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Message: [QUOTE="stamfordhusky, post: 2910374, member: 649"] One other issue is that the Patriot League has an academic index that effectively prevents a women's team from recruiting at least 80% of D1 talent. (90% on the men's side.) Believe it or not, a number of the UConn women over the years could not be recruited to the Patriot League. Army has never been a top 25 team, but they had a good team in 2016. That team was led by Kelsey Minato, one of the two best players ever produced by the Patriot League. Since then, however, Army basketball has been in a state of decline and is picked for 7th in the league this year. Bucknell is the favorite and American in recent years has been good. Btw, Boston U is much larger than other PL schools and outspends all of them in many sports - except for Army and Navy. That is why they dominate women's soccer and field hockey. However basketball is the one PL sport where there is a level playing field. [/QUOTE]