2026 Men's Lacrosse

[stereax]

Princeton wins. Hooray, Ivies!

[Ken711]

Notre Dame led Princeton 3-0 five minutes into the game. It is now 11-3 Princeton at halftime. WOW they are good.
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Notre Dame led Princeton 3-0 five minutes into the game. It is now 11-3 Princeton at halftime. WOW they are good.

Maybe don't feel so bad about that ILT championship game now.

I'm more worried about how we're supposed to stay competitive in recruiting with a program that has far better facilities and far more money. They've been lapping us in recruiting.

The Meinig Fieldhouse will be a big factor going forward in recruiting in many sports, lacrosse, football and soccer. 

[scoop85]

Notre Dame led Princeton 3-0 five minutes into the game. It is now 11-3 Princeton at halftime. WOW they are good.
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Notre Dame led Princeton 3-0 five minutes into the game. It is now 11-3 Princeton at halftime. WOW they are good.

Maybe don't feel so bad about that ILT championship game now.

I'm more worried about how we're supposed to stay competitive in recruiting with a program that has far better facilities and far more money. They've been lapping us in recruiting.

Princeton's been lapping everyone in recruiting along with UNC, Notre Dame, and Duke (Virginia had an off year recruiting and now has the coaching controversy). Our 2027 class appears stronger than the 2026 class, and the new fieldhouse will be a plus. So long as Buczek is provided sufficient administrative support I'm confident he and his staff will keep us competitive with the top programs. But the other Ivies are all putting emphasis on lacrosse as a showcase sport, so we can't slack off.

[BearLover]

Notre Dame led Princeton 3-0 five minutes into the game. It is now 11-3 Princeton at halftime. WOW they are good.
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Notre Dame led Princeton 3-0 five minutes into the game. It is now 11-3 Princeton at halftime. WOW they are good.

Maybe don't feel so bad about that ILT championship game now.

I'm more worried about how we're supposed to stay competitive in recruiting with a program that has far better facilities and far more money. They've been lapping us in recruiting.

Princeton's been lapping everyone in recruiting along with UNC, Notre Dame, and Duke (Virginia had an off year recruiting and now has the coaching controversy). Our 2027 class appears stronger than the 2026 class, and the new fieldhouse will be a plus. So long as Buczek is provided sufficient administrative support I'm confident he and his staff will keep us competitive with the top programs. But the other Ivies are all putting emphasis on lacrosse as a showcase sport, so we can't slack off.

Princeton, Notre Dame, and UNC seem to be recruiting better than anyone. Then the next tier seems to be Duke, UVA, Syracuse, Harvard, Hopkins, Maryland, maybe I'm forgetting someone. I think we are in the tier after that.

I wish this were hockey where being in a better conference helps our recruiting because harder competition better prepares kids for the pros. But with less value placed on going pro in lacrosse, I don't believe the Ivy being strong helps us very much.

I'm surprised our recruiting hasn't picked up more since the national championship. 2027 is better than 2026, but we're still at 11. I would have hoped to be higher.

Obviously, we need to wait for longer term trends.

I still expect us to be good next year, but the defense looks like it is going to be very rough.

[BearLover]

It would be interesting to plot our InsideLacrosse recruiting ranking on a graph for each year of its existence.

[stereax]

It would be interesting to plot our InsideLacrosse recruiting ranking on a graph for each year of its existence.

give me a link to the recruiting rankings and i'll do it

[BearLover]

It would be interesting to plot our InsideLacrosse recruiting ranking on a graph for each year of its existence.

give me a link to the recruiting rankings and i'll do it

Thanks! Here ya go: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/m/2027/college

You can flip back to past years by clicking on the "2027" tab.