Women's Lacrosse 2024 Bracketology

[OrangeXtreme]

NCAA Bracketology: Parsing Reality from Parity

In a year when everyone is beating someone else who lost to somebody else, chaos ensues.

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Syracuse has played the toughest schedule to date and with is has scored five wins against the RPI top 30

College Park, Md.
North Carolina vs. Fairfield (MAAC)
Winner plays at (1) Maryland (BIG TEN)

Charlottesville, Va.
Richmond (A-10) at (8) Virginia
Princeton vs. Duke

Evanston, Ill.
Eastern Michigan (MAC) at (4) Northwestern
Denver (BIG EAST) vs. Mercer (BIG SOUTH)

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Coastal Carolina (ASUN) at (5) Michigan
Notre Dame vs. Stanford (PAC-12)

Syracuse, N.Y.
Florida vs. Dartmouth
Winner plays at (2) Syracuse (ACC)

Baltimore, Md.
Albany (AMERICA EAST) at (7) Johns Hopkins
Yale (IVY) vs. Penn State

Philadelphia, Pa.
Stony Brook (CAA) vs. James Madison (AAC)
Winner plays at (3) Penn

Baltimore, Md.
Sacred Heart (NEC) at (6) Loyola (PATRIOT)
Boston College vs. Drexel

Last Four In: Drexel, Penn State, Duke, Dartmouth
First Four Out: USC, Holy Cross, Brown, Colorado
Multi-bid Conferences: ACC (6), Big Ten (5), Ivy League (4), AAC (2), CAA (2)

 

[FishbowlFri]

Love seeing cuse as the 2 seed but this seems off. Can’t see NW as the 4 or BC and ND being outside the top 8. Four teams from the big 10 in the top 7? Seems a little sus, as my daughter says…

 

[OrangeXtreme]

NCAA Bracketology: Seed-Line Lurkers

As conference season stretches its legs in most leagues, and nears to completion in the ACC, some clarity has emerged.

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Evanston, Ill.
Florida vs. USC
Winner plays at (1) Northwestern

Philadelphia, Pa.
Boston College vs. Penn State
UMass (A-10) at (8) Penn

Notre Dame, Ind.
Eastern Michigan (MAC) at (4) Notre Dame
Denver (BIG EAST) vs. Mercer (BIG SOUTH)

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Coastal Carolina (ASUN) at (5) Michigan
James Madison (AMERICAN) vs. Stanford (PAC-12)

College Park, Md.
North Carolina vs. Fairfield (MAAC)
Winner plays at (2) Maryland (BIG TEN)

Baltimore, Md.
Albany (AMERICA EAST) at (7) Loyola (PATRIOT)
Virginia vs. Drexel

Syracuse, N.Y.
Stony Brook (CAA) vs. Princeton
Winner plays at (3) Syracuse (ACC)

New Haven, Conn.
Sacred Heart (NEC) at (6) Yale (IVY)
Johns Hopkins vs. Brown

Last Four In: Drexel, Brown, Penn State, USC
First Four Out: Dartmouth, Navy, Duke, Harvard
Multi-bid conferences: ACC (5), Big Ten (5), Ivy League (4), AAC (2), CAA (2), Pac-12 (2)

 

[OrangeXtreme]

NCAA Bracketology: ACC, Big Ten, Ivy League Hog Host Sites

All season, the ACC, Big Ten and Ivy League have been dominant in non-conference action.

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Evanston, Ill.
Denver (BIG EAST) vs. Stanford (PAC-12)
Winner plays at (1) Northwestern (BIG TEN)

Charlottesville, Va.
Loyola (PATRIOT) vs. Drexel
UMBC (AMERICA EAST) at (8) Virginia

Notre Dame, Ind.
Central Michigan (MAC) at (4) Notre Dame
Florida (AMERICAN) vs. USC

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Coastal Carolina (ASUN) at (5) Michigan
Stony Brook (CAA) vs. Mercer (BIG SOUTH)

Syracuse, N.Y.
Princeton vs. Penn State
Winner plays at (2) Syracuse (ACC)

Philadelphia, Pa.
UMass (ATLANTIC 10) at (7) Penn
Boston College vs. Brown

College Park, Md.
James Madison vs. North Carolina
Winner plays at (3) Maryland

New Haven, Conn.
Sacred Heart (NEC) at (6) Yale (IVY)
Johns Hopkins vs. Fairfield (MAAC)

Last Four In: Penn State, Drexel, Brown, USC
First Four Out: Duke, Colorado, Navy, Harvard
Moving In: UMBC
Moving Out: Albany
Multi-bid Conferences: ACC (5), Big Ten (5), Ivy League (4), American Athletic (2), CAA (2), Pac-12 (2)

 

[OrangeXtreme]

NCAA Bracketology: The Very Chalky Seed Line

The seeding looks pretty clear cut. But the bubble? That's very much in flux.

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Evanston, Ill.
Florida (AMERICAN) vs. USC
Winner plays at (1) Northwestern (BIG TEN)

New Haven, Conn.
UMass (ATLANTIC 10) at (8) Yale (IVY)
Loyola (PATRIOT) vs. Harvard

Syracuse, N.Y.
Sacred Heart (NEC) at (4) Syracuse (ACC)
Stony Brook (CAA) vs. Fairfield (MAAC)

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Central Michigan (MAC) at (5) Michigan
Notre Dame vs. Jacksonville (ASUN)

College Park, Md.
Stanford (PAC-12) vs. North Carolina
Winner plays at (2) Maryland

Newton, Mass.
Albany (AMERICA EAST) at (7) Boston College
Denver (BIG EAST) vs. Drexel

Philadelphia, Pa.
Princeton vs. Penn State
Winner plays at (3) Penn

Charlottesville, Va.
Mercer (BIG SOUTH) at (6) Virginia
Johns Hopkins vs. James Madison

Last Four In: James Madison, Drexel, USC, Harvard
First Four Out: Brown, Navy, Duke, Colorado
Moving In: Jacksonville, Albany, Harvard
Moving Out: Coastal Carolina, UMBC, Brown
Multi-bid Conferences: ACC (5), Big Ten (5), Ivy League (4), AAC (2), CAA (2), Pac-12 (2)

 

[OrangeXtreme]

NCAA Bracketology: Bid Thief Alert Levels

Like always, there are bid thieves lurking who can crash the party in May.

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Evanston, Ill.
James Madison vs. Stanford (PAC-12)
Winner plays at (1) Northwestern (BIG TEN)

Notre Dame, Ind.
Jacksonville (ASUN) at (8) Notre Dame
Denver (BIG EAST) vs. Mercer (BIG SOUTH)

Philadelphia, Pa.
Sacred Heart (NEC) at (4) Penn
Johns Hopkins vs. Brown

College Park, Md.
Albany (AMERICA EAST) at (5) Maryland
Yale (IVY) vs. UMass (ATLANTIC 10)

Newton, Mass.
Princeton vs. Fairfield (MAAC)
Winner plays at (2) Boston College (ACC)

Charlottesville, Va.
Drexel at (7) Virginia
Loyola (PATRIOT) vs. North Carolina

Syracuse, N.Y.
Stony Brook (CAA) vs. Penn State
Winner plays at (3) Syracuse

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Central Michigan (MAC) at (6) Michigan
Florida (AMERICAN) vs. USC

Last Four In: Penn State, Drexel, Brown, USC
First Four Out: Navy, Colorado, Duke, Harvard
Moving In: Brown
Moving Out: Harvard
Multi-bid Conferences: ACC (5), Big Ten (5), Ivy (4), AAC (2), CAA (2), Pac-12 (2)

 

[Ozone!]

Let’s hope they play with passion and trust their instincts!​

 

[clayman32]

With BC having the 2 seed I’d rather SU get the 4, even with having to play an extra game.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

That's no easy first round game. But, you have to play tough teams eventually. Let's hope they can craft an offense that can score on a defense like the one BC runs.