Penn.
- Lehigh (LW: 41) - They invaded the ship and they had to retreat.
- UMBC (LW: 47) - A 10-7 loss to Michigan isn’t bad, but I’m going to be intrigued by their game against UMass Lowell on Saturday.
- Hartford (LW: 46) - It doesn’t seem like they’ll repeat as America East champions.
- Furman (LW: 52) - Furman has Jacksonville before the brunt of their SoCon schedule (and VMI) begins.
- St. Joe’s (LW: 49) - The Hawks played Bryant tight, but ended up losing by a goal, and it doesn’t look like Sweeney Field will host the NEC Tournament again.
- Colgate (LW: 51) - The Raiders played Army West Point to a thriller in Patriot League play.
- Holy Cross (LW: 50) - I think Holy Cross is just good in Patriot League conference games.
- Detroit Mercy (LW: 54) - Jason Weber has been one of the more underrated goalies in the past four years.
- UMass Lowell (LW: 55) - The River Hawks hope to end a four-game losing skid with a win over UMBC.
- High Point (LW: 53) - Richmond is just a much better team than the Panthers, or even any SoCon team at this point.
- Mercer (LW: 57) - Georgia’s team played Furman well, but it wasn’t enough for a SoCon win.
- Wagner (LW: 59) - The Seahawks are a weak 5-5, but they’re still #1 in our hearts.
- Mount St. Mary’s (LW: 60) - Had the Robert Morris game was a win, the Mount would be on a four-game winning streak entering this weekend’s game against Sacred Heart.
- Canisius (LW: 58) - After beating Manhattan, they met the Binghamton train and failed to derail the Bearcats’ success.
- St. John’s (LW: 62) - The Red Storm played Hofstra to a close game, but every team except NJIT has done that.
- Manhattan (LW: 61) - The Jaspers need a win sometime soon.
- Bellarmine (LW: 63) - They won a game this past weekend...over VMI.
- Quinnipiac (LW: 56) - Remember when Safe had the Bobcats in his preseason top 20?
- Lafayette (LW: 64) - They lost to BU, so their season is still over.
- Dartmouth (LW: 65) - The Big Green hecklers that want Andy Towers back should make a comeback because Dartmouth does good the game after that happens, according to a study.
- Jacksonville (LW: 67) - Heartbreaking loss for the Dolphins in Colorado against the Falcons.
- Siena (LW: 66) - Nothing heartbreaking about Siena’s loss to Monmouth, they’re just bad.
- Cleveland State (LW: 68) - They held their own for a half and most of the third against Penn State *golf claps*.
- VMI (LW: 69) - “Hey guys, still in the basement!”
- NJIT (LW: 70) - DidNJITWin.com. (Answer: still no)
- Hampton (LW: 71) - Still a work in progress.
If you decided to skip the small explanations for each team above, here’s a table for ya This week, I added the NCAA’s RPI rankings, as well as each team’s Massey Rating.
2017 College Crosse Week 13 Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week | Change | NCAA RPI Ranking |
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Rank | Team | Record | Last Week | Change | NCAA RPI Ranking |
1 | Maryland | 10-3 | 6 | +5 | 1 |
2 | Denver | 11-2 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Syracuse | 11-2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
4 | Albany | 12-2 | 4 | -- | 8 |
5 | Ohio State | 12-3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
6 | Penn State | 12-2 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
7 | Duke | 11-4 | 2 | -5 | 10 |
8 | Rutgers | 10-4 | 13 | +5 | 12 |
9 | North Carolina | 8-7 | 18 | +9 | 9 |
10 | Notre Dame | 8-4 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
11 | Johns Hopkins | 8-5 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
12 | Loyola | 10-5 | 19 | +7 | 15 |
13 | Towson | 8-4 | 20 | +7 | 11 |
14 | Villanova | 9-5 | 16 | +2 | 14 |
15 | Hofstra | 11-2 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
16 | Yale | 8-5 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
17 | Monmouth | 12-3 | 17 | -- | 37 |
18 | Richmond | 11-3 | 22 | +4 | 26 |
19 | Princeton | 9-5 | 12 | -7 | 24 |
20 | Army West Point | 11-4 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
21 | Brown | 9-5 | 21 | -- | 22 |
22 | Boston University | 12-4 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
23 | Air Force | 10-5 | 23 | -- | 31 |
24 | Binghamton | 10-4 | 26 | +2 | 18 |
25 | Penn | 7-5 | 27 | +2 | 20 |
26 | Bryant | 8-7 | 30 | +4 | 39 |
27 | Providence | 9-6 | 25 | -2 | 29 |
28 | Virginia | 8-7 | 24 | -4 | 23 |
29 | Marquette | 6-7 | 28 | -1 | 30 |
30 | Hobart | 8-6 | 35 | +5 | 34 |
31 | Sacred Heart | 9-5 | 34 | +3 | 43 |
32 | Stony Brook | 7-6 | 29 | -3 | 27 |
33 | Robert Morris | 9-6 | 31 | -2 | 41 |
34 | Cornell | 5-8 | 37 | +3 | 32 |
35 | Drexel | 6-7 | 32 | -3 | 33 |
36 | UMBC | 6-7 | 38 | +2 | 28 |
37 | Navy | 6-8 | 36 | -1 | 46 |
38 | Harvard | 6-7 | 39 | +1 | 35 |
39 | Delaware | 7-8 | 33 | -6 | 42 |
40 | Marist | 9-5 | 43 | +3 | 36 |
41 | UMass | 6-7 | 44 | +3 | 25 |
42 | Fairfield | 5-9 | 45 | +3 | 38 |
43 | Holy Cross | 5-10 | 40 | -3 | 51 |
44 | Michigan | 8-6 | 41 | -3 | 21 |
45 | Furman | 7-7 | 42 | -3 | 40 |
46 | Lehigh | 7-7 | 46 | -- | 45 |
47 | Bucknell | 5-8 | 47 | -- | 54 |
48 | Vermont | 5-8 | 48 | -- | 52 |
49 | Colgate | 5-8 | 49 | -- | 49 |
50 | Hartford | 6-8 | 50 | -- | 47 |
51 | St. Joe's | 5-9 | 52 | +1 | 53 |
52 | Georgetown | 4-10 | 51 | -1 | 44 |
53 | Canisius | 6-8 | 55 | +2 | 48 |
54 | Jacksonville | 3-10 | 62 | +8 | 59 |
55 | Mount St. Mary's | 4-10 | 54 | -1 | 56 |
56 | Bellarmine | 4-9 | 56 | -- | 61 |
57 | Wagner | 6-9 | 57 | -- | 66 |
58 | UMass Lowell | 4-12 | 58 | -- | 60 |
59 | Detroit Mercy | 5-10 | 53 | -6 | 57 |
60 | Siena | 3-11 | 59 | -1 | 65 |
61 | Mercer | 5-8 | 61 | -- | 64 |
62 | High Point | 4-10 | 60 | -2 | 55 |
63 | Cleveland State | 5-9 | 68 | +5 | 50 |
64 | Quinnipiac | 2-9 | 63 | -1 | 67 |
65 | Manhattan | 3-11 | 64 | -1 | 68 |
66 | Lafayette | 2-12 | 65 | -1 | 62 |
67 | Dartmouth | 2-11 | 66 | -1 | 63 |
68 | St. John's | 1-13 | 67 | -1 | 58 |
69 | VMI | 2-12 | 69 | -- | 69 |
70 | NJIT | 1-14 | 70 | -- | 70 |
71 | Hampton | 1-7 | 71 | -- | NA |