Player Power Ratings/Rankings for the 2012 Lacrosse Season

Larry Feldman, who started LaxPower.com and who still maintains the computer ratings program, has been working on statistics-based ratings of Division I players. His efforts have produced some interesting results. Below you can see the top 10 players at attack and midfield for the 2012 season for Men's Division I.

Rankings are avilable for all primary positions for each of the three men's and three women's divisions. To see the full sets of rankings and explanations for what goes into them, go to www.statrankings.com. Larry plans to refine the rating system and would welcome feedback. You can reach him using the "Contact Us" link in the LaxPower footer and clicking the "Rating system" button.

Attack

Rnk Player             Team           P   C   GM     PSI
  1 Baum,Peter         Colgate        A  Jr   18     4.58
  2 Manny,Will         Massachusetts  A  Jr   16     4.47
  3 Stanwick,Steele    Virginia       A  Sr   16     4.31
  4 Hayes,Jake         Robert Morris  A  Jr   15     3.74
  5 Gibson,Matt        Yale           A  Sr   16     3.64
  6 Matthews,Mark      Denver         A  Sr   16     3.25
  7 Kell,Art           Massachusetts  A  Sr   16     3.24
  8 Sawyer,Mike        Loyola         A  Jr   17     3.23
  9 Lusby,Eric         Loyola         A  GS   17     3.19
 10 Smith,Kyle         Massachusetts  A  Jr   16     3.19

Midfield

Rnk Player             Team           P   C   GM      PSI
  1 Noble,Jeremy       Denver         M  So   16     4.42
  2 Costabile,CJ       Duke           M  Sr   19     4.33
  3 Ratliff,Scott      Loyola         M  Jr   17     3.91
  4 Holman,Marcus      North Carolina M  Jr   17     3.88
  5 Schreiber,Tom      Princeton      M  So   16     3.77
  6 Carraro,Chase      Denver         M  Jr   16     3.64
  7 Matisz,Kiel        Robert Morris  M  Sr   15     3.61
  8 Grabher,Robert     Colgate        M  Jr   18     3.55
  9 Thomas,Deven       Drexel         M  So   16     3.27
 10 Dattilo,Bobby      Hobart         M  Sr   12     3.22

2012-05-28