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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best players are picking the best academic schools which is why Stanford, Duke etc do so well.  The best players are not picking Alabama.

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Not really.  Kids go where they are comfortable, where they think they can do well, and where they can find a major that potentially appeals to them.  And, being relatively close to home is very often a big deal.  Most kids, including athletes, typically go somewhere relatively close to their home.  Also, kids often go where they think they can play right away.  You can be in the national team pool and have potential to go to a lot of schools, but if you perceive your position to be "taken" by another good player at school X -- you will likely go elsewhere.

Using the rooster test:  Duke has 3 upcoming seniors down from 8 when that class of players were freshman.  Stanford is better with 5 of 6 freshman still around as seniors on the 2018 (most recent) team.   Of the 29 women on the Stanford roster in 2018 16 were CA high school grads.
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