Crossroads

This weekend Johns Hopkins’ mens Lacrosse team defeated their oldest Rival Maryland 10-4. After a so far disappointing four and five season, somehow Hopkins’ win was enough to propel them to a number 7 ranking? You have a North Carolina team who took down Hopkins earlier in the season 13-8 at number 13, and Georgetown (8) is the only team to defeat Duke this season and barley lost to number 2 Syracuse.

So how is it that a Hopkins who was obliterated by Duke and North Carolina can jump six rankings with one win? Hopkins’ fans would probably point to the overtime losses, or the strength of schedule, others will rally behind the fact that in lacrosse, Hopkins’ seems to be equivalent to Duke in basketball. No matter how desperate their season may look they always find their way onto everyone’s brackets come tourney time.

So does the lacrosse world give Johns Hopkins to much love? Ab-so-freaking-lutely. Does it matter? I guess we will have to see how they respond in their next 4 games to tell.