Another week of Division III action is behind us, and with that, another chunk of teams have started their journeys in 2022. There were not a lot of shake ups in the top 20 this week, but there were a few close calls.
We also got our first look at Salisbury and RIT this weekend. Every top 5 team, except for Tufts, has now played at least one game.
Christopher Newport slipped a few spots after needing a second-half comeback on the road against Randolph-Macon College. The Captains trailed by two at halftime and scored 11 goals in the second half to walk away with the win. They didn’t have a lead in the game until the third quarter.
NESCAC teams, along with St. John Fisher, SUNY Cortland, John Carroll and St. Lawrence, are the only ranked teams who haven’t started their seasons.
NIKE/USA LACROSSE
DIVISION III MEN’S TOP 20
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Feb. 21, 2022
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W/L
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1
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Salisbury
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1-0
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1
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2/26 vs. No. 20 Gettysburg
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2
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RIT
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1-0
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2
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2/20 vs. Bates
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3
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Tufts
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0-0
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3
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3/5 vs. Colby
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4
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Lynchburg
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2-0
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5
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2/26 vs. No. 9 Cabrini
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5
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Christopher Newport
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2-0
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4
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2/26 at Hampton-Sydney
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6
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Franklin & Marshall
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1-0
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7
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2/23 vs. DeSales
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7
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York
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1-0
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6
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3/2 vs. Arcadia
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8
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St. John Fisher
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0-0
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8
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2/26 at Ithaca
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9
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Cabrini
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1-0
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9
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2/26 at No. 4 Lynchburg
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10
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Illinois Wesleyan
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2-0
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10
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3/2 at Hope
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11
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SUNY Cortland
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0-0
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12
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2/26 vs. Skidmore
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12
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Williams
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0-0
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13
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3/5 at Trinity College
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13
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Stevenson
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1-0
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14
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2/26 vs. Colorado College
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14
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Centre
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2-0
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15
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2/26 at Ohio Wesleyan
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15
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Denison
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1-0
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16
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2/26 vs. Rhodes
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16
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John Carroll
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0-0
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17
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2/23 vs. Wooster
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17
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St. Lawrence
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0-0
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18
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3/2 at SUNY Potsdam
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18
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Wesleyan
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0-0
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19
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3/5 vs. Bates
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19
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Grove City
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2-0
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20
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2/26 at Baldwin Wallace
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20
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Dickinson
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1-0
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NR
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2/23 vs. Susquehanna
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Also considered (alphabetical order): Gettysburg (1-0), Ithaca (0-0), Ohio Wesleyan (0-0), Stevens (0-1), Union (0-0)