Men D2 College Rankings 2024 Week 1
Men D2 College Rankings 2024 Week 1
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We make no bones about the fact that our D2 initial rankings involve a lot of guesswork.
Ha! Some might say out penultimate rankings involve a lot of guesswork.
Well, we looked at some of the teams and how they have built their rosters, but it's all D2, and as a result fortunes change quickly. Teams that had a somewhat breakout season in 2023 get moved down a little as we wait to see if it was just a one-off.
Likewise, some teams we expect to be back to their regular level are moved up. However ... it is ALL up in the air.
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| Rk. | End '24 | College Team | Conference | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | IUP (PA) | Allegheny | Returning a lot of players |
| 2 | 2 | Memphis (TN) | SCRC | Should reload |
| 3 | 3 | Georgetown (DC) | MARC | Good depth |
| 4 | 5 | Northern Iowa (IA) | Great MW | Perennially strong, so we'll see |
| 5 | 12 | Marist (NY) | Liberty | Returning and reloading |
| 6 | 7 | Villanova (PA) | MARC | |
| 7 | 4 | Vermont (VT) | NARC | |
| 8 | 6 | Norwich (VT) | NARC | |
| 9 | 8 | Maine (ME) | NARC | |
| 10 | 9 | UNC-Wilmington (NC) | Southern | |
| 11 | 10 | Montana State (MT) | High Peaks | |
| 12 | 11 | GVSU (MI) | Great Lakes | |
| 13 | 17 | UW-Whitewater (WI) | Great MW | |
| 14 | 15 | MSU Mankato (MN) | Northern Lights | |
| 15 | 16 | Coast Guard (CT) | NARC | |
| 16 | 36 | Marquette (WI) | Great MW | Expect them to be stronger |
| 17 | Unr | Salisbury (MD) | MARC | Back in D2 and a solid team |
| 18 | 14 | Scranton (PA) | MARC | |
| 19 | 18 | Loyola (IL) | Great MW | |
| 20 | 19 | Virginia (VA) | Cardinals | |
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| 21 | 20 | Miami (OH) | Allegheny | |
| 22 | 39 | Towson (MD) | MARC | |
| 23 | Unr | UMass-Lowell | NARC | Should be back |
| 24 | 22 | Northwestern (IL) | Great MW | |
| 25 | 23 | SLU (MO) | Gateway | |
| 26 | 24 | Kent State (OH) | Allegheny | |
| 27 | 25 | Illinois State (IL) | Great MW | |
| 28 | 26 | Chicago (IL) | Great MW | |
| 29 | 21 | USMMA (NY) | Tri-State | |
| 30 | 29 | Colorado Mesa (CO) | High Peaks | |
| 31 | 27 | Bucknell (PA) | MARC | |
| 32 | 28 | Central Michigan (MI) | Great Lakes | |
| 33 | 30 | Albany (NY) | Liberty | |
| 34 | 31 | RPI (NY) | Liberty | |
| 35 | 32 | Southern Illinois (IL) | Gateway | |
| 36 | 33 | Washington U. (MO) | Gateway | |
| 37 | 37 | Bloomsburg (PA) | MARC | |
| 38 | 34 | Coastal Carolina (SC) | Southern | |
| 39 | 35 | UMBC (MD) | MARC | |
| 40 | 38 | Cornell (NY) | Liberty | nbnbnbnbnbnb |
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