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As soon as we thought the top five of the Nike/US Lacrosse Division II Men's Top 20 might be firm heading toward the postseason, the Nos. 3 and 4 teams were bitten by the upset bug. Adelphi (Pace) and NYIT (Seton Hill) both lost and fell to the end of the Top 10.

That said, Pace might be a legitimate contender in Division II. The Setters needed another big win and they got one — now owning upsets of Adelphi and NYIT.

Will Limestone run away with the No. 1 ranking? Or is there a major upset on the way?

 
April 17, 2017
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1 Limestone 14-0 1
 4/19 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.)
2 Le Moyne 11-1 2
4/22 at Adelphi
3 Lenoir-Rhyne 11-1 5
4/22 vs. Catawba
4 Merrimack 9-2 6
4/19 vs. Assumption
5 Mercyhurst 8-2 7
4/18 vs. Ohio Valley
6 Lindenwood 8-3 8
4/20 at Lake Erie
7 Pace 8-2 11 4/19 vs. Bentley
8 Adelphi 10-2 3
4/18 at Saint Rose
9 NYIT 10-2 4
4/22 vs. Chestnut Hill
10 Belmont Abbey 9-4 9 4/19 at Lees-McRae
11 Tampa 11-4 12 4/22 vs. Saint Leo
12 Mount Olive 9-3 10 4/19 vs. Pfeiffer
13 Mercy 10-2 13 4/19 at St. Thomas Aquinas
14 Colorado Mesa 11-2 14 4/21 at CSU-Pueblo
15 Seton Hill 7-4 19 4/22 vs. Indianapolis
16 Wingate 10-3 17 4/22 vs. Tusculum
17 Southern New Hampshire 8-3 18 4/19 at Saint Anselm
18 Tusculum 10-2 20 4/22 vs. Wingate
19 Saint Anselm 6-4 N/A 4/19 vs. Southern New Hampshire
20 Rollins 7-6 15 4/22 at Florida Tech
ALSO CONSIDERED: MOLLOY, QUEENS (N.C.) , LAKE ERIE, CHESTNUT HILL,  FLORIDA SOUTHERN, LIU POST,, FLORIDA TECH, SAINT LEO, BENTLEY, INDIANAPOLIS

HOT

Pace (+4)

Just a couple of weeks ago, it looked like Pace just wasn’t fit to handle playing as a Top 10 team. However, a win over No. 3 Adelphi during the week provided a statement. The Setters belong among the top 10 teams in the country — for now, at least.

Seton Hill (+4)

Boy did Seton Hill need the upset win over No. 4 NYIT. The Griffins were in danger of falling out of the rankings completely, but they picked up the biggest win of their season to pull up to No. 15.

NOT

Adelphi (-5)

Adelphi scored just twice in the final three quarters in the loss to Pace last week. That’s not going to cut it for the third-best team in the country. The Panthers are still a solid team, but that was an unflattering showing.

NYIT (-5)

Despite 13 saves from Alex Seltzer, NYIT just couldn’t break through against a Seton Hill team that came in struggling. Suddenly, the Bears have losses to Pace and Seton Hill, and their best win came against Tampa. 

NEW

Saint Anselm

Saint Anselm lost three straight in a torrid stretch against Pace, Adelphi and Le Moyne, but has won two straight since. It ends the season with Southern New Hampshire, Bentley and Merrimack.

OUT

Saint Leo

It was between Saint Leo and Rollins to fall out of the rankings, and Rollins won head-to-head. The Lions have lost three of five to Rollins plus unranked teams Florida Southern and Lynn.