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Fall Ball Top 20: North Carolina (2)
The Tar Heels grew in 2013. The struggle in 2014 is to continue that development.
Fall 2013 Top 20
Fall Ball Top 20: Syracuse (3)
The Orange are on the hunt for their 12th national title.
Fall Ball Top 20: Princeton (4)
The newest faces for the Tigers this season are on the coaching staff.
Fall Ball Top 20: Notre Dame (5)
The Irish were in the Great Western Lacrosse League in 2009. They'll join the ACC this spring.
Fall Ball Top 20: Virginia (6)
I don't think anybody knows what the Cavaliers are right now.
Fall Ball Top 20: Denver (7)
There are four rules that I live by: Never get less than 12 hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; never get involved with a woman with a tattoo on her body; and never bet against Bill Tierney.
Fall Ball Top 20: Yale (8)
Handsome Dan is kind of full of himself. He's Midly Attractive Dan at best.
Fall Ball Top 20: Penn State (9)
Jeff Tambroni is entering his fourth season at Penn State. The tide is turning in his favor.
Fall Ball Top 20: Ohio State (10)
Will the Buckeyes build off of an important 2013 season?
Fall Ball Top 20: Bucknell (11)
The Herd are quietly stalking the nation as a competitor.
Fall Ball Top 20: Maryland (12)
The home of the nation's best recruiting class is going to count on those freshman in 2014.
Fall Ball Top 20: Pennsylvania (13)
The Quakers could be undervalued going into 2014.
Fall Ball Top 20: Johns Hopkins (14)
It's an important season of transition for the Jays.
Fall Ball Top 20: Albany (15)
The Thompson Trio returns . . . with extreme prejudice!
Fall Ball Top 20: Drexel (16)
Is this the year for the Dragons to make a big move?
Fall Ball Top 20: Loyola (17)
The 'Hounds could be a top 10 team. They could also be a drive from that destination.
Fall Ball Top 20: St. John's (18)
The Johnnies may have the best attack in the nation in 2014.
Fall Ball Top 20: Lehigh (19)
Lehi-dee-high-dee-high-dee-high (sorry).
Fall Ball Top 20: Cornell (20)
Cornell looks -- right now -- like a minimalist impression of the Red.
Fall Ball Top 20
It's October and that means only one thing: It's time to have an unnecessary conversation about fall ball rankings.