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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3962360, member: 4819"]
Strikes me as strange that Hopkins gets a lot of credit for going "toe to toe" with National Runner Up Maryland at the end of the year, yet Syracuse, who beat National Champion Virginia twice, gets a ho hum.  I know Syracuse did not have a good year last year and under performed drastically given where they were ranked preseason, but this team does have a lot of talent (especially on offense) returning.

They need to figure out the defense and face-offs need to be more consistent, but I think a number 10 ranking is appropriate. I know Army wiped the floor with Syracuse last year, but there were a lot of caveats to that game including the fact that Army had about two extra weeks of practice (and a game in hand).  Lehigh has a definite advantage at the face-off but I think Syracuse is a better overall team.  I also would rank them over Yale given the Ivy League's one year absence. Anyway, it's probably better for SU to come in to the year with lower expectations and less pressure, but I have higher hopes for them than Lacrosse Magazine.
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