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| LaxPower MD3 Forum Poll #10 April 21, 2008 | ||||
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| Rank | Team | Points | 1st | Previous |
| 1 | Salisbury | 320 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Cortland | 298 | 2 | |
| 3 | Gettysburg | 293 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lynchburg | 259 | 4 | |
| 5 | Washington College | 248 | 5 | |
| 6 | Middlebury | 243 | 6 | |
| 7 | Ithaca | 218 | 7 | |
| 8 | Cabrini | 215 | 8 | |
| 9 | Geneseo | 172 | 11 | |
| 10 | Villa Julie | 166 | 9 | |
| 11 | St. Lawrence | 153 | 13 | |
| 12 | Haverford | 148 | 10 | |
| 13 | Endicott | 134 | 14 | |
| 14 | Wesleyan | 111 | 12 | |
| 15 | Denison | 100 | 15 | |
| 16 | Tufts | 63 | 19 | |
| 17 | Western New England | 55 | 16 | |
| 18 | Clarkson | 50 | 18 | |
| 19 | Union | 28 | 17 | |
| 20 | Stevens | 20 | NR | |
| Others receiving votes: Kenyon (17), Nazareth (10), St. John Fisher (10), Bowdoin (9), Keene State (6), Washington & Lee (6), RIT (4), Williams (2), Rensselaer (2) | ||||
Number of voters: 16 (BirdsEyeView, boartusk, D-III, general21111, goalielax10, laxie, minkhoo, Patlaxer, Richard, stamp, stewlaxdad, thatsmell, trains2154, valaxfan, wheniwasakid..., Youngred) Pollsters' Comments About Teams They Ranked Salisbury: Villa Julie unable to stop the streak ... now 17-0. (boartusk) — #1--Getting serious now; put a whipping on VJC. (general21111) — Maybe the demise of this "dynasty" was greatly exaggerated?? Double digit win vs. VJ was more impressive than the score would indicate. WOTS on 4/26. The defending champs are clicking at the right time, as they usually do this time of the year. (goalielax10) — 17-0 is 17-0, as Yogi would say (as well as Double d and 3lax40). My comment here is in the CAC playoffs they score 69 goals, with 20 of them coming against a very good Villa Julie. Washington on next Saturday should be for top dog in the South. (laxie) — #1. (Richard) — Another steady week on cruise control. Crunched Villa Julie, 20-10. (stamp) — #1 Left no doubt who was better in yesterday's conference final. War on the Shore this week. (stewlaxdad) — Scored 92 goals in the last four games. Looks like things are clicking heading in to the WOTS. #1. (thatsmell) — Devastating performance against a very good VJ team. Seem to be rounding into tourney form. WAC this week. (trains2154) — Just rollin' along. (valaxfan) — SSU continues to roll. (wheniwasakid...) — Any questions? (Youngred) Cortland: #2. (general21111) — 4/23 the Knights come a calling. Have only given up 20 goals in their last five games at home. (goalielax10) — The Red Dragons are primed for a message sending against their rivals for the SUNYAC marbles on Wednesday. A first hand look will tell laxie if the Dragons are ready for Memorial Day weekend. (laxie) — #2. (Richard) — Red Dragons rolled over Morrisville and Brockport, amassing 45 goals for and only three against. Big tilt this week against Geneseo. (stamp) — #3 Two easy games last week. Geneseo and Potsdam on the schedule this week. (stewlaxdad) — #3. Geneseo coming to town. (thatsmell) — #2--Impressive wins against weak competition but should be tested w/Geneseo this week. (trains2154) — Hot team that is ready to play. (valaxfan) — Cortland is looking strong once again. (wheniwasakid...) — Using the SUNYAC as cannon fodder. Geneseo on Wednesday is a big game. (Youngred) Gettysburg: #3. (general21111) — At F&M. Then have the CC tournament. Looking good as of late. (goalielax10) — The Bullets are flying with victories over Messiah and Swarthmore. One regular season game remains before the Centennial playoffs against probably Haverford and or Washington. (laxie) — #3. (Richard) — Easy week, winning big against Messiah and Swarthmore. (stamp) — #2 Locked 1st place in the Centennial with Saturday's victory. Finish the regular season at F&M next Saturday. (stewlaxdad) — Still winning. #2. (thatsmell) — Still winning. Has F&M this week before Centennial tourney. (trains2154) — Bullets getting ready for their tourney. (valaxfan) — Will use F&M as a tune-up before the conference tourney. (Youngred) Lynchburg: #4--Two big wins over ODAC rivals W&L and Roanoke. (general21111) — Beat a "down" 'Noke team ... HSC and Marymount left on the schedule ... Curran may have solidified his 1st AA nod in the cage. (goalielax10) — Decisive wins over both Washington & Lee and Roanoke have the Hornets buzzing. This has the Lynch boys on a 10-game winning streak. DD likes their chances in the South. 3lax40 would rather wait until the Old Dominion playoffs are over. (laxie) — #4. (Richard) — The Hornets picked up two quality wins against Roanoke and W&L. (stamp) — #4 Impressive victories over W&L and Noke this week. Clearly the class of the conference. (stewlaxdad) — Last five wins were solid drubbings of ODAC opponents. #4. (thatsmell) — Impressive Ws over W&L and 'noke this week. At H/S and at home w/ Marymount this week. (trains2154) — Hornets are the team to beat in the ODAC. (valaxfan) — Made short work of 'Noke. Should have little trouble this week with HSC. (Youngred) Washington College: WOTS will be an unusually huge game. Who will stop Salisbury next? (boartusk) — #5. (general21111) — F&M game was a little to close for comfort as they needed a late run in the 4th to pull it out. WOTS is looming. Have to put together four quarters of solid lacrosse to have a shot. (goalielax10) — 12 wins in 13 games is the remedy for the Shoremen as they prepare for the War on the Shore. If the defense steps to the plate, they have a shot on Saturday. (laxie) — #6. (Richard) — The Shoremen squeaked by F&M. Big tilt this week against #1 Salisbury. (stamp) — #6 Slid by a down F&M, still not convinced that WAC is really this good. We'll definitely find out this weekend. (stewlaxdad) — Only blemish is G'burg loss. WOTS looms. #6. (thatsmell) — I have this one-loss team still in my top 10 (barely) and well below other pollsters (and coaches), as do not believe they have earned it. Chance to "earn" it w/ Salisbury this week. Narrow escape w/ F&M. (trains2154) — WAC finds a way to win. What a great story for this team, this year. (valaxfan) — Squeaks one out over F&M, but every Centennial Conference game seems to be tight this year. (Youngred) Middlebury: Ruffled the Cardinal's feathers in the Bird Cage ... look good to win NESCAC but, remember, it is NESCAC: Watch out for Tufts. (boartusk) — #6. (general21111) — Shoook off the Trinity loss with two impressive wins vs. Skidmore and Wesleyan ... Losing to Tufts could create a log-jam atop the NESCAC if the Jumbos win out. (goalielax10) — Now 12-1 the Panthers bounce back with wins over Skidmore and Wesleyan. They might not be playing top 20 teams, but they certainly have good wins over quality opponents. Tufts on Saturday will be a good game. (laxie) — #5. (Richard) — Big week for the Panthers. Took care of business against a good Skidmore team and defeated NESCAC foe Wesleyan on the road to maintain #1 spot in NESCAC. Tufts up next at home. (stamp) — #5 Took care of business with Wesleyan and Skidmore and have to deal with Wesleyan and Tufts this week. (stewlaxdad) — Good win over Wesleyan. #5. (thatsmell) — Continues to win against good teams. Tufts this week at home. Game should determine NESCAC regular season champ. (trains2154) — Panthers getting no respect from fans, despite have a very good season. (valaxfan) — Stumbled vs. Trinity. Solid win over Wesleyan. (wheniwasakid...) — Strong showing in Middletown. Tufts on Saturday is big for both. (Youngred) Ithaca: #7. (general21111) — E8 reg season champs, again ... Now have to get it done in the E8 tournament. (goalielax10) — A 13-2 record with one regular season game left has the Bombers ready for the weekend bouts with St. John Fisher and then either RIT or Stevens for the league title. DD likes the home field advantage here. (laxie) — #8. (Richard) — Bombers had a solid win over Stevens. (stamp) — #7 Solid win over Stevens last week and have Elmira on tap this week. (stewlaxdad) — Good win over Stevens. #8. (thatsmell) — Nice bounce back win over a good Stevens team. Elmira this week and then E-8 tourney. (trains2154) — Convincing win over Stevens. (Youngred) Cabrini: Good win over Haverford. (boartusk) — #8. (general21111) — Great win at Haverford ... Reimer and Grugan have been lights out over the past month ... St. Mary's on Saturday. (goalielax10) — A 12-2 record to include a decisive win over Haverford keeps the Cavaliers in the top 20. Two regular season games remain before the PAC playoffs. (laxie) — #7. (Richard) — Took care of business against Haverford and dismantled Immaculata. (stamp) — #9 Surprising win over Haverford this week. (stewlaxdad) — Good win over Haverford. #7. (thatsmell) — Impressive decisive win over Haverford. Next test will be NCAA tourney. (trains2154) — Nice win over the Fords. (valaxfan) — Great win vs. Haverford just solidifies this program's reputation. (Youngred) Geneseo: #11. (general21111) — Cortland ... Wednesday ... enough said. (goalielax10) — Hamilton is still a blemish on the Blue Knights 10-1 record. Many questions will be answered on Wednesday as the regular season title is "up for grabs." The question in Deli central is can a Knight slay a Dragon???? (laxie) — #11. (Richard) — Easy victories over Oswego and Potsdam. Big tilt against Cortland this week. (stamp) — #11 Two solid wins last week and get Cortland this week. (stewlaxdad) — #9 but weak schedule so far makes me have my doubts. Will get to prove their worth at Cortland this week. (thatsmell) — Another one-loss team w/ a fairly weak schedule, but will have its chance this week w/ Cortland, there. (trains2154) — Gaudy record despite a so-so schedule. We'll find out who they are on Wednesday vs. Cortland. (Youngred) Villa Julie: Having a good year despite the Salisbury loss. (boartusk) — #10. (general21111) — Not the way VJ envisioned their game vs. Salisbury ... End with Stevens and probably are out of a playoff spot in the South. (goalielax10) — The 12-4 Mustangs lost decisively to the Gulls of Salisbury. I feel they can still make some noise in the NCAA tourney. (laxie) — #12. (Richard) — Two easy victories against Marymount and Mary Washington then got squashed by #1 Salisbury. (stamp) — #8 Not so close in their second match-up with Salisbury yesterday. Still a great performance this year by VJC. (stewlaxdad) — Expected a better showing against SU. (thatsmell) — Team drops due to blow-out by Gulls, in stark contrast to game two weeks ago. (trains2154) — Great season. Ran into a buzz saw on Sunday. (valaxfan) — Being taken apart by Salisbury was a disappointment. They finish up with Stevens on the 3rd. (Youngred) St. Lawrence: #12.--Two big wins last week over Clarkson and Union. (general21111) — The leader in the Liberty ... Arguably the most "complete" team in the North right now. (goalielax10) — Eight wins in a row have the Saints at a deep 8-2. Quality wins over rivals Clarkson and Union have sent a message to the rest of the conference. The league title goes thru Canton. 3lax40 rather surprised on how the Saints beat up the Dutchmen of Union. (laxie) — #10. (Richard) — The Saints had a strong week defeating Clarkson and Union. A tough tilt this week against Skidmore completes their regular season. (stamp) — #12 Solid performances against Clarkson and Union last week. (stewlaxdad) — This team looks hot. Four good wins in a row over very respectable opponents. Pounded Union. (thatsmell) — Three impressive wins over good competition in last eight days. At Skidmore this week. (trains2154) — Huge win vs. Union. I could be eating some crow here. (Youngred) Haverford: #9. (general21111) — Tough loss to Cabrini ... Potential rematch with WAC in the CC playoffs on the horizon. (goalielax10) — A 13-8 loss to Cabrini still has the Squirrels in the top 20. They can move up a bit with a strong showing in the Centennial playoffs. The defense must rise to the occasion. (laxie) — #9. (Richard) — Fell to a good Cabrini team. Still in the hunt. (stamp) — #10 Stumbled against Cabrini and picked up an important CC victory over McDaniel. Need to take care of Swarthmore to maintain their conference playoff seeding. (stewlaxdad) — Cabrini loss drops the Squirrels a bit. #10. (thatsmell) — Except for Lynchburg win early, this team has not beaten anyone--and has been beaten soundly by the good teams it plays. Has struggled in many against mediocre teams. Still have it in the 10/20 mix. (trains2154) — Disappointing showing vs. Cabrini, but they continue to beat the teams they should. (Youngred) Endicott: #13. (general21111) — Great win vs. WNEC. As stated before, Jr's are making it happen for this team. (goalielax10) — The 11-2 Gulls move up a bit in the power rankings with a 8-7 win over Commonwealth foe WNEC. Three regular season games remain before a rematch with WNEC. (laxie) — #13. (Richard) — Big 2OT victory over WNEC, followed by a pounding of Roger Williams. Power Gulls are peaking at the right time. (stamp) — #13 Close victory over WNEC in double OT last week and get a breather this week. (stewlaxdad) — After two tough losses reeled off six straight wins. (thatsmell) — This team has some very impressive wins against good competition and deserves more respect. (trains2154) — Coach Quirk has this team making noise. Should end the season as the Number 1 team in the CC. (valaxfan) — Should not be tested this week. (Youngred) Wesleyan: Need to string four good quarters together, consistently. (boartusk) — #14. (general21111) — Nothing wrong with losing to Middlebury ... Have to take care of business against Bates before the NESCAC tournament. (goalielax10) — The Cardinals played the Panthers tough. There might be a second game between these two NESCAC powers down the road. (laxie) — #14. (Richard) — Defeated a tough Trinity squad on the road then fell to Middlebury at home. The Cardinals finish their regular season against a determined Bates team on the road. Still in the hunt. (stamp) — #14 Tough loss to Middlebury last week. Bates is on tap this week. (stewlaxdad) — #14. (thatsmell) — Plays Bates this week away and then NESCAC tourney. Likely to be a #2 or #3 seed. (trains2154) — Tough loss to Middlebury. They really need to win the NESCAC at this point to make the NCAAs. (wheniwasakid...) — Disappointing game vs. Middlebury at home. I'm surprised at how their season has unfolded. (Youngred) Denison: #17. (general21111) — Another independent = another win for Denison. (goalielax10) — The Big Red are shooting for number one in the North Coast with a battle against the Lords on the horizon. (laxie) — #17. (Richard) — Soundly defeated Colorado College. (stamp) — #15 Really took care of Conn College last week. Need to keep the momentum going against Kenyon this week. (stewlaxdad) — Beat the pants off of Colorado College. Big game with Kenyon coming up. #15. (thatsmell) — Not sure how good this team is, but they're at #16 for me. (trains2154) — Doing very well this year. Along with Kenyon, Denison is making the NCAC proud and showing they might deserve as many as three bids to the NCAAs. (wheniwasakid...) — They just keep winning and most likely will run the table from here. (Youngred) Tufts: #16. (general21111) — A 16-10 win over always tough Bates has the Jumbos ready for Amherst and Middlebury. Top 20 exposure plus NESCAC positioning require the Jumbos to win/win. (laxie) — #16. (Richard) — Jumbos soundly defeated NESCAC foe Bates. Two big tilts coming this week against Amherst and Middlebury. Win both and the Jumbos will hold a share of the regular season crown. (stamp) — #17 Took care of Bates last week. Tough slate this week with Middlebury and Amherst. (stewlaxdad) — #21. Hit a rough patch mid-season but could still be dangerous come NESCAC tourney time. (thatsmell) — Impressive dominance of Bates, there. Has Amherst at home and then Middlebury, there, this week. Could end up as #1, #2 or #3 seed in NESCAC. Team must be consistent. (trains2154) — The Jumbos had a good week. This week is huge with Amherst and Middlebury. (Youngred) Western New England: Loss to Endicott hurts their cause. (boartusk) — #21. (general21111) — 8-4 but need to win the Commonwealth to have a shot at the NCAAs. (goalielax10) — The Bears are hanging on with their claws. The Springfield game Friday is a must win. (laxie) — #25. (Richard) — Fell to Endicott in a classic 2OT Commonwealth Coast battle. Rebounded against Salve Regina. Looking forward to regular season finale against Springfield. (stamp) — #16 Heartbreaker double OT loss to Endicott last week. (stewlaxdad) — #16. (thatsmell) — Was surprised they lost to Endicott. Has old rival Springfield and then a likely second chance at 'cott in conference tourney. (trains2154) — Tough loss to Endicott but should win out in the regular season. (Youngred) Clarkson: #15. (general21111) — Lost to St. Lawrence was a tough one, but Skidmore gave them all they could handle in the very next game. Have to get refocused for RPI, or they could end up being the #4 seed in the Liberty playoffs. (goalielax10) — #15. (Richard) — Lost to a better St. Lawrence club and pulled out a W in OT against Skidmore. Hanging on in my top 20. (stamp) — #20 Tough week last week taking Skidmore in OT and then dropping to St. Lawrence. (stewlaxdad) — #18. (thatsmell) — Tough loss to Larries and eked out win over Skidmore. Has decent RPI this week, there. (trains2154) — A little inconsistent. Which is the real Clarkson team, and how far can they go? (wheniwasakid...) — Tight game with St. Lawrence. RPI this week is a big game. (Youngred) Union: #19. (general21111) — Union drops a little with their beating by the Saints. Could be the hot team in the league playoffs so said 3lax40. (laxie) — #18. (Richard) — #19 1-1 last week. (stewlaxdad) — #20. St. Lawrence loss raises some questions. (thatsmell) — Despite the weekend loss to a strong St. Lawrence team, this team has had a great season. IMO. (valaxfan) Stevens: #20. (general21111) — E8 tournament #2 seed..Playing good solid lacrosse this season. (goalielax10) — Played Ithaca very tough and now must play RIT Friday in Hoboken. A well-deserved home game could put the Ducks in the conference finals on Sunday. (laxie) — #21. (Richard) — #19. (thatsmell) — Got beat decisively by Ithaca and has Elmira this week. But still in my top 20 w/ a chance to win E-8 via tourney. (trains2154) Kenyon: #24. (general21111) — 9-1 with a great program win over OWU. Another big game for the league title against Denison lies ahead on Saturday. Great job by Coach Misarti. (laxie) — #19. (Richard) — At 9-1 and with eight straight victories, this team deserves some recognition. We'll see if the are for real in the tilt against Denison. (stamp) — Great wins over CC and OWU. Showdown with Denison looming. #17. (thatsmell) — Only one loss so far, and it was early. Coming on strong as the season progresses. (wheniwasakid...) — Denison on Saturday is a huge game for Ohio lacrosse. (Youngred) Nazareth: St. John Fisher: #22. (general21111) — Good news is they have won five out of their last six ... Bad news is they have to go to Ithaca in the E8 playoffs. (goalielax10) — #20. (Richard) — Has had a very good season in the E8. (valaxfan) Bowdoin: #18. (general21111) — #22. (Richard) — Things are warming up in Maine and so are the Polar Bears. Need to finish strong this week against NESCAC foes Bates and Williams. (stamp) Keene State: Keene State found out that the Ephs play tough on Renzie Lamb Field in Williamstown. (boartusk) — #25. (general21111) — #18. (stewlaxdad) Washington & Lee: #24. (Richard) — Finishing #2 in ODAC regular season used to be a bigger honor. But looking at their schedule, outside of the ODAC, this wasn't a pretty season. #24. (thatsmell) — Back in my top 20 at #20. (trains2154) — Deserving of some respect despite their lopsided loss to Lynchburg. (Youngred) RIT: #23. (general21111) — Have won four in a row and could be the most dangerous team in the E8 playoffs. (goalielax10) Williams: 6-5 record. Lost to Tufts and Middlebury Beat Keene St. and Wesleyan. Hmmm ... #23. (thatsmell) Rensselaer: #23. (Richard) — 9-4 but can't beat a ranked team. #22. (thatsmell) Other Teams Pollsters Considered (and comments, if any) Skidmore: #22. (boartusk) | ||||
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