With NCAA Nationals around the corner, it gets me thinking about next year. Who will make the Big Dance next year? Will some schools surprise us? I know this isn't an easy question with Nationals a good year away but what teams do you think may sneak in? What teams are on the rise? I have an idea but I want to reserve it and see what everyone else thinks.
LSU men and women look poised to make a run at nationals with KD at the helm.
Wisconsin. They have Olin Hacker coming in next year (~5 seconds slower than Solinsky (14:54-14:59) on the state course, which then wasn't measure on tangents like it is now). They also have an outstanding freshman class right now, with one upper classman in the top 7. Look for a run for multiple championships in the coming years.
University of Pittsburgh is looking very strong for the future. They got a bunch of good freshman and have some good recruits coming in. Look for them to be up with Colorado
HomeGrownButTruthful wrote:
Wisconsin. They have Olin Hacker coming in next year (~5 seconds slower than Solinsky (14:54-14:59) on the state course, which then wasn't measure on tangents like it is now). They also have an outstanding freshman class right now, with one upper classman in the top 7. Look for a run for multiple championships in the coming years.
They also have two quality freshmen that are not even racing yet, including DeHaven (son of the 2000 Marathon Trials winner).
I agree! What about your women "on the rise" teams?
ummmmmm ever heard of Syracuse?
There is hardly such a thing as NCAA teams 'on the rise.' Like most DI sports, the resources (financial and human) remain in the hands of a small group of schools. This means that there may be 40-50 programs for each gender that can legitimately be considered for a shot at being one of the 31 teams that qualify each fall.
Like the occasional Cinderella team or underdog conference champion qualifier for March Madness, there are programs that find some magic from year to year, but for the most part the national meet is a closed affair.
Eastern Michigan Universities men's team
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