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It’s the second-to-last weekend of regular season lacrosse play (thanks to the ACC-Patriot League challenge being next weekend), so it’s do-or-die time for a ton of teams. Let’s head to the Power Rankings!
- Syracuse (Last Week: 1) - They live and die by one-goal games.
- Duke (LW: 3) - They enter the ACC Tournament very hot, and it also doesn’t hurt that they’re hosting.
- Ohio State (LW: 5) - They could be the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament with a win over Rutgers.
- Albany (LW: 6) - They got their resume win over Yale, so now they have to win the America East Tournament.
- Denver (LW: 4) - They’re still the best Big East team, and have Marquette to wrap up the regular season.
- Maryland (LW: 2) - Could Maryland be injured and fatigued entering Rivalry Week against Hopkins?
- Johns Hopkins (LW: 8) - The Jays have a prime chance of beating the Terps on the road.
- Notre Dame (LW: 7) - The Irish edged out UNC, and hope to get revenge over Duke later tonight.
- Penn State (LW: 9) - Penn State is in the Big Ten Tournament, but can they win it?
- Hofstra (LW: 11) - They blew UMass out by seven, and hope to take the top seed in the CAA Tournament with a win over Towson (and a Drexel loss).
- Yale (LW: 10) - They have to win the Ivy League Tournament in order to be in the NCAA Tournament.
- Princeton (LW: 16) - Rivalry week with Cornell is this weekend, followed by a must-win Ivy League Tournament.
- Rutgers (Last Week: 12) - They need to beat Ohio State, along with some help, in order to be in the NCAA Tournament.
- Boston University (LW: 17) - Could they win the Patriot League Tournament? (Marisa Note: Yes)
- Army West Point (LW:13) - Army could have a wasted season with a loss this weekend.
- Villanova (LW: 19) - They’ll take on Providence in what will be a preview of next week’s Big East semifinal.
- Monmouth (LW: 20) - They’re on ESPNU today against Manhattan, wow.
- North Carolina (LW: 18) - They have to win this weekend, or they’re done.
- Loyola (LW): 23 - The Hounds are the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament and have Pat Spencer.
- Towson (LW: 14) - They had a yikes moment with a loss to Fairfield, and have Hofstra tomorrow.
- Brown (LW: 21) - Brown is kinda warming up, with the Ivy League Tournament next week after Dartmouth.
- Richmond (LW: 15) - The Air Force loss makes Furman a very important game in the conference tournament race.
- Air Force (LW: 28) - Unless Air Force messes up against High Point, the Falcons have a very good chance of taking the SoCon.
- Virginia (LW: 25) - They play Penn tomorrow to end Lars Tiffany’s first season in Charlottesville.
- Providence (LW: 22) - Providence is on a two-game losing skid and have Villanova in their next two games, regular season and postseason matchups.
- Binghamton (LW: 24) - Make that three straight losses for the Bearcats, and play in a big game against Stony Brook tonight.
- Penn (LW: 29) - The Quakers take on Virginia for the second time this season, before they play in the Ivy League Tournament.
- Marquette (LW: 27) - They played tough against Duke, but to no avail, and Denver is up next for the next two games.
- Stony Brook (LW: 32) - The Seawolves have an important game against Binghamton tonight.
- Bryant (LW: 33) - The Bulldogs handled Robert Morris, but fell in a tough Ocean State Cup game against Brown to end their regular season.
- Robert Morris (LW: 26) - The Bryant game was a disaster.
- Drexel (LW: 41) - The Dragons are HOT!
- Delaware (LW: 30) - The Blue Hens are NOT!
- Sacred Heart (LW: 37) - Cleveland State is a gimmie win.
- Hobart (LW: 43) - Statesmen continue to march on with a win against Mount St. Mary’s, and have Robert Morris this weekend.
- Navy (LW: 34) - A injury-ridden season cost the Mids a possible Patriot League championship.
- Cornell (LW: 31) - Cornell’s season is done after Princeton.
- UMBC (LW: 35) - A bad loss to Hartford did put them in the America East Tournament.
- Harvard (LW: 38) - The Crimson have Yale, but their season is done.
- Holy Cross (LW: 47) - THEY CAN WIN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT!
- Michigan (LW: 36) - They’re still the worst team in the Big Ten.
- Furman (LW: 44) - Furman’s still the top team in the SoCon, and can be undefeated in conference play with a win over Richmond.
- Marist (LW: 45) - They’re in the MAAC Tournament, but face a hot Siena team this weekend.
- UMass (LW: 40) - The Minutemen are in the CAA Tournament, but the loss to Hofstra wasn’t good.
- Fairfield (LW: 49) - Big win over Towson, but too little, too late.
- Lehigh (LW: 42) - The Mountain Hawks should be happy with a very talented sophomore class leading the way.
- Bucknell (LW: 39) - A season filled with promise turned into a disaster, and they missed out on the Patriot League Tournament.
- Vermont (LW: 46) - They were idle last week and won’t be in the America East Tournament, but they can play spoiler for UMBC this weekend.
- Colgate (LW: 50) - Not the worst team in the Patriot League!
- Hartford (LW: 51) - The Hawks are still alive for a spot in the America East Tournament.
- Georgetown (LW: 48) - The idle Hoyas have St. John’s this weekend to end their season.
- St. Joe’s (LW: 54) - St. Joe’s wraps up their season with Mount St. Mary’s.
- Detroit Mercy (LW: 52) - The Titans are hoping Marist beats Siena so that they’re in the MAAC tourney.
- Mount St. Mary’s (LW: 53) - The Mountaineers end their season with St. Joe’s in a battle of sad NEC teams.
- Canisius (LW: 56) - Canisius fell to Monmouth, but are still in the MAAC Tournament next week.
- Bellarmine (LW: 59) - The Knights defeated Mercer, and a win over Jacksonville solidifies their spot in the SoCon Tournament.
- Wagner (LW: 55) - WAAAAAGGGGGNNNNEEEERRR wraps up the regular season with Sacred Heart.
- UMass Lowell (LW: 57) - The Riverhawks wrap up the season with NJIT.
- Siena (LW: 62) - SIENA IS PIPING HOT!
- High Point (LW: 60) - The Panthers have Air Force and need to win, along with a Bellarmine loss, to get them into the SoCon Tournament.
- Mercer (LW: 58) - Mercer is done for the season, although they have VMI to end the season.
- Jacksonville (LW: 61) - The Dolphins need to beat Bellarmine and Air Force to beat High Point to get into the SoCon Tournament!
- Quinnipiac (LW: 64) - They won’t defend their MAAC crown this season.
- Manhattan (LW: 65) - NATIONAL TV FOR THE JASPERS TODAY!
- Lafayette (LW: 63) - They’re still the worst team in the Patriot League, and change needs to come very soon.
- Dartmouth (LW: 66) - The Big Green finish the season with Brown on Saturday.
- St. John’s (LW: 67) - The Red Storm keep losing, and have Georgetown on Saturday.
- Cleveland State (LW: 68) - The Vikings wrap up their inaugural season against Canisius.
- VMI (LW: 69) - They finish the season with Mercer.
- NJIT (LW: 70) - The Highlanders finish the regular season against UMass Lowell.
- Hampton (LW: 71) - They’re still a work in progress after their second full season in the NCAA.
If you decided to skip the small explanations for each team above, here’s a table for ya, which include each team’s official RPI ranking.
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 |