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LaxPower Forum Men's Division III Poll for 03/17/03
March 18, 2003
from Press Releasse
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Rank Team Points (1st) Previous
1 Middlebury 273 (9) 1
2 Salisbury 269 (5) 2t
3 Whittier 243 4
4 Hampden-Sydney 234 5
5 Gettysburg 220 6
6 Ithaca 205 7
7 Washington & Lee 196 2t
8 Franklin & Marshall 164 17
9 St. Lawrence 162 9
10 Cortland 141 8
11 Ohio Wesleyan 138 11
12 McDaniel 130 12
13 Rensselaer 103 RV
14 Washington College 90 14
15 Nazareth 82 10
16 Eastern Connecticut 55 16
17 Lynchburg 54 15
18 Roanoke 52 18
19 Bowdoin 40 13
20 Colby 23 19
Received votes: Springfield (22), Geneseo (16), Amherst
(13), Messiah (6), Hamilton (5), Hartwick (2), Stevens
(1), Clarkson (1)
Number of voters: 14 (3lax40, beachbum, corkscrew, D-III,
general21111, minkhoo, moty9, Richard, SacredLax, squash,
Stugotz, tmj8, valaxfan, waclaxfan)
Pollster Comments
Middlebury: Solid start as expected. (minkhoo) -- It's
a win but unimpressive one over a well-coached Colby
team. (moty9) -- They won. (valaxfan) -- Still winning.
(waclaxfan)
Salisbury: Looking very strong. (3lax40) -- Pretty impressive
against Roanoke. Unlikely to be seriously challenged
until Gettysburg. (minkhoo) -- Seem to be on a rampage
so far, waiting to see how they fair against top 10
competition. (moty9) -- Looks impressive. (valaxfan)
-- Impressive wins 2 weeks in a row. (waclaxfan)
Whittier: I think this week will confirm that this team
is REALLY good and a national title contender. (minkhoo)
-- Waiting for this week's mathcup against H-S. (moty9)
-- I know it is out of their control, but I wish they
could play some top teams; I would probably rank them
higher. (SacredLax) -- First real test coming up against
EConn. (Stugotz) -- HSC is looming. (valaxfan) -- Just
waiting for Sat. against H-S. (waclaxfan)
Hampden-Sydney: Weak schedule so far, but they keep
winning. (3lax40) -- Poets will be a real challenge.
(minkhoo) -- I don't know if they will be ready for
a strong and determined Whittier team. (moty9) -- Whittier
is looming. (valaxfan) -- Denison score was closer than
expected. (waclaxfan)
Gettysburg: Solid ball control attack unit, not too
many mistakes. (3lax40) -- A couple of hard fought wins
put this team back on track. After this week, there
are few breaks in the schedule. (minkhoo) -- Tough win
over an excellent Cortland team. (moty9) -- Close win
against a solid Cortland team. I think when they beat
Middlebury, they will jump up to #1. (SacredLax) --
Hanging on by their fingernails. (Stugotz) -- Won but
not sure! Cortland gave them a run for their money.
(valaxfan) -- Got the job done against a good Cortland
team. (waclaxfan)
Ithaca: Two unimpressive wins, giving up lots of goals.
(3lax40) -- Lead dog in E8 right now. (minkhoo) -- They
haven't lost yet, so they get a number 6 spot, but would
like to see them take care of business a little better.
(moty9) -- Finally, they played and won. (valaxfan)
Washington & Lee: Stumble at home in third straight
tough matchup. Generals beaten at their own patience
game. (minkhoo) -- Tough loss, but still an outstanding
team. (moty9) -- Got beat, plain and simple; need to
work on settled offense, not there yet, obviously. (valaxfan)
-- Where is the offense? (waclaxfan)
Franklin & Marshall: Nice game. (3lax40) -- Big
road win sets Diplomats up for a run at Centennial elite.
(minkhoo) -- Big win this weekend. Let's see if they
can continue their success. (moty9) -- Good win against
W&L. I think they should definitely be above W&L.
(SacredLax) -- Continues to impress. (Stugotz) -- Big
win over W&L bolts them to the top 10, maybe. (valaxfan)
-- Denison and W&L are big wins. Have to see how
they do in the Centennial now. (waclaxfan)
St. Lawrence: Key matchup with Bowdoin on St. Patrick's
day will tell a lot. (minkhoo)
Cortland: A tough ending. (3lax40) -- Heartbreaker against
the Bullets. Two tough games this week. (minkhoo) --
Close loss against a strong Gettysburg team. I don't
think they should drop that much. (SacredLax) -- Lost
but won, they look to be in the bunch at the end. (valaxfan)
-- Strong effort in loss this week. (waclaxfan)
Ohio Wesleyan: Hard to picture any losses in the rest
of their regular season. (minkhoo)
McDaniel: Four quality teams in Centennial. Who will
be the odd man out? (minkhoo) -- Will find out soon
how good they really are. (valaxfan)
Rensselaer: Showing signs of two years ago. (3lax40)
-- Great start. (minkhoo) -- Solid win over Nazareth!
(moty9) -- They are winning. (valaxfan)
Washington College: End-of-month trip to Gettysburg
will tell if WAC is back. (minkhoo) -- The offense seems
to be getting on the right track. (moty9) -- Starting
to come around. (valaxfan) -- Two winnable games this
week before back to back games with G'burg and F&M.
(waclaxfan)
Nazareth: Must be more consistent. (3lax40) -- Ran into
a pretty tough RPI team. (minkhoo) -- Can't figure out
what happened? Losing to RPI? (moty9) -- They win, they
lose, we just don't now. (valaxfan) -- I asked last
week if they could keep on winning-guess the answer
is no. (waclaxfan)
Eastern Connecticut: Strong rebound. (3lax40) -- Contender
or an AQ pretender? Whittier game may tell the story.
(minkhoo) -- Solid team; a good showing against Whittier
next week can give this team a little push. (moty9)
-- Top 20 "make or break" game coming up versus
Whittier. (Stugotz)
Lynchburg: I don't think Lynchburg has proved too much
this season. Let's see how they are fairing come April.
(moty9) -- Needed a win and did not get it. Tough ODAC
schedule ahead. (waclaxfan)
Roanoke: Drubbed by a talented Salisbury team. (moty9)
-- Good week with win over Bowdoin, but bad loss to
Salisbury. (waclaxfan)
Bowdoin: Tough loss! (moty9)
Colby: Mules battled Panthers tough, but not quite enough
firepower. (minkhoo) -- Lost to Middlebury but a very
close game. (moty9) -- Close game with Middlebury. (waclaxfan)
Springfield: Three very tough games coming up will tell
how good the Pride is. (minkhoo)
Geneseo: Big game on Thursday; we will find out a lot
about them. (3lax40) -- Blue Knights have four straight
toughies coming up. (minkhoo)
Hamilton: Nice start. (3lax40) -- Good start for Continentals.
Nickname earns them a point. (minkhoo)
Clarkson: Good win over a solid NESCAC team. (moty9)
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