In a week riddled with predictable results, the top 10 remains stable, but the rest of the ranks have seen some sizable shifts. While Tufts has continued to establish its dominance, it hasn’t been quite enough to unseat RIT.
Had the Tigers not been able to beat their recent opponents and been forced to take a lengthy break, that narrative might be different, but in this reality, RIT is still the king in the north. Salisbury remains in the middle seat, representing the Mid-Atlantic well after taking care of business yet again this week by defeating Christopher Newport 17-5.
The stranglehold on the top three spots has long been established, but there is little movement in the rest of the top 10 with York, Lynchburg, Cabrini, Gettysburg, Union, and Franklin and Marshall all taking care of business. Without any of the teams above them registering a notable victory, it’s difficult to attain measurable upward mobility.
The rest of the top 20 has some more flexibility, as Saint Lawrence’s loss to RIT moves them down, and Stevenson’s OT victory over Eastern moves them up a bit.
There’s something to be said about not rewarding complacency, but in the current climate, it’s hard to penalize anyone for what may be their final record if so many games remain postponed. Teams are all in a very precarious position right now as they enter the final phases of their seasons. Attrition by lack of contests seems particularly discordant.
All that said, please welcome a new Ohio team to the top 20 in Ohio Wesleyan after Ithaca’s 21-6 loss to RIT dropped the Bombers out of the ranks.
Nike / US Lacrosse
Division III Men’s Top 20
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April 19, 2021
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1 |
RIT |
6-0 |
1 |
4/21 at Clarkson |
2 |
Tufts |
3-0 |
2 |
4/24 at Bates |
3 |
Salisbury |
9-1 |
3 |
4/24 at Mary Washington |
4 |
York |
10-0 |
4 |
4/23 at Stevenson |
5 |
Lynchburg |
10-2 |
5 |
4/21 at Shenandoah |
6 |
Cabrini |
4-1 |
6 |
4/21 at Gwynedd-Mercy |
7 |
Gettysburg |
2-0 |
7 |
4/23 vs. McDaniel |
8 |
Union |
2-0 |
8 |
4/24 at Clarkson |
9 |
Franklin & Marshall |
4-0 |
9 |
4/21 at No. 10 Ursinus |
10 |
Ursinus |
2-1 |
12 |
4/21 vs. No. 9 Franklin & Marshall |
11 |
Colorado College |
8-2 |
10 |
4/23 at Roanoke |
12 |
Williams |
2-0 |
15 |
4/24 at Wesleyan |
13 |
St. John Fisher |
7-3 |
13 |
4/24 vs. Nazareth |
14 |
Stevenson |
5-0 |
19 |
4/21 at DeSales |
15 |
Washington and Lee |
5-3 |
16 |
4/20 vs. No. 19 Christopher Newport |
16 |
Saint Lawrence |
4-2 |
11 |
4/21 at Nazareth |
17 |
Denison |
4-1 |
14 |
4/20 at DePauw |
18 |
Hampden-Sydney |
8-1 |
18 |
4/24 vs. Shenandoah |
19 |
Christopher Newport |
7-4 |
18 |
4/20 at No. 15 Washington and Lee |
20 |
Ohio Wesleyan |
6-1 |
NR |
4/20 at Wooster |
Also considered (alphabetical order): Bates, Cortland, Dickinson, Ithaca, Stevens Tech, Wesleyan