NCAA Champs of 2007

[Laxmann019]

Who do u think will be the ncaa mens lacrosse champs of 2007?
I'm betting syracuse because just look st their talent and they're all going to be sophmores.

Who do u think it will be?

[Thomson#1]

Im gonna agree with you, Syracuse does have some good talent, a lot of the good teams this year had a lot of seniors.

[cbhslacrossemid]

I have told everyone JHU will come away with it, too much returning talent.
PS Towson will be the dark horse

[pshwarriorlax17]

D3 is FONTBONNE yeahhhh theyre gonna have a really good team for their first year i believe

they are in St. Louis for all who did not know

[LaXDaVe]

Cuse or hopkins is my bet, im rootin for cuse though haha. D3 i think Salisbury is pissed about losing this year, they'll come back with no mercy and just flat out win. my 2 cents.

[ekajsk8er]

I really hope it's 'Cuse. They are going to need to sep it up though on d and in the cage (Collucini was terrible last year) in order to come close. Bucktooth, Yevoli and Crockett are going to be hard to replace, but its definately possible with Nims, Perritt, Hardy and Leveille on the offensive end with a good year of experience under their belts. Also, if the Bucktooth coming to Cuse this season is as good on defense as Brett was on offense, we should be pretty set.

Virginia and Hopkins should still be real good though, and I can sense a huge year from Princeton also, with 9 of their top 10 point recievers returning.

[kermlax5]

i plaed with the bucktooth coming in and hes sick...also theres another d man comin from occ to and hes even better than bucktooth

[dram183]

princeton is losing one starter, i think.

[laxmiddie8]

princeton is losing one starter, i think.


yea princeton or syracuse might have a pretty good chance to win it, I'd like to say hofstra but they lost to many starters

[laxkay841]

I'm going with Hopkins or Cuse.
My two favorites.

[MDlaxin69]

who i want to win: navy
whos going to win: hopkins

[Laxmann019]

i still think cuse'. if their defence improves then they're pretty much unstoppable with their sophmores on offense. The only weakness I see is goalie. one good thing about losing to virginia was that everyone on the team now has experience in the tourney

[fenderstrat3578]

Princeton will be really good, Syracuse will be good but I have trouble believing that they will come away with it. Virginia, even though they graduate Culver Poskay Dixon Ward and more, still return Kip Turner, lots of defensemen, many middies, as well as Rubeor and Glading, are still going to be great. Duke will be good, and will have an actual chance this year (but they still couldn't have taken down UVA this year)

I say final 4 is UVA, Princeton, Duke, Syracuse

Finals: UVA vs Princeton

UVA on top.

[SouthJerzylax22]

Princeton will be pretty good. But I think Towson will definitly give teams a run.

[Laxmann019]

what do you guys think about D2 champs?
my bet is lemoyne just look at the talent of that team and their record over the last 3 yrs.
what's your opinion

[stegmakk]

I'd like at least the summer to be over and fall ball to be underway before we all give opinions on next year's champs.

[UVAlaxer432]

Even though UVA is losing a lot of starters, Turner and Gladding are still their so I thinK UVA could Still go really far this season but I dont think they'll win again :sad:

BUT!! I hope Navy will atleast make it past the first round of the playoffs...screw georgetown!! :hot:

So I want Navy UVA or Notre Dame (even though UVA beat them) to win.
I think duke has a chance but wont make it all the way...

'Cuse, or Princeton most likely

EDIT- I mean, Navy has Ian Dingman AND Kryptic so there is no way they'll lose in the first round!!

[Scrudatoboys]

syracuse because they had a very young team and a few of their star players were sophmores or freshmans

[Laxmann019]

syracuse because they had a very young team and a few of their star players were sophmores or freshmans

ya very true cuse just looks like they'll have tooo much talent to be stopped easily like this yr

[RockfordAttack9]

Princeton and Syracuse both look good because tose two teams still have a ton of young (and talented) players on thier teams.

[MeTHLax18]

i got my money on cuse.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I'm going to say JHU or 'Cuse. I want MD or Towson to win.

[bee_laxer5]

yeah i think ether princeton or cuse, just cause they have some good talent.

D3 i think Salisbury is pissed about losing this year, they'll come back with no mercy and just flat out win. my 2 cents.

yes i agree about salisbury winning

[Mustangs21]

I think Syracuse is going to win the whole thing, but i'd watch out for Rutgers making a run this year!!!

[LoyolaMiddie878]

let's go Notre Dame...haha...my man yeatman's going there...that guy's a BEAST

[wtf907]

Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland

[JaxLaxdefender8]

'cuse and princeton in the finals
'cuse wins it due to an improved d and young amazing offensive players

[Laxmann019]

Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland
i doubt it cus they have no real talent coming back next yr. CUSE takes it

[Laxmann019]

nvm..............

[pINK fLOYD]

i believe UVA can do it again(could be more of a want), but if you think about it. They could be serious good, there attack, might be better next year, Kip is still here. I think it could happen

[Gaib]

I'll change things up and go for Cornell...what can I say, I'm biased. But with McMonagle in cage, Pittard and Mitchell leading the attack, and a future (or current, depending on your point of view) star in Seibald at midfield, they've got a really good base coming back.

[thebrettness]

I think Cuse, with Duke a close second

[Laxmann019]

i believe UVA can do it again(could be more of a want), but if you think about it. They could be serious good, there attack, might be better next year, Kip is still here. I think it could happen

kip is pretty overated the defense made him look good

[palmerkswiss]

Finals is UVA vs. Priceton and i say UVA wins it. Cuse, and Duke are good too.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

kip is pretty overated the defense made him look good

What? I would like to see a source for that. He is one sick 'keeper.

[Laxmann019]

are u a virginia fan?

[i live 4 lax]

i think cuse will win but i want maryland or duke to win. if i had to choose id say duke... but it wont happen. i would also like to see the tarheels win it. but they wont lol

[HdGLaxWarrior]

are u a virginia fan?

No I'm not. But I did see him play in HS at Severn, and he is a great goalie.

[teamLI07]

hofstra deff.

[wilsontopowell]

hofstra deff.

they lose everybody besides iannauicci

[Laxmann019]

No I'm not. But I did see him play in HS at Severn, and he is a great goalie.

one question. what was his save percentage? only about .500. like I said the defense protects him pretty good

[bellairelax]

yeah hofstra had a good run this year but they only have dooley and ianucci back. Unterstein was the qb of that offense and since hes gone the offense won't be as good. I like princeton to make a run for it they return a lot of people. I think Hopkins will come close to with the incoming class they have.

[cougarlax21]

Hofstra might be losing a lot of talent but they also have a chance of picking up Danowski from Duke and they will get a lot of recruits.

[Superman]

definately going with the cuse on this one. just because they are my favorite team, which means i think they are going to win it every year.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

one question. what was his save percentage? only about .500. like I said the defense protects him pretty good

Think about the quality of players he was competing agaisnt. You can't say a goalie isn't that good because his D is top notch.

[goalieman3]

Hofstra might be losing a lot of talent but they also have a chance of picking up Danowski from Duke and they will get a lot of recruits.

duke's losing danowski?

[Laxmann019]

Think about the quality of players he was competing agaisnt. You can't say a goalie isn't that good because his D is top notch.
there were only about 30 shots on goal thats because defense and the defense can make someone take a bad shot which is a easy save

[SeanO39]

I'm going to take Princeton, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Delaware over Hofstra in the CAA. Princeton's got a ton of young talent and Coco and Hewit on defense. Delawares got their starting goalie back (I think) and Alex Smith, although I remember reading that Smith is losing his faceoff wingmates. Syracuse is looking good but someones going to have to take Bucktooth's role as a leader. I think they've got the talent, but someones going to have to step up like Bucktooth did this year. Duke should come back with a vengeance (sp?) and Georgetown looks solid as always. Everything looks wide open to me.

[Midman03]

i think 'cuse is going to take the championship next year. GO 'CUSE!!!

[wilsontopowell]

duke's losing danowski?

more like hofstras losing danowski, he applied for the head coaching position at duke and matt danowski has already said hes staying at duke

[benjamming18]

duke is coming back

[sirlaxalot125]

I think 'cuse, Duke, JHU, Princeton are the final four.

JHU and Cuse have a lot of returning talent

Duke still has that scary transiton offense that led them to the 2005 finals

Princeton still has a roster full of talent

I want JHU to win

I think Cuse will win

[sharpshooterFTW]

Princeton will be really good, Syracuse will be good but I have trouble believing that they will come away with it. Virginia, even though they graduate Culver Poskay Dixon Ward and more, still return Kip Turner, lots of defensemen, many middies, as well as Rubeor and Glading, are still going to be great. Duke will be good, and will have an actual chance this year (but they still couldn't have taken down UVA this year)

I say final 4 is UVA, Princeton, Duke, Syracuse

Finals: UVA vs Princeton

UVA on top.

dukes not happening. if i understand their whole deal i think the acc is leaving them behind for the '07 season.

princeton is going to be the number one contender. most of their d is back. josh lesko has blumed into an offensive threat. and most of their o has returned. and not to mention alex hewitt. the kid will be the wall of '07 and on.

[goalieman3]

yes duke lost zash and all that but they have some great players comin back and dan loftus was playin pretty well in goal

duke cuse cornell uva is the final four and duke cuse in the finals with duke winnin it all

[CHSlax]

i think princeton has a legit shot.

[duck]

I'm not makin' any calls here, its still way to early, but no mention of finalist UMass? I mean, I know they lost reid and morris, but still, I don't see them having a letdown next season, especially not with Doc Schnider (sp?) back in the goal. I also believe Duke will have a good season coming back, with all the players that are still there still feeling robbed of a season and a great shot at a championship. All the traditional powerhouses also have great chances, especially defending champ UVa, riding the great young talent of Glading and Billings and solid goalie Kip Turner.

[laxpro]

'cuse and princeton in the finals
'cuse wins it due to an improved d and young amazing offensive players
I want 'cuse to win, but i say Princeton takes it. Alex Hewitt is a beast in the cage and no one can break him down, UVA hardly did last year. :agree:

[mnlax17]

kip is pretty overated the defense made him look good
r u kidding me? You have no clue. Did you see the acc championship game?

[Nbenn]

Hopkins for sure!!!!! :worship:

Virginia lost too many seniors, Duke has years of rebuilding after the scandal, 'cuse will lose to Hop, Princeton is overrated

[Laxmann019]

Hopkins for sure!!!!! :worship:

Virginia lost too many seniors, Duke has years of rebuilding after the scandal, 'cuse will lose to Hop, Princeton is overrated
how is cuse gonna lose 2 hopkins they beat them this yr. and they had a bad season

[LymanLax28]

definately going with the cuse on this one. just because they are my favorite team, which means i think they are going to win it every year.
My sentiments exactly.

[laxmid151]

im saying cuse vs. princeton in the finals

[devillax57]

Princeton. Their young team has finally matured and they are going to be tough to beat. A good offense finally w/ a healthy Tommy Davis coming back who missed quite a bit of games last year and w/ Cocoziello on D and Hewitt in the pipes. Im pumped because finally its my team's season to run the table.

[GAlax3]

D3 is FONTBONNE yeahhhh theyre gonna have a really good team for their first year i believe

they are in St. Louis for all who did not know
do you really think that a first year program will win the ncaa d3 championship?

i hope you dont actually believe that

[merrychristmas]

Danowski is stayinh at Duke

[MaKiMaKi13]

im gonna say hopkins , cuse , or va at this point

[WHEELAX2]

D1: Cornell
D2: Limestone
D3: Salisbury
NJCAA: OCC

[HdGLaxWarrior]

D1: Cornell
D2: Limestone
D3: Salisbury
NJCAA: OCC

I'm going to disagree with your JuCo prediction.

I think CCBC Essex will have a strong running. They have some great talent fresh out of HS.

[rhcp32291]

duke, georgetown, virginia but deleware is my favorite, they have a lot of good seniors for 07 and they will hopefuly have a good season

[Nbenn]

how is cuse gonna lose 2 hopkins they beat them this yr. and they had a bad season

I don't understand your logic here. 'cuse beat hop by only 1 goal in a time of the season when 'cuse was supposed to be much improved. Also, hop was young last year--they're going to be much better this year.

[Guyute Lax]

Look for Cornell v. UVA, winner UVA. Hofstra will beat up on Princeton and Hopkins early in the season. Navy will do well.

[Laxmann019]

i gotta go with SU they got a lottt of talent coming back

[Ryan37416]

Well I hope Cuse wins it in the spring of 08 cuz I might go to cuse for College and that would be awesome to see as a freshman.

but I think Hopkins and Cuse will be the strongest, and watch out for towson.

Also it will be fun to see If Denver will have a good season, I have a feeling that theyll get better thru out the years.

[Zaffer]

Who do u think will be the ncaa mens lacrosse champs of 2007?
I'm betting syracuse because just look st their talent and they're all going to be sophmores.

Who do u think it will be?


UVA they have some talented freshmen or next year sophmores.

[Guyute Lax]

Anyone picking Cuse to win has no idea what they're talking about. look for UMBC to come alive next year -- they will beat Maryland.

[DashLAX18]

What do you mean that the ACC is leaving Duke out?

[DashLAX18]

Anyone picking Cuse to win has no idea what they're talking about. look for UMBC to come alive next year -- they will beat Maryland.

What a crappy comment... everyones entitled to pick who they want.


On that note, it is too early to make a pick really, but just looking at personnel... Cuse can make it, Princeton can make it, Navy has a chance, Hopkins is always a threat, but I think that this year showed us that we have to stop just looking at "the big guys"


Oh, and I love Maryland to death, but this is not thier year, they are gonna need some time.

[Guyute Lax]

You can pick who you want, but half the posts are on a Syracuse team that lost to Hobart last year and is now gonn a be down Bucktooth and Yevoli. They'll be lucky to advance past the first round of the tourney that we all know they'll make.

[strongisland]

i think that it will be georgetown, cuse, princeton, and duke in the final four and georgetown will win it

[wally085]

DUKE DUKE OR NOTRE DAME

SAVE DUKE ATHLETICS

[lax4life6]

I love Syracuse but from what ive seen of collucini (sp?) he just doesnt look very good. i know hes a freshman but against virginia especially he just didnt look good at all

[holyschnikes101]

Hmmm. I don't believe I've posted here yet. I'd have to say UVA, but then after going to Navy camp, I believe they will probably come very close, if not win it. With people like Nick Mirabito and Geoff Leone AKA Matt Damon (look for yourself http://navysports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/leone_geoff00.html ...er..he looks more like Matt Damon in person) but anyways, they should do very well.

[BeaverFondu]

Oh, and I love Maryland to death, but this is not thier year, they are gonna need some time.


Yeah, I mean their returning their entire starting D but they lost essentially all of their offense.

[DukeLax368]

I'd like to see Duke win it all and think they have a legit chance, but we still have to see how they rebound and all.

[JDlax24]

Here's my bid for what the top ten teams will be in the '07 Tournament.

1)JHU
2)Syracuse
3)Princeton
4)Cornell
5)Georgetown
6)UVA
7)Delaware
8)Towson
9)Bucknell
10)Loyola

Final Four:
1)JHU vs. 8)Towson, 2)Syracuse vs. 3)Princeton

Championship Game:
1)JHU vs 3)Princeton, 1)JHU wins

[JDlax24]

Duke lost a whole year of experience and recruits. This year will be a rebuilding year at most and dont think they will even make the playoffs. HOP has the best team, especially with Rabil and Huntley, Jake Byrne is comin back strong for his senior season.

[5-0-hate 2 nati]

robert morris.

[dirtyattckman23]

Duke will be having a rebuilding year. I think that UMAss has another shot at the Championship next year because they are a young team and did not lose many senior starters. Doc Schneider.

[dirtyattckman23]

Dude. That looks nothing like Matt Damon.

[holyschnikes101]

The picture is a bit old. He honestly does look somewhat like Matt Damon. And UMASS might have a bit of an issue on defense, losing close defender Jack Reid and LSM Jake Deane... But with Doc Schneider you might not need them.

[BLUEJAYSFAN9]

hops got more talent than cuse.
they had bucktooth,yevoli, and leville that was it. they had horrible D.
the only way they win is if they score alot.


hopkins has a huge freshman class coming with a lot of talent and still got rabil and huntley .

with a lot of returning talent on there linup.

heres my linup

goalie=jesse Schwartzman

defense=eric zerriult
matt drenan
freshaman=sam devore or kyle miller


middie ( 1 line )
paul rabil
stephen peyser
joe benson coming for 5th year or brian christopher


attack=jake byrne
drew dabrowski
kevin huntley

[jaysfan19]

THE HOP. Returning 8 top scorers including some kid named Paul ( i believe he was an All American for two years) 8 recruits were UA Classic players. the jays are taking it back. NYIT will also make a comeback!

[JaxLaxdefender8]

Well everyone knows the top contenders for DI, but what are everyones picks for DII and DIII.

[jpstevens17]

syracuse hands down if they had a better goalie because colocinni is garbage he had like a 50% save percentage but he is only a gonna be a sophomore so he might get better, hopkins is second and they also have a great incoming freshman class led by chris boland

[goalie1215]

princeton will win it. alex hewit is sick and so is dan cocoziello. they are also returning sowanick, kovler, trombino, lesko and many more.

[theburm]

Princeton or Syracuse are my picks, I don't think that Princeton lost very many starters, was Bucktooth a senior at Cuse?

[laxmax137]

I know they probably won't win but Navy since I know alot of the players.

[wilsontopowell]

Anyone picking Cuse to win has no idea what they're talking about. look for UMBC to come alive next year -- they will beat Maryland.

they lost their best player, brendan mundorf. i dont think theyl have that great of a season

[bigfootprep53]

im goin to say Princeton wins over UVA. the other two teams in the final four are JHU and Navy

[BLUEJAYSFAN9]

def hop because we didnt lose much players and still have jake byrne,paul rabil,kevin huntley, and a huge freshman class coming

[crazylegs]

D1 - Princeton (their D is sick and Hewitt in goal)

D2- Hurst (you heard it hear)

D3- Salisbury (20-0 undefeated w/ a NC)

[xanderl9]

LETS GO JOHNS HOPKINS YAY
LETS GO BLUE JAY

[sweetlaxor]

2007 should be a tight race... a lot of good teams comin up so I can't really say. I would like to see rutgers win it though

[mikeylax22]

i give the d1 national championship to either georgetown or umass 1. they have a lottttttt of talent coming in as well as returning 2. i root for the underdog

the d3 national championship will go to roanoke or gettysburg

[laxkid58]

i doubt it cus they have no real talent coming back next yr. CUSE takes it

i agree, they lost walters, mcglone, alford, and alot of other starters. but i think cornell might be a contender.

[BioPro29]

My final four is:

Princeton: A solid D backed up by Hewit, with Trombino and Sowanick leading the attack and the duo of Kovler and Lesko at midfield. Offense should be better and more consistent than in '06.

Georgetown: Solid D as always with what looks to be a great recruiting class. THey should definitely be up there.

Virginia:They lost a lot of talent but with Rubeor, Glading and Billings they should still have the best attack unit in the nation. They also have a lot of up and coming talent in the midfield, lead by Thompson. With Kip in goal, and with Smith and Kelly returning on D, they should be as solid as ever.

JHU: They've got so much returning talent, definitely in.

Virginia wins it all.

[Live4It]

Well I'm gonna bring this back up since the recent similar thead was closed, so to avoid more threads here it is.

I said Cuse, just for the support, they're my team, and I think they can do it, but I have a feeling Duke will be fierce

[scarsdalelax08]

D1- 'Cuse
D2- LeMoyne
D3- Salisbury

[VTLaxFan]

i say the D1 crown will go to the Vermont Catamounts! NOT! Just a little rooting for my hometown team. I really think either Hop, Duke, or G-town with that awesome recruiting class.