ahh I see.
I somehow doubt our D (though likely to improve this year!) is ranked 10. with that said, I also agree that 23 is too low overall. we have some early tough tests that should all be close games. SJU, brown, Fairfield, Hof, UA.
RuTgers might be a different look without Nardella and Alleyne, but then again, we always have a close one with the knights.
out of those 6, if we can win 3-4, we make an argument for top 20. losing to SHU or BC will sink us.
I really have a feeling that the writers/rankers don't really see the teams play, they just look at the rosters and the preseason honors and go off that. they see what makes a splash. like a transfer goalie who made waves in HS. or a successful HS coach joining as a volunteer defensive asst.
I say this because I don't believe our defense- which is returning everyone- is really top ten considering it was ranked 48th in GPG (nearly 11) against a weaker schedule. hope im wrong. but we gave up 13 to Binghamton and needed OT to beat them- at home no less- to sneak into the AE tournament.