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Thanks to everyone who voted.
Week 9 #1 should be ....
— College Crosse (@SexyTimeLax) April 9, 2017
We’re back with this week’s installment of the College Crosse Top 20. You can find a link to last week’s post here. We have some commentary from Ryan, Chris, and Jake below as well. Let’s go to the Big Board!
College Crosse Week 9 Top 20.
Rank | Marisa Ingemi | Adam Epstein | Ryan McDonnell | Chris Jastrzembski | Rank | Safe Fekadu | DLB | Jake Nazar |
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Rank | Marisa Ingemi | Adam Epstein | Ryan McDonnell | Chris Jastrzembski | Rank | Safe Fekadu | DLB | Jake Nazar |
1 | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | 1 | Syracuse | Syracuse | Maryland |
2 | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | 2 | Maryland | Denver | Albany |
3 | Albany | Hofstra | Albany | Denver | 3 | Albany | Hofstra | Syracuse |
4 | Notre Dame | Denver | Hofstra | Albany | 4 | Hofstra | Army | Hofstra |
5 | Hofstra | Albany | Penn State | Hofstra | 5 | Denver | Albany | Penn State |
6 | Penn State | Penn State | Notre Dame | Penn State | 6 | Notre Dame | Maryland | Denver |
7 | Ohio State | Duke | Duke | Duke | 7 | Duke | Duke | Army |
8 | Denver | Notre Dame | Ohio State | Army West Point | 8 | Penn State | Penn State | Duke |
9 | Duke | Ohio State | Denver | Notre Dame | 9 | Ohio State | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
10 | Hopkins | Army | Army | Ohio State | 10 | Army | Ohio State | Ohio State |
11 | Army | Princeton | Rutgers | Yale | 11 | Princeton | Yale | Yale |
12 | Rutgers | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | Princeton | 12 | Yale | Richmond | Johns Hopkins |
13 | Princeton | Rutgers | Towson | Towson | 13 | Johns Hopkins | Rutgers | Rutgers |
14 | Towson | Yale | Princeton | Johns Hopkins | 14 | Rutgers | Princeton | Princeton |
15 | Yale | Towson | Yale | Rutgers | 15 | Towson | Johns Hopkins | Richmond |
16 | Richmond | Richmond | Richmond | Richmond | 16 | Providence | UNC | North Carolina |
17 | Providence | North Carolina | Providence | Providence | 17 | Richmond | Binghamton | Towson |
18 | Binghamton | Binghamton | Binghamton | Binghamton | 18 | Binghamton | Providence | Providence |
19 | Virginia | Providence | North Carolina | North Carolina | 19 | UNC | Loyola | Binghamton |
20 | Monmouth | Virginia | Virginia | Monmouth | 20 | Monmouth | Towson | Monmouth |
Comments.
Safe. As usual I’ll save my comments for the Aggregation. Here’s my ballot though.
Week 9 Media Ballot. pic.twitter.com/B8Sw0LZhZ2
— Safe Fekadu (@Eri_Barrister) April 10, 2017
Ryan.
Johns Hopkins: Yes, I know Hopkins beat Rutgers, but given they were right next to each other and RU won and JHU lost this weekend, the Knights move slightly ahead.
Chris.
Syracuse: Praying that this week's #1 doesn't lose.
Maryland: Maryland's still the top team in the Big Ten.
Albany: Really want to see how the Great Danes do against the Terps. Is Albany legit?
Hofstra: If Hofstra runs the table and stays undefeated for the rest of the season, how high will they be seeded in the NCAA Tournament?
Penn State: Even though they lost to Maryland, they are a pretty good team. Their game against Hopkins next week is going to be huge.
Duke: I think they're the hottest team in the nation right now.
Notre Dame: Have teams started to find their weaknesses?
Yale: At this point, Yale does look like the slightly better Ivy League team.
Princeton: But Princeton still manages to rack up to good wins.
North Carolina: I think we all know how big that UVA win was for them. It is now acceptable for voters to put the Heels in their top 20.
Monmouth: I'm putting Monmouth in over Robert Morris and Loyola, but I really wanted to put Robert Morris in there. They have a big game against UVA tomorrow and I think they have a legitimate chance to win. If UVA is in voter top 20s, that's not right.
Jake Nazar.
Maryland: The King Stay The King. Whoever decided to make them an underdog got a reminder into just who the hell they are.
Albany: Undefeated and dominant, but this game against Maryland will tell us a lot. Need a good performance at minimum.
Syracuse: No team in the country has a better resume. Defense looks good. But may be multiple teams I'd take over them on a neutral field
Hofstra: Low key very solid resume, great defense, but also haven't seen them vs a tournament team in awhile.
Penn State: Offense still looked pretty good in defeat against Maryland, but the defense could be what keeps them from a first ever Final Four
Denver: Very impressed by the offense, best faceoff situation of any team in the country, still a few questions on defense
Army: Riding their luck the last few games, but 10-1 is 10-1 and that Cuse W could look good for seeding purposes.
Duke: Most complete performance of the year from them. Developing the kind of depth scoring they've lacked the last 2 years
Notre Dame: That offense will not get it done in May.
Ohio State: Very strong win over Hopkins. Defense might be the best in the Top 10. If the offense clicks they're a threat to go deep in May
Yale: Best team in the Ivy yet again. Beat Albany, win the Ivy tournament, and they've got a good shot at getting a home game
Johns Hopkins: Struggling with consistency, but offense and defense are both capable of very good things.
Rutgers: Back on track well with a W over Michigan. Need to show up at home vs Maryland though
Princeton: That offense is lightning in a bottle. Lot of threats. Defense is iffy though. Probably bubble-in
Richmond: Couple goals here or there vs Duke and UVA and they'd be in the conversation for a home game
North Carolina: Really needed that UVA win. Need to see the offense and defense click vs an elite team though.