Anyone following NCAA D1 this year? - D1 Discussion thread

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[vellnueve]

I've been out to a few games so far, anyone been tracking the season?

[garli]

Just reading scores on the weekend.  Haven't seen a lot of upsets, but I'm not following any one team that close.

[vellnueve]

Maryland lost to Syracuse
UNC has lost twice (to Iowa and Wake)

Somewhat surprising. I'm used to see a zero in both their loss columns.

[garli]

Oh yeah, I don't think Cal was supposed to beat Albany, but they did it in strokes.  UNC losing to wake isn't crazy.  What's Syracuse ranked?

[SavageFH]

Syracuse has jumped up to #3 in the latest NFHCA rankings

         Institution                     Points (first place votes in parentheses)
1.       Wake Forest (6-0)         1134 (53)
2.       Maryland (5-1)              1004 (1)
3.        Syracuse (6-0)                978 (3)
4.        Connecticut (6-0)         903
5.       North Carolina (4-2)      901
6.       Iowa (4-2)                      850
7.       James Madison (4-1)    750
8.       Virginia (6-1)                 720
9.       Duke (4-2)                     709
10.     Michigan State (5-1)     682
11.      Louisville (3-2)             502
12.     Boston College (4-0)    487
13.     Penn State (2-3)           445
14.     American (3-2)             328
15.     Princeton (3-1)             289
16.     Michigan (3-3)              238
17.      Rutgers (6-0)               229
18.     Ohio State (5-2)           205
19.     California (5-1)             114
20.     Albany (4-2)                 10

[garli]

Thanks.   

[vellnueve]

Wow, Syracuse has made some strides since I last saw them play (back when BC, my alma mater, played them in the Big East)

[Wassie]

I am following Syracuse. New coach last year, Ange Bradley. She finally has a "big" school to coach. The Maryland result was a good reward and shows what lays ahead for them. I expect Syracuse will be the cat among the ACC pigeons for a while now.

[TOTC]

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised at Syracuse's rise in the polls. Still, remember when Maryland was No. 1 and they lost at Rutgers? The Knights didn't capitalize on that one game; Syracuse still has to beat UConn (perhaps, twice) to get a good NCAA seeding and/or avoid being the one "seed" that is obligated to play on the road in the first tournament weekend.

[vellnueve]

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see if they can maintain that level of play. I'm doubting it. The ACC will reign supreme again.

[Wassie]

Yes, for her second season with the team but really only after her first recruiting year cant really expect too much from Ange this year!

[vellnueve]

I don't know, I think once you hit #3 in the poll, expectations will be there whether you want them or not.

BC won on Wednesday night, played very well. I hope they can hand Maryland a loss this weekend. It sucks being a fan of a team that's always ranked in the top 10-15 but always has Maryland, Duke, UNC, Virginia, and Wake Forest to contend with in the league.

[Wassie]

  You missed my wit there!

[garli]

You're witty? 








 

[vellnueve]

Where was Ange coaching before?