Steve wrote:
 
>During half-time of a World Cup game over the weekend, I did a little
>channel surfing and found the NC$$ Lacrosse Championship game on CBS.  Now
>I know that CBS must carry the Championship game for several "minor"
>sports as part of their contract which allows them exclusive rights to the
>hoop tourney, but lacrosse??!??  A great game and all, but I was always
>under the impression that lacrosse was even more of a "niche" sport than
>college hockey.  (Seems like I've never seen ANYONE win the thing besides
>Syracuse or Johns Hopkins, anyways).  Does anyone know how many schools
>play Division I lacrosse?
 
Since this really doesn't concern hockey, I'll keep this to a one time response.
 
NC$$ lacrosse is HUGE down here in Maryland every spring.  Just like hockey is
big in the north and northeast every winter and baseball in the south every
spring, all eyes focus on lacrosse and basketball in the mid-atlantic every
spring.  Although it seems like Syracuse or Hopkins wins the title every year,
Hopkins hasn't won in 8-10 years, I think.  And Syracuse has only become a
powerhouse in the past ten years.  Here is a list of the Div I lacrosse schools
that I know of.  If I missed any, I apologize, but I certainly didn't miss any
of the top schools. BTW, North Carolina won in '93, and Princeton in '92.
 
Johns Hopkins (Baltimore), Loyola (Baltimore), Towson State (Baltimore),
Maryland-Baltimore County (Baltimore), Navy (Annapolis), Maryland (College
Park), Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, NC State, Clemson, Princeton, Harvard,
Syracuse, Michigan State, Air Force, Ohio State, Penn, Cornell, Hofstra (went
Div I this past year)
 
Some of the other Ivys might also have Div I teams.  Every other Maryland school
has a Div III program, with Saulisbury State being the premiere program in the
country, now that Hofstra has moved to Div I.  RPI also has a Div III program.
 
I don't know if there is a lacrosse listserver yet, but if anyone knows of one,
please let me know.  Please write me directly if you want to talk about this
further.
 
Dave / RPI '91
LET'S GO RED!!