Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Thursday, April 27

Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Last week, the NCAA released its first set of 2023 regional rankings for Division II women's lacrosse, listing teams in alphabetical order that are under consideration for a national tournament bid.

Wednesday’s second set of rankings, reflecting game results through April 23, list the top six from each region in ranked order for the first time. West Chester (Atlantic Region), Pace (East), Tampa (South) and Regis (Midwest) are this week’s four number one ranked teams.

The NCAA regional rankings determine participants for the NCAA Tournament. The top four teams from each geographic region will make up the 16-team tournament field, which will be announced at 8:30 pm Eastern time on Sunday, May 7. There are no automatic qualifications given for league champions. The NCAA will release a third and final regional ranking on May 3, prior to selection Sunday.

2. The ACC women’s tournament is in full swing.

The quarterfinal round was played Wednesday, with the three top seeds and fifth-seeded Notre Dame advancing.

Notre Dame will play top-seeded Boston College in the semifinals on Friday. Second-seeded Syracuse gets a matchup with third-seeded North Carolina.

More here.

3. USA Lacrosse announced the staff for the 2024 women’s box national team.

The inaugural women’s box team will compete in the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships at a date and location to be announced.

More here.

4. The final MCLA coaches polls of the regular season are in.

In Division I, there’s surprisingly a tie at the top. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech share the No. 1 spot, kicking Florida off its perch.

In Division II, make that eight straight weeks at No. 1 for Rhode Island.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Conference championship central: Your one-stop shop for women’s postseason play.

• Justin Lafleur writes about Jenna Donahue, a Dartmouth dual-sport athlete thriving in ice hockey and lacrosse.

• We announced the USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ and Girls’ Players of the Week.

• The Buffalo Bandits are No. 1 in our latest NLL Power Rankings after wrapping up the top postseason seed in the East.

• The NAIA has announced the eight qualifiers and bracket for the NAIA Women’s Lacrosse National Championship.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Absolute scenes from Army’s win over Navy.

All the scenes from our VICTORY over Navy #GoArmy #BeatNavy pic.twitter.com/ixZzZ7DzzB

— Army Women's Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_WLax) April 26, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The Patriot League wraps up its women’s regular season with four games beginning at 1 p.m.

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