Bracketology

There was an easy way to sort out the postseason picture this week. College lacrosse chose the hard way.

The NCAA men's lacrosse selection committee's job got harder Thursday — but not for the reasons you might think.

Just five steps — with varying degrees of difficulty — are required to make the committee’s toughest task seeding rather than selection.

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

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

Nothing about the seeding should come as a shock, at least as things stand right now.

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

With three weekends to play, there is a clear division between the top 12 teams and everyone else.

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

Even some of the questionable losses that do exist aren't enough to tank at-large resumes.