NCAA Lacrosse Tournament

This Saturday the 2009 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament Gets underway and though its not a mainstream sport I'm still going to make my predictions Round by Round.

NCAA FIRST ROUND
# 1 Virginia (11-5) vs. Villanova (13-2)
Villanova is coming off a CAA Conference Championship victory over Towson, Nova also only has 1 Victory against the RPI Top 20 which is Hofstra, Virginia is coming off a loss in the ACC Tournament but are the # 1 Seed for a Reason
PICK: Virginia

# 8 Johns Hopkins (9-4) vs. Brown (12-3)
The National Runners up of a Year ago did not have the best of seasons with no wins against any RPI Top 5 teams, Brown has an impressive record but only 3 of its 12 wins are against RPI Top 20, the Blue Jays should win this one.
PICK: Johns Hopkins

# 5 Cornell (10-3) vs. Hofstra (11-3)
Neither team has strong resumes but Cornell has two strong wins over Duke and Princeton, Hofstra lost in the CAA Tournament and that doesn't look good for them.
PICK: Cornell

# 4 Princeton (12-2) vs. UMass (9-5)
Princeton has 5 RPI Top 20 wins including 2 in the Top 5, Princeton is definitely one of the favorites, UMass had a magical run to the finals a couple years back but that wont happen this year.
PICK: Princeton

# 3 Duke (13-3) vs. Navy (11-4)
In this battle of the ACC and Patriot League Champions, I see Duke as way to powerful for Navy, though i would like to see the upset don't think it will happen here.
PICK: Duke

# 6 North Carolina (11-5) vs. UMBC (12-3)
UNC has impressive wins over Hopkins and Maryland in the ACC Tournament, UMBC won the America East Title i like this match up for UMBC this will be my first upset.
PICK: UMBC

# 7 Notre Dame (15-0) vs. Maryland (9-6)
Notre Dame's High seed for an undefeated is attributed to its weak schedule, Maryland snuck in despite losing its first game in the ACC Tournament I think Maryland give Notre Dame its first loss.
PICK: Maryland

# 2 Syracuse (12-2) vs. Siena (12-5)
6 RPI Top 20 Wins and a solid schedule give the Orange a 2 seed, while Siena has no wins in the Top 20 this would shouldn't be close.
PICK: Syracuse

So those are my first round picks make sure to check it out next week when i make the next rounds picks.