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Anonymous wrote:I took the 2026 rosters for the pre-season USA Lacrosse Top 10 and asked Gemini to sort the players by home state.

According to my Gemini, which is often not a reliable source, based on the 2026 women's lacrosse rosters for Maryland, Clemson, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UNC, Stanford, Northwestern, Florida, Boston College, and Princeton, the players come from the following states and regions, sorted from most to least:

New York (N.Y.)92
Maryland (Md.)71
New Jersey (N.J.)41
Pennsylvania (Pa.)29
Massachusetts (Mass.)25
Connecticut (Conn.)24
Florida (Fla.)12
Virginia (Va.)11
Colorado (Colo.)8
Georgia (Ga.)7
California (Calif.)7
Texas (Tex.)4
North Carolina (N.C.)4
Ontario, Canada3
Tennessee (Tenn.)3
Ohio (Ohio)2
Illinois (Ill.)2
New Hampshire (N.H.)2
Minnesota (Minn.)1
Michigan (Mich.)1
Delaware (Del.)1
Vermont (Vt.)1
Washington (Wash.)1
Oregon (Ore.)1
Utah (Utah)1
England1
Australia1
Japan1

AI doesn’t distinguish Baltimore / HoCo area MD players from DMV MD-area players. That’s why these stats give an accurate picture:

Number of Baltimore-area players on top 5 teams:

UNC - 2 / 36 (6%)
BC - 2 / 32 (6%)
NW - 2 / 39 (5%)
Stanford - 5 / 34 (15%)
Florida - 7 / 40 (18%)

Average - Baltimore-area players make up 10% of top 5 program rosters

Anonymous wrote:I took the 2026 rosters for the pre-season USA Lacrosse Top 10 and asked Gemini to sort the players by home state.

According to my Gemini, which is often not a reliable source, based on the 2026 women's lacrosse rosters for Maryland, Clemson, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UNC, Stanford, Northwestern, Florida, Boston College, and Princeton, the players come from the following states and regions, sorted from most to least:

New York (N.Y.)92
Maryland (Md.)71
New Jersey (N.J.)41
Pennsylvania (Pa.)29
Massachusetts (Mass.)25
Connecticut (Conn.)24
Florida (Fla.)12
Virginia (Va.)11
Colorado (Colo.)8
Georgia (Ga.)7
California (Calif.)7
Texas (Tex.)4
North Carolina (N.C.)4
Ontario, Canada3
Tennessee (Tenn.)3
Ohio (Ohio)2
Illinois (Ill.)2
New Hampshire (N.H.)2
Minnesota (Minn.)1
Michigan (Mich.)1
Delaware (Del.)1
Vermont (Vt.)1
Washington (Wash.)1
Oregon (Ore.)1
Utah (Utah)1
England1
Australia1
Japan1

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Anonymous wrote:Math doesn’t spin. Math is math and these numbers show that the majority of players on the nation’s top teams aren’t from the Baltimore area.

Numbers certainly can be spun all sorts of ways. What is the end goal? I can prob pull a list of all D1 teams and find out % from each state, to show MD top 3. That’s very different than examine roster of the 10 top 10 teams.

University of MD itself doesn’t take majority MD kids in their class.

NW does not pull MD recruits often. the coach is from NE, she recruits from NE. Things like that are one offs.

None of this changes the fact that coaches who’ve had success at the very top of the sport aren’t recruiting from Maryland anymore.

As a parent of a 2028 player who has attended recruiting tournaments, camps, and clinics over the past ten weeks, I can confirm that top coaches are actively recruiting players from Maryland.

Coaches can’t speak to the 28s yet so this is impossible for you or anyone to know until 9/1. But let’s say (for sake of argument) that you’re right, and that M&D and Hero’s each send five players to top 5 teams — a ridiculous scenario but let’s just entertain it for a sec. This would only increase the overall average of Maryland players on top 5 teams to 20%.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math doesn’t spin. Math is math and these numbers show that the majority of players on the nation’s top teams aren’t from the Baltimore area.

Numbers certainly can be spun all sorts of ways. What is the end goal? I can prob pull a list of all D1 teams and find out % from each state, to show MD top 3. That’s very different than examine roster of the 10 top 10 teams.

University of MD itself doesn’t take majority MD kids in their class.

NW does not pull MD recruits often. the coach is from NE, she recruits from NE. Things like that are one offs.

None of this changes the fact that coaches who’ve had success at the very top of the sport aren’t recruiting from Maryland anymore.

As a parent of a 2028 player who has attended recruiting tournaments, camps, and clinics over the past ten weeks, I can confirm that top coaches are actively recruiting players from Maryland.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math doesn’t spin. Math is math and these numbers show that the majority of players on the nation’s top teams aren’t from the Baltimore area.

Numbers certainly can be spun all sorts of ways. What is the end goal? I can prob pull a list of all D1 teams and find out % from each state, to show MD top 3. That’s very different than examine roster of the 10 top 10 teams.

University of MD itself doesn’t take majority MD kids in their class.

NW does not pull MD recruits often. the coach is from NE, she recruits from NE. Things like that are one offs.

None of this changes the fact that coaches who’ve had success at the very top of the sport aren’t recruiting from Maryland anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Maryland doesn’t send players to top programs anymore. NY area, Mass and Philly are the top areas these days.

Strange statement when both the top ranked offensive and defensive players in the nation are both from Hoco/Bmore and both went to Maryland. Are you saying they couldn’t have gone to any school of their choice?

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Anonymous wrote:Maryland doesn’t send players to top programs anymore. NY area, Mass and Philly are the top areas these days.

Strange statement when both the top ranked offensive and defensive players in the nation are both from Hoco/Bmore and both went to Maryland. Are you saying they couldn’t have gone to any school of their choice?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math doesn’t spin. Math is math and these numbers show that the majority of players on the nation’s top teams aren’t from the Baltimore area.

Numbers certainly can be spun all sorts of ways. What is the end goal? I can prob pull a list of all D1 teams and find out % from each state, to show MD top 3. That’s very different than examine roster of the 10 top 10 teams.

University of MD itself doesn’t take majority MD kids in their class.

NW does not pull MD recruits often. the coach is from NE, she recruits from NE. Things like that are one offs.

Anonymous wrote:Maryland doesn’t send players to top programs anymore. NY area, Mass and Philly are the top areas these days.

Anonymous wrote:Math doesn’t spin. Math is math and these numbers show that the majority of players on the nation’s top teams aren’t from the Baltimore area.

Anonymous wrote:Number of Baltimore-area players on top 5 teams:

UNC - 2 / 36 (6%)
BC - 2 / 32 (6%)
NW - 2 / 39 (5%)
Stanford - 5 / 34 (15%)
Florida - 7 / 40 (18%)

Average - Baltimore-area players make up 10% of top 5 program rosters