[mark3k]

You guys are spot-on with respect to the absurdity of this tiering. Like Farm, and despite its rapidly growing popularity among young kids, I thought posting lacrosse in Tier 2 was the most absurd example.  I don\'t know if this is still the case, but a few years back, I recall reading that wrestling was the #3 participant sport among high school boys (in part, because it\'s relatively inexpensive and kids of all sizes can participate).  Even after all the years/damage of Title IX induced program cuts, it still has to be way more prolific than lacrosse (which does get some TV exposure on the men\'s side at least, and is actually fun to watch).  This strikes me as a blatant attempt to skew the results to the benefit of certain schools and/or geographies.

[mark3k]

You guys are spot-on with respect to the absurdity of this tiering. Like Farm, and despite its rapidly growing popularity among young kids, I thought posting lacrosse in Tier 2 was the most absurd example.  I don\'t know if this is still the case, but a few years back, I recall reading that wrestling was the #3 participant sport among high school boys (in part, because it\'s relatively inexpensive and kids of all sizes can participate).  Even after all the years/damage of Title IX induced program cuts, it still has to be way more prolific than lacrosse (which does get some TV exposure on the men\'s side at least, and is actually fun to watch).  This strikes me as a blatant attempt to skew the results to the benefit of certain schools and/or geographies.