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[QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1783772, member: 41"]
[B][URL="http://laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2015-16/news/060816_early_2017_rankings_mens_division_i_nos_11_15"]Early 2017 Rankings: Men's Division I Nos. 11-15[/URL][/B]
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[I][B]No. 13 Virginia[/B]
2016 record: 7-8 (0-4 Atlantic Coast)
Last seen: Sealing a sub-.500 season with a blowout loss against Brown during ACC tournament weekend. A little more than three weeks later, the school opted to make a coaching change, ending Dom Starsia's 24-year run in Charlottesville.
Senior starts lost: 29 of 150 (19.3 percent)
Senior scoring departing: 75 of 239 points (31.4 percent)

Initial forecast:
Start with the obvious: Who's the coach? And will whoever arrives in Charlottesville look to do a massive overhaul on a program five years removed from its last final four, or more modest tweaks for a team that would have made the NCAA tournament if it reversed two of its three-goal losses (High Point, Notre Dame and Syracuse)? The Cavaliers' overall level of talent isn't the same as it once was, and Virginia was missing a charismatic, high-end No. 1 option while averaging 10.6 goals this season. Two of Virginia's top three in points (James Pannell and Greg Coholan) graduate, and getting goalie Matt Barrett right after a rough junior year will be a priority. It might be a few years before the Cavaliers are back in the conversation for Memorial Day weekend. A trip back to the postseason is much more plausible, especially if a midfield that could feature Zed Williams and Ryan Conrad can alleviate some pressure on a Ryan Lukacovic-led attack.[/I]
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