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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