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[QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1783164, member: 41"]
[B][URL='http://laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2015-16/news/060716_early_2017_rankings_mens_division_i_nos_16_20']Early 2017 Rankings: Men's Division I Nos. 16-20[/URL][/B]
 
[I][B]No. 20 Army[/B]
2016 record: 10-7 (5-3 Patriot)
Last seen: Closing out the season with lopsided losses against Loyola and Notre Dame; the Black Knights went 1-5 against NCAA tournament teams and 9-2 against everyone else.
Senior starts lost: 83 of 170 (48.8 percent)
Senior scoring departing: 81 of 300 points (27 percent)

Initial forecast: At first blush, the data on Army's senior class reveals either that a good chunk of the Black Knights' defense is graduating or that there's a fair bit of offensive balance in place. Consider it a little from Column A and a little from Column B. While Connor Cook and Jimbo Moore depart, the Black Knights will bring back Cole Johnson (35 goals, 38 assists) and Nate Jones (36 goals as a freshman) to pace an offense as willing to run at least three midfields as anyone in the country. The defense does lose a pair of starters, but goalie A.J. Barretto is just getting started after a solid freshman year. Toss in this six-year trend of goals-against averages — 8.67, 9.33, 7.79, 7.21, 8.00 and 8.00. Rare is the season when Joe Alberici's team doesn't play capable defense, and next year should be no difference. Army will be near the top of the Patriot League, and might have an NCAA run in it if the offense can improve against high-end foes (just 7.7 goals per game in 2016 against eventual postseason teams).[/I]
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