Jets Looking to Bounce Back in Miami

By Dan Shouse
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

For the first time this season, the New York Jets are facing some questions about their team as they head into Monday night's game in Miami.

Can Mark Sanchez bounce back from last weeks loss in New Orleans? Make no mistake about it, last weeks 24-10 loss at the hands of the Saints fell clearly on the rookie QB's shoulders. Sanchez turned the ball over 4 times (3 picks, 1 fumble), putting the Jets in a hole that they could not climb out of. How Sanchez responds will say a lot about the the QB's makeup.

Sanchez will not be the only member of the Jets looking to bounce back. Newly acquired Braylon Edwards is hoping to put his troubles in Cleveland behind him, and reestablish himself as one of the better wide receivers in the game. Can he do it under the bright lights of New York? Are all the dropped passes a thing of the past? Edwards better hope so, or the New York fan base will turn on him quickly.

Rex Ryan's defense will also be under the gun. Last week the Dolphins running game racked up 250 yards in an easy win against the Bills. A few weeks ago, the Dolphins nearly upset the Colts, going over 200 yards on the ground. Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano game plans have been simple this year -run the ball, control the clock, and keep the ball away from the other team's offense. With backs like Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams, it does not matter that Chad Henne is at QB. All the QB has to do is hand the ball off. Chad Pennington was never asked to win many games with his arm, and neither will Chad Henne be asked to win any games with his. The quarterback only needs to manage the game in Miami, and when the QB does throw, just make sure the pass goes to the right team. The Dolphins may only be 1-3, and their season maybe on the line, but don't expect Henne to air it out anytime soon. I would not be surprised to see Ronnie Brown at QB in the wildcat more than seeing Henne under center. If Ronnie Brown is your best player, might as well put the ball in his hands as much as possible.

In the end this game comes down to one thing - the Jets ability to stop the run. Even though the Jets gave up over 150 yards on the ground to the Saints, the Jets still held New Orleans to only one offensive touchdown, giving up a late TD run by Pierre Thomas. If the New York defense can hold the Saints offense in check, they certainly should be able to do the same against the Dolphins.

If not for the turnovers by Sanchez at the Superdome last Sunday, the Jets would still be undefeated. It is for this reason that the Rex Ryan will have a conservative game plan for Sanchez, limiting his mistakes and putting the game in the hands of the New York defense. The Jets will return to form, and get out of Miami with an impressive win.

Prediction Jets 23 Dolphins 17

We'll see if the Broncos are for real

By Chad Garner

Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

Paper champions.

Yes, I'm calling out the Denver Broncos right now and Boy Wonder first-year coach Josh McDaniels.

Is anyone else still laughing at how the Broncos -- at least based on their record -- are one of the top teams in the NFL?

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

I know they're 4-0 and should be respected to a certain extent, but come on.

With Kyle Orton at the helm, a first-year coach in McDaniels who had a long and drawn out fight with former QB Jake Cutler on who had the bigger binkie and eventually traded him, are you scared? Even a little? Even since it's getting close to Halloween?

No way.

Look at the teams the Broncos beat -- Cincinnati, Cleveland, Oakland and Dallas. The Bengals might just be the best team out of that bunch. Excuse me while I stick my finger down my throat and ralph.

Now comes the real test for these Broncos. What can they do against one of the elite teams in the NFL?

You can bet former Patriots assistant coach McDaniels had this game circles on his calendar when he took the job. Bet he's wondering how his football mind will and does match up against the guru Bill Belichick.

Bet on the master in this one.

Say what you want about this no-name Patriots defense, but they are playing great team defense. No superstars -- well, safety Brandon Merriweather is on his way to that level along with Jerod Mayo, who is expected to be back from injury - but this defense flies to the football and doesn't surrender the big play.

Denver really isn't a tough offense to stop with Orton running the show. While Orton hasn't thrown a pick this season, he plays a conservative game by dinking and dunking the ball. McDaniels better force him to take some shots against the Pats with WR Brandon Marshall or there's no way they can string together 10- or 12-play drives to beat the Pats.

Denver has been trying to pound the rock with rookie Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter, but with Buckhalter hurt and iffy to play, the pressure falls squarely on Moreno to carry the load. The Pats will take away the run first -- which is their approach every week -- and force Orton to beat them.

And there's no way Orton can do it. There's a reason why he played behind Rex Grossman in Chicago at one point in his career.

Meanwhile, the Patriots were dealt a blow by losing tailback Fred Taylor, the cream of the crop in the Pats backfield. But considering they're a passing team first and foremost, expect more throws by Brady, even it's to Kevin Faulk, Sammy Morris or Laurence Maroney for 3-yard gains instead of trying to pound it between the tackles.

Anyway, one key worry for the Pats should be defensive end Elvis Dumervil, who is tied for the NFL lead in sacks with eight.

This guy is a beast off the edge, and with Matt Light constantly having issues with quick pass-rushing specialists, big advantage to Denver when Dumervil pins his ears back and tries to attack Brady.

Light will need help the entire day, so the Pats better keep a tight end or running back in to double Dumervil with Light because the tackle simply can't handle him.

And in the secondary, you always must know where safety Brian Dawkins and cornerback Champ Bailey are. Dawkins can pick off passes -- although he's a step slower than in his Philly days -- and he can knock your lights out with bone-rattling hits. And Bailey is still a top-of-the-line cover corner. Randy Moss vs. Bailey will be an interesting matchup.

Denver has allowed only 26 points in four games which is very impressive, but it hasn't seen an explosive team like the Patriots with Moss, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Ben Watson and whatever running back you want to put in there.

Oh, and don't forget about Brady -- the best QB in the NFL.

Brady showed last week in an impressive win over the Ravens that he's back.

I'll bet a six-pack that McDaniels hasn't slept much thinking about this matchup, and knowing Brady is regaining his form.

Here's my thinking: In order to be considered one of the elite, you've got to beat an elite team. Can Denver rise up at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver or will the Pats show the Broncos they've got a ways to go?

No doubt the Pats and Belichick teach little Joshy Boy McDaniels a thing or two about coaching this week. Belichick doesn't lose to rookie coaches!!

Prediction: Patriots 30-17

Week 5 Picks: Shouse not satisfied with 9-5 record

By Dan Shouse

Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

Coming off a 9-5 week last week with my picks, there is definitely some room for improvement. This weeks schedule looks to have some big mismatches however, so picking 10 games correctly should be a given. Now onto the picks.

Patriots 28 Broncos 14

It will be the teacher against his former student in Denver. Belichick gets the nod against his former student, Josh McDaniel, as the Patriots will handle the Broncos with ease. The Bronco defense has been getting a lot of good press, but look at the teams the Broncos played. Games against teams like Oakland and Cleveland will make your defense look good by default. Even though the Broncos played well last week against the Cowboys, the Patriots present a much tougher matchup. Brady will loose "skirt" as Rodney Harrison would say, and light up the Bronco defense.

Ravens 24 Bengals 13

Ray Lewis and Ed Reed will not have to complain about the officials this week. If not for Mark Clayton's drop, the Ravens could very well be undefeated. Maybe the Ravens are for real?

Redskins 14 Panthers 10

Has there ever been a more negative vibe around a team that is 2-2 than the Redskins? Once again, the Redskins play a bad team, and once again they will do just enough on offense get the win. With Kansas City next week, the Redskins could be 4-2 after six games. That doesn't seem right. It feels like they are winless.

Browns 21 Bills 14

Eric Mangini will finally get his first win as Browns head coach. Enjoy it Mangini, it could be your only win this season.

Steelers 35 Lions 10

Wow Rashard Mendenhall looked like the real deal against the Chargers last week. Expect more of the same as the Steelers have no problems with the Lions, with or without Matthew Stafford who looks to be out with a knee injury.

Cowboys 17 Chiefs 14

Felix Jones and Roy Williams may both be out on Sunday. This is bad news for Tony Romo and a struggling Cowboy offense. The good news is that the Chiefs are even worse on offense

Vikings 34 Rams 3

Brett Favre and the Vikings stay unbeaten. The Rams are clearly the worst team in the league. The Rams have only put up 24 points the entire season. The Vikings will have 24 or more at the half this week.

Giants 21 Raiders 3

JeMarcus Russell against a solid Giants defense on the road? Can a QB have a rating lower than 42.4? We will find out this weekend, as Russell will not do anything to improve his numbers. David Carr, if he plays in place of Eli Manning, will look like the second coming of Tom Brady by comparison.

Eagles 31 Buccaneers 10

Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook return this week, although the Eagles would win even if they both were still out.

Falcons 24 49ers 21

The 49ers defense looked dominating last week, albeit they played the Rams. Matt Ryan and company will present a much tougher challenge this week. Coming off a bye, look for Ryan to have a big game this week.

Cardinals 38 Texans 31

There looks to be plenty of offense in this one. Give the win to the Cardinals at home. Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin outduel Andre Johnson and the Texans.

Jaguars 28 Seahawks 23

Matt Hasselbeck figures to be back, but it will not matter. Maurice Jones-Drew has another big day, going over 100 yards and a pair of TDs in the win.

Colts 35 Titans 21

What has happened to the Titans? Things will go from bad to worse for the Titans this week. The last thing the struggling Titans defense needs to see now is Peyton Manning heading into town. Manning will go over 300 yards for the fifth time in as many games as the Colts continue to look like the best team in the AFC.

Jets 23 Dolphins 17

Mark Sanchez sure looked like a rookie last week. Will he bounce back? I say yes, as the Jets will have a conservative game plan and look to limit mistakes by Sanchez. Rex Ryan's defense will take away Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams as the Jets get the win on Monday night.

Fantasy Football Friday: Week 5

By Jim Ingram

Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

Ok, it happens to everyone, right? I was certainly hit or miss last week, but this week will prove much better for all of us. If you listened to me and played San Fran's defense last week, than you most likely won your game just on that play. If you listened to me and didn't play David Garrard, than you have the right to slap me in the face the next time you see me. Now, let's remind everyone who's on the bye this week. The week 5 byes are: The Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints & San Diego Chargers.

Week 5 best match ups:

1. Steelers @ Lions: Willie Parker still has turf toe, and will most likely sit, so make sure to start Rashard Mendenhall if you have him. He looked fantastic against the Chargers last week, and I am betting he looks pretty much the same against a Lions defense who gives up an average 5.2 yards per carry. The obvious plays for this game will be Ben Roethlisburger, Santonio Holmes and Pittsburgh Defense.

2. Texans @ Cardinals: This should be an absolute shootout and fantastic fantasy game for both offenses. The Cardinals are coming off a bye and should come out swinging with Kurt Warner distributing the ball to Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. Those are the obvious plays. What you need to do is watch out for the Houston Texans. The Cardinals are 30th in pass defense allowing 280 yards per game through the air. That should mean big things for Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter.

3. Buccaneers @ Eagles: Speaking of teams coming off a bye, Donovan McNabb and the Eagles are poised for a big day. McNabb is back and will start the game. He's a sure fire fantasy start this week. The Eagles are sharing time right now with Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy. They're both producing, but neither of them should be a fantasy starter right now unless you have a flex position to fill. DeSean Jackson however is turning into a go to fantasy guy. There are only two fantasy worthy players on Tampa Bay right now. Carnell Williams and Antonio Bryant.

Make em' Ride the Bench:

QB - Eli Manning, Matt Hasselback, Mark Sanchez

The first two on this list have more to do with the uncertainty surrounding injuries. Even if Eli starts against the Raiders, they should have such an early lead that he sees more time on the sideline as a precaution.

RB - Cedric Benson, Jamal Lewis, Steven Jackson

Benson is hurt and will most likely not play. Same thing with Lewis. Even if Jamal Lewis can go, Jerome Harrison had such a good game last week that he deserves the bulk of carries. If you have another option at running back I'd suggest sitting Jackson. The Rams offense is so bad, and the Vikings run defense so good, that Jackson should see 8 in the box all day.

WR - Roy Williams, Braylon Edwards, Torry Holt

Roy Williams is still not on the same page as Tony Romo. I don't care if the Chiefs are 28th against the pass. You still need to be able to run correct routes to catch passes. Don't expect much from Edwards the next few weeks, maybe even most of the season. Just look at difficulty Roy Williams has had with the Cowboys. Mike Sims-Walker has emerged as the #1 receiver for the Jaguars, so Torry Holt is a marginal #3 fantasy player at best right now.

TE - Zach Miller, Tony Scheffler, Kevin Boss

Zach Miller has JaMarcus Russell as his quarterback. That should be reason enough, but this weekend they face the Giants Defense. The Patriots have been very good against tight ends this season, so now is not the time to start Scheffler. Kevin Boss is hurt, so now is a good time to give him some rest against the Raiders.

DEF - Titans, Bengals, Cowboys

The Titans are facing Peyton Manning, enough said. I like the Bengals defense, but are facing a very motivated Ravens offense looking to put up a win after losing to the past weekend. I hate the Cowboys defense, and this will be the week Matt Cassel and the Chiefs offense looks OK.

Put em' in the lineup:

QB - Matt Cassell, David Garrard, Donovan McNabb

Cassel will have a good fantasy day against a bad Cowboys defense. So, I was completely wrong about Garrard last week. I will not make that mistake this week against the Seahawks. McNabb has a flack jacket and will be slinging the ball this weekend.

RB - Jerome Harrison, Glen Coffee, Bernard Scott

Harrison had a great game last week, and should get the start regardless of Jamal Lewis's status. Glen Coffee had a pretty good game last week, and should improve on those numbers against the Falcons. It looks like Cedric Benson will not play this week. Bernard Scott had 42 yards on 9 carries last week.

WR - Mike Sims-Walker, Pierre Garcon, Nate Washington

Sims-Walker is the undisputed #1 reciever on the Jags. Garcon, the french wonder, has emerged as the Colts #2 and is a solid fantasy start each week with the play of Peyton Manning. Nate Washington has also emerged as the #1 receiver for the Titans.

TE - Brandon Pettigrew, Brett Celek, Sean Ryan

As long as Stafford plays, he'll continue to target Pettigrew. I like him as a long term TE prospect for fantasy. Brett Celek is now a fantasy starter at tight end, and McNabb loves him as a target. Sean Ryan? Yes, Sean Ryan. He leads the Chiefs in receptions and has built good chemistry with Matt Cassel.

K - David Akers, Neil Rackers

I like kickers coming off a bye week. What can I say. At least you won't need to replace them the rest of the year.

DEF - Steelers, Patriots, Vikings

OK, the Steelers and Vikings are obvious because they play the Lions and Rams. I love the Pats this weekend. They have no reason to fear Kyle Orton, so they can stack 8 in the box and shut down the Broncos running game.

Good luck in week 5!

Red's Rants: Auburn has its man...let's be colorblind and let it go, please

By Brendan Hall
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

Tuned into Outside the Lines yesterday afternoon to find a segment that was particularly frustrating to watch.

Let's be honest, ever since the show went to a daily afternoon slot, they've been stretched thin for ideas. That's why you see them doing features on Bobby Reid transferring, why Rick Barry can't get a job, and the guy Danny Almonte struck out for his perfect game "getting redemption" (huh?). But this one struck a nerve with me a little bit, and not just because Paul Finebaum (Luv Ya Blue!) was a panelist in its ensuing roundtable discussion.

OK, so last December, Auburn University forced Tommy Tuberville outta the head post after a turbulent season. They had the choice of hiring Turner Gill, a guy with an excellent track record as an assistant at Nebraska and who turned Buffalo from a Division 1 afterthought to a MAC champion; or Gene Chizik, who had back-to-back undefeated teams as defensive coordinator (Auburn 2004, national champ Texas 2005) but went just 5-19 in two seasons at Iowa State -- an admittedly tough place to win.

Auburn went with the latter, sparking national outrage about potential racial undertones. Gill had been denied a year earlier at his alma mater, Nebraska, over Bo Pelini, who is 15-5 midway through his second season at the helm and has put fear back in the famed "Blackshirts" defense. Charles Barkley at the time called the school racist, and in this segment the Buffalo athletic director thinks Gill was screwed. ESPN's Mark Schlabach at the time went on air and suggest -- through his head coach sources, of course -- that Gill was not hired because he's married to a white woman.

(OK, call me a hypocrite if you must...I contributed research to a Bob Hohler report in the Globe back in 2006 on minority coaching hires in college football. I'm just calling this how I see it)

I understood the hire -- there's no question Gill could do a great job, but they went with the safety -- but at the same time questioned it. Would his familarity with the south in recruiting help him pull together a strong enough recruiting class in just two months? He's went out and proven us wrong, putting together a Top 20 class on signing day and sparking the Tigers off to a 5-0 start.

Could Gill have done the same? Sure. But that's not the point of this column.

Why, ten months later, are we still pointing fingers and playing the race card? Why, Mr. Finebaum, are you suggesting looking into Nebraska's "racist" hire? Why is race still an issue here?

Or how bout Kevin Blackistone suggesting that the track records of DeWayne Walker (1-4 at NM St.) and Mike Locksley (2-3 at New Mexico) will work against future minority candidates? That's the most racist crap I've ever heard. Sorry Mr. Gill, New Mexico State sucked this year, so we don't think you're the right fit at Notre Dame.

I don't get it.

I'm sorry, I thought in this age of Obama we were supposed to be colorblind in our discussion of race. And by colorblind, I don't mean "bitterly play the race card after somebody loses out on a tough call". What if Ray Lewis played the race card after all the questionable calls the Ravens got in their loss Sunday? Would we be lauding him for his "boldness", or lambasting him? Something tells me the latter.

Let's all do ourselves a favor and put this one to rest, before it gets REAL ugly.

***

So this is the "Blackshirt" defense Pelini was brought in to revive. Have you ever seen such a quick twist of fate than the Huskers' 27-point fourth quarter rally? And how about Ndamukong Suh for top five NFL Draft pick next spring?

On Suh...the ESPN announcers pronounced him as "Mr. Suh" a handful of times last night. Get it right, people, it's N-D-A-M-U-K-O-N-G. Duh.

***

Baylor over Oklahoma this week. Period.

Nothing better than postseason baseball

By Chad Garner

Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

Well, it's already been a wild start to the beginning of the MLB playoff season.

We had a Detroit-Minnesota play-in game to determine the final playoff spot, a ninth-inning thrilling win by the Los Angeles Dodgers and outstanding pitching from a host a starters.

It's October and there's a reason why it's the greatest month of the year -- well, besides my birthday falling on this month -- because of the MLB playoffs.

Some observations from the postseason so far:

* Are Red Sox fans nervous yet? It's only one game, don't hit the panic button yet Red Sox Nation. Big-game ace Josh Beckett is on the mound tonight, no worries, right? I'll call it now, if Beckett gets the win tonight, the Sox wins this series vs. the Angles. If not, then bye-bye.

Boy, John Lackey was great last night for the Angels. If he pitched at Fenway, he would have been yanked after 5. One mistake by Jon Lester -- he looked fine since getting drilled on the leg with a line drive by New York's Melky Cabrera -- a Tori Hunter 3-run blast, cost him.

* So CC Sabathia and Alex Rodriguez are suppose to be choking dogs in the playoffs, but not Wednesday against the Twins. Sabathia allowed only one earned run in 6-2/3 innings, while A-Hole was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. At least for one night, the stage wasn't too big.

Does it surprise anyone that Derek Jeter is so good? His two-run HR got the Yankees back even at 2-2 and the team fed off that emotion later in the game. He's a captain and best leader in MLB for a reason.

* I think that Colorado-Philladelphia series is boring, perhaps because I think NL baseball is a snoozer. But Cliff Lee is nasty. He showed that by going the distance in Game 1 for the Phillies. Shows you how important a legit ace is worth in the playoffs.

* Even the biggest of Dodgers fans were writing off their boys against the Cards. They said, based on history, that there was no way that the Dodgers would beat St. Louis in a five-game series, but that tune might change real quick after the Dodgers now lead the series 2-0.

Los Angels beat St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter in Game 1 -- who would have called that one? -- and now they can send St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday a Christmas card after his bonehead play in the ninth gave the Dodgers life.

Holliday, who the Cards traded for during the season, totally gaffed a liner off the bat of James Loney which would have been the final out, and led to LA's dramatic two-run, game-winning rally in the ninth with big RBI hits by Ronnie Belliard and Mark Loretta.

Yes, Holliday is claiming he didn't see the ball, and St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright complained after the game about Dodger fans waiving white towels which is why Holliday missed the ball.

He suggested blue towels and didn't think it was fair that they can waive white ones. Cry me a river. Shut up and deal with it. Your outfielder had the boner play of the game. Be a man and deal with it. Good luck trying to win three straight now. It's not going to happen.

College hockey's best conference ready to go

By Chris Maza
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

The NHL has already started playing, but for a lot of hockey fans, that means that the hockey is only at half strength. That's right. Until the NCAA drops the puck, you can't quite call it hockey season yet.

But fear not.

This week marks the start of the college hockey season and for Hockey East, UMass kicking things off with a matchup with Rensselear tonight. The rest of the league starts on Friday, so it seems like the most appropriate time to take a look at the top teams that will be battling for the crown in the most competitive college hockey conference in the nation.

But before we get to the teams, let's put to rest any dispute over whether or not Hockey East is the best conference. Over the last two decades, Hockey East has won the national championship six times, including each of the last two years, and has sent at least one team to the finals 16 times.

If there's one thing that can be pointed to as a theme for Hockey East this year, it's youth. There is a great deal of turnover this season and the defending national champions are certainly one team that will have to deal with that. BU loses five of their top scorers from last year, including Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy and Hobey Baker finalist Colin Wilson, the team's leading scorer. But the Terriers return most of their defense and outstanding sophomore goaltender Keiran Millan as well as 50-point scorer Nick Bonino. BU may have been outplayed in three national tournament games against New Hampshire, Vermont and Miami, but they got the bank shots when they needed them and them's the breaks. Good teams are opportunistic and that's what the Terriers were last season. This season they don't have quite as much star power, but this is a team that just seems to reload instead of rebuild and with Millan in net, there's no reason to think they won't be at the top of Hockey East again this season.

UMass-Lowell is one of the few teams not dealing with a young team. In fact, they return 12 seniors and six juniors to their squad, including the goaltending tandem of Carter Hutton and Nevin Hamilton, who both were in the top-5 in the conference in goals against average and save percentage. The River Hawks have flirted with being a good team in the past and with youth all around them in the league, could this be the year for them?

Boston College is a real question mark this year. Last year, they fell from being tops in the nation to not even making the tournament. Talent-wise, they run with the best of them, but youth is abundant. The roster has 19 freshmen and sophomores on it, which leads to a ton of uncertainties. Not the least of those is the goaltender situation. John Muse underwent surgery on his hip to repair a torn labrum and the stopper who has started all 81 games since arriving at the Heights won't be leaned on as heavily, especially in the early-going. Muse already was suffering from a slump, seeing his GAA rise a half a goal and his save percentage drop nearly 20 points in his sophomore year after his outstanding freshman championship campaign. On the days Muse is out, the Eagles will rely on sophomore Chris Venti, who has only played 7:34 in his collegiate career.

Vermont lost one of the best players in the country in Viktor Stallberg, who was a Hobey Baker finalist as well as all three of its captains that led the team to the Frozen Four last year, so the offense probably won't be ranked quite has high as last year's second place in the conference in scoring offense this season. Still, the team has talent, starting with Brian Roloff. Most importantly, the Catamounts return all of their defensemen from last year's team that ranked fourth in the league in scoring defense, including enforcer Patrick Cullity.

New Hampshire is another team that is going very young this season. In fact, it's one of the youngest Dick Umile has had in his tenure. A lot of work will have to be done if UNH wants to play in its ninth-straight national tournament. The Wildcats lost their top offensive playmaker in James van Riemsdyk as well as four other top-8 scorers from last year's team. They do return top goal-scorer Mike Sislo. With such a young team all over the ice, players who normally wouldn't be called upon, like sophomore defenseman Blake Kessel (yes, brother of that other Kessel), will have to take on a larger leadership role. Senior Brian Foster returns to net for the Wildcats. He's a solid goaltender, though not outstanding.

Hockey East prediction:
1. Boston University
2. UMass-Lowell
3. Vermont
4. Boston College
5. New Hampshire
6. Northeastern
7. UMass
8. Maine
9. Providence
10. Merrimack