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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 5057427, member: 4819"]
Cornell would be interesting - first instinct is no way, given how their goalie has been playing recently. He struggled against Notre Dame (sub 50%), but was 75% against SU, 75% against Brown, and 67% vs Harvard. That said, I'm sure SU would love to exact some revenge for the way the first meeting went, especially if ref #77 isn't tilting the field.  I think it would be a good game, the emotions of that one would certainly be something.

Bottom line is I don't think there are any "easy" first round opponents, if all things go chalk. Colgate I think would be my preference, they play a very different brand of lacrosse, but given that SU has already played them once, I think they would be prepared for it.  Army seems to be without Will Colleti at the face-off x, but they have Paul Johnson back from injury, which makes their offense a little scarier. That said SU seems to have gotten better since their early season matchup, whereas Army is trending down a bit.

A lot depends on tournament upsets and geography. If St Joe's, or UMass end up winning the A10 over Richmond, I imagine they could/would be sent to Syracuse. If Delaware wins the CAA over Towson, same thing. If the Patriot League is won by a team in mid-Atlantic (Navy, Loyola), Syracuse probably isn't seeing one of those teams.     
  
If Air Force wins the ASUN that would give the committee more options for flights, as they would be within driving distance of Denver. If Jacksonville or Utah win that causes more headaches. Very silly that its 2024 and so much of this is based on geography!
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