DaneFan2k3 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Let's play guess the opponent. My best research indicates the following teams have the automatic qualifier bids: UAlbany (America East) Ohio State (Great Western) Towson (Colonial) Cornell (Ivy) Providence (MAAC) Navy (Patriot) So going straight off the power rankings, for whatever they are worth, here is "the field". Virginia and Duke get excluded by virtue of a sub-.500 record. Last week's poll ranking in parentheses: 1. Johns Hopkins (1) 11- 1 2. Maryland (3) 12- 2 3. Syracuse (4) 11- 2 4. Navy (2) 12- 2 5. North Carolina (7) 9- 4 6. Georgetown (5) 10- 3 7. Princeton (8) 9- 3 8. Towson (11) 11- 4 9. Ohio State (6) 12- 3 10. Notre Dame (12) 7- 5 11. Cornell (9) 8- 4 12. Rutgers (10) 8- 5 13. Villanova (14) 12- 3 14. Hobart (17) 9- 6 15. UAlbany 10- 5 16. Providence 9- 7 LAST FEW OUT Pennsylvania (13) 7- 6 Army (18) 10- 4 Brown (16) 9- 5 Dartmouth (20) 8- 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alumni '92' Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 surprised to see siena absent from the list ... just hoping for an opponent within reasonable driving distance ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane96 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 We will most probably stay close to home...the Ithaca region against Navy. If we get shipped out, it would be against Maryland. The top four seeds will be (in order): Hopkins Navy Maryland 'Cuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Pound Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 From what I remember they only seed the highest four teams. Do they unofficially "seed" the remaining 12 teams or do they try to create reginal matchups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane96 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 A combination of regional matchups and seedings; very loose seedings at the bottom. I think we can hang w/ Navy (though they are seeded second). 'Cuse would be interesting, as they may have a let down. Hopkins will win the title this year...so let's skip them. Maryland would be a difficult matchup. I would love MD though, on a personal note, since my sister (a Terp) made it clear that until UA beats UMD, we are not DI in her eyes. Nothing would make me happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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