Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe I wasn't clear but that is exactly what I said - SLU is in Atlantic 10, typically in the top 25 and competing for y the conference title and NCAA tourney birth. Richmond is in the A10 but not competing at the same level. The same can be said of G-town, Santa Clara, BYU, Liberty, Navy, etc.
Huh? G-Town, Santa Clara and BYU are all on a much different level than Liberty and Navy in terms of soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Maybe I wasn't clear but that is exactly what I said - SLU is in Atlantic 10, typically in the top 25 and competing for the conference title and NCAA tourney birth. Richmond is in the A10 but not competing at the same level. The same can be said of G-town, Santa Clara, BYU, Liberty, Navy, etc.
Anonymous wrote:SLU is a consistent NCAA Tourney invite and is often ranked and thus is an A10 program that is not mid-tier.
Anonymous wrote:I would classify a midtier program as one that is not Power 5 or an established conference (Big East, WCC, Atlantic 10) and competing for a conference title, NCAA invite.
Anonymous wrote:I would classify a midtier program as one that is not Power 5 or an established conference (Big East, WCC, Atlantic 10) and competing for a conference title, NCAA invite.