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Message: [QUOTE="FloridaCuse, post: 5674170, member: 8912"] From Today's [B]Expected Goals [/B]email by [B]Lacrosse Reference[/B] [COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR] [TABLE width="100%"] [TR] [td][TABLE width="100%"] [TR] [td][HEADING=1][SIZE=24px][COLOR=#000000]LacrosseReference Computer Ranking[/COLOR][/SIZE][/HEADING][/td] [/TR] [/TABLE][/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR] [SIZE=4][SIZE=4][COLOR=inherit]Let's take stock of where things stand. Below are the top-20 teams in the LacrosseReference Computer rankings. I am going to include this every time I post these rankings: this is based on an algorithm, so before you get the pitchforks out, remember that you are mad at a computer algorithm, not me personally. Some more background: the way that the computer rating works is not by looking at last week's ranking and adjusting based on wins and losses. I take the [URL='https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fb7m80g8p.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me%2FL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Flacrossereference.com%252Fstrength-of-record-d1-men%252F%2F1%2F0100019c66a8071d-31de282e-1215-4741-9a84-1ea61588fc9e-000000%2F9oOiXIpuomOrRCETNj_2P7vOOq4%3D465&data=05%7C02%7C%7C0f81d83dfad44a04eed408de6d5ffb90%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639068456166529059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kQ%2FdLYJeeoONTZqqTSHk%2BSbp1NQbfWrR6M12HjjhPHw%3D&reserved=0'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Strength-of-Record rankings[/COLOR][/URL] and add a small touch of the [URL='https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fb7m80g8p.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me%2FL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Flacrossereference.com%252Felo-d1-men%252F%2F1%2F0100019c66a8071d-31de282e-1215-4741-9a84-1ea61588fc9e-000000%2FKV5kyvfl2uaDmA4PBXeLprMNpnU%3D465&data=05%7C02%7C%7C0f81d83dfad44a04eed408de6d5ffb90%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639068456166547376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WyDB73TNWsn9Dgxb0JrJHD9xXBu6oONkIILr%2BkPwGC4%3D&reserved=0'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]LaxElo program strength ratings[/COLOR][/URL]. The result is a combination of how good the program is and how impressive they've been this year. As more and more games are played, the balance tips more and more towards the current season's Strength-of-Record and the returning production/transfer numbers are gradually removed. Like anything algorithmic, it's not perfect. But I think it does a good job of taking all my modeling and putting it into the traditional media poll structure. (I'm also showing the current RPI ranking, although that is not a part of the computer ranking algorithm.)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE] [HEADING=2]The Highlights[/HEADING] Moving In: [LIST] [*]Denver is in this week after a 8 - 7 victory over Utah; they'll look to keep the momentum going on Saturday when they'll be heavy underdogs against Cornell (11% WP) [*]Sacred Heart is in this week after a 14 - 10 victory over Wagner and a 15 - 11 victory over Holy Cross; they play next on Wednesday when they'll be neck-and-neck with Fairfield (54% WP) [*]Villanova; they are back at it on Saturday when they'll be slight underdogs against Rutgers (35% WP) [/LIST] Moving Out: [LIST] [*]Michigan did have a 11 - 7 victory over Detroit, but they are out this week after a 14 - 13 loss to Lehigh; they'll look to bounce back on Saturday when they'll be slight underdogs against Army (33% WP) [*]Towson did have a 12 - 8 victory over Navy, but they are out this week after a 13 - 11 loss to Johns Hopkins; they'll be back at it on Friday when they'll be neck-and-neck with Saint Joseph's (46% WP) [*]Dartmouth is out this week after a 13 - 5 loss to Boston U; their next chance will be on Saturday when they'll be slight favorites against Vermont (61% WP) [/LIST] Moving Up: [LIST] [*]Ohio State is up 4 spots this week after a 14 - 9 victory over Air Force and a 11 - 6 victory over Bellarmine; they'll look to keep the momentum going on Saturday when they'll be heavy favorites against High Point (88% WP) [*]Penn State is up 4 spots this week after a 13 - 7 victory over Princeton; they play next on Saturday when they'll be heavy favorites against Navy (88% WP) [*]Richmond is up 4 spots this week after a 18 - 12 victory over Virginia; they'll have a big chance to keep it rolling with 2 games coming up against Mercer on Monday and Lehigh on Saturday [/LIST] Moving Down: [LIST] [*]Thanks to movement around them, Cornell is down 2 spots this week despite their 11 - 10 victory over Albany; they'll look to bounce back on Saturday when they'll be heavy favorites against Denver (89% WP) [*][B][B]Maryland is down 5 spots this week after a 11 - 9 loss to Syracuse; they'll be back at it on Saturday when they'll be slight favorites against Princeton (69% WP)[/B][/B] [*]Princeton is down 11 spots this week after a 13 - 7 loss to Penn State; their next chance will be on Saturday when they'll be slight underdogs against Maryland (31% WP) [/LIST] [B]The DI Men's LR Computer Rankings (as of Feb 16)[/B] [TABLE width="99%"] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"][B]Team[/B][/td][td width="24.3654%"] [B] '26 SOR[/B][/td][td width="24.965%"][B] LaxElo[/B][/td][td width="24.4039%"] [B] RPI[/B][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]1. Syracuse[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 1st[/td][td width="24.965%"] 4th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 3rd[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]2. Ohio State[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 8th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 6th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 22nd[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]3. North Carolina[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 6th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 12th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 26th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]4. Cornell[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 9th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 1st[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 65th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]5. Duke[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 7th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 9th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 9th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]6. Penn State[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 18th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 5th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 47th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]7. Richmond[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 4th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 7th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 5th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]8. Georgetown[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 10th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 8th[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 66th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.9649%"]9. Maryland[/td][td width="24.3654%"] 24th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 3rd[/td][td width="24.4039%"] 29th[/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE width="99%"] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]10. Harvard[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 11th[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 14th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 6th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]11. Army[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 2nd[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 10th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 4th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]12. Princeton[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 26th [/td][td width="23.7026%"] 11th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 58th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]13. Notre Dame[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 14th[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 2nd[/td][td width="24.965%"] 46th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]14. Johns Hopkins[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 3rd[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 13th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 16th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]15. Boston U[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 20th[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 20th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 7th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]16. Denver[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 5th[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 17th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 23rd[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]17. Sacred Heart[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 16th[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 35th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 32nd[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]18. Virginia[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 21st[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 15th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 20th[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]19. Villanova[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 19th[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 25th[/td][td width="24.965%"] 31st[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="24.4039%"]20. Saint Joseph's[/td][td width="25.5593%"] 22nd[/td][td width="23.7026%"] 22nd[/td][td width="24.965%"] 8th[/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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