Ranking | Team | Conference | Last Year’s Record | Final 2017 Media Poll Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Duke Blue Devils | ACC | 13-5 | 7 |
2 | Albany Great Danes | America East | 15-3 | 5 |
3 | Yale Bulldogs | Ivy League | 10-6 | 11 |
4 | Maryland Terrapins | Big Ten | 16-3 | 1 |
5 | Denver Pioneers | Big East | 13-4 | 3 |
6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ACC | 9-6 | 8 |
7 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Big Ten | 10-4 | 15 |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Big Ten | 16-5 | 2 |
9 | Syracuse Orange | ACC | 13-3 | 6 |
10 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ACC | 8-8 | 9 |
11 | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | Big Ten | 8-7 | 13 |
12 | Loyola Greyhounds | Patriot League | 10-6 | 12 |
13 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Big Ten | 12-4 | 10 |
14 | Towson Tigers | CAA | 12-5 | 4 |
15 | Marquette Golden Eagles | Big East | 8-8 | 16 |
16 | Virginia Cavaliers | ACC | 8-7 | 24 |
17 | Army West Point Black Knights | Patriot League | 12-4 | 14 |
18 | Brown Bears | Ivy League | 10-6 | 23 |
19 | Boston University Terriers | Patriot League | 12-5 | 29 |
20 | Richmond Spiders | SoCon | 12-4 | 21 |
21 | Villanova Wildcats | Big East | 9-6 | 20 |
22 | Navy Midshipmen | Patriot League | 6-8 | NR |
23 | Princeton Tigers | Ivy League | 9-6 | 25 |
24 | Providence Friars | Big East | 10-7 | 26 |
25 | Bryant Bulldogs | NEC | 11-8 | 19 |
Todd
Are you surprised because you think this rank should be higher or lower. Off the top of my head, MD lost Matt Rambo, Colin Heacock, Jon Garino, Dylan Maltz, Isaiah Davis-Allen, Mac Pons amd Tim Muller. The guys in the middle would be a lot to replace and the list is bookended by MD’s first men’s Tewaaraton winner and all-time leading scorer and the National Defensive Player of the Year.
That’s a lot of firepower and a lot of defense. I’d say four is fair.
I think it’s noteworthy that 5 of MD’s 8 non-conference games are against ranked teams as are 4 of the 5 conference games. It’s also worth noting that Michigan is the only B1G school not without a pre-season ranking.