By: Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga<\/p>\n
Featured image courtesy of Josh Liddick via Lehigh Athletics<\/em><\/p>\n We’re now approximately at the halfway point of the Patriot League schedule, but we haven’t gotten a complete look at all of the teams in the conference due to coronavirus-related postponements. The only team in the conference to play a full schedule through this weekend will be Lehigh, assuming the Mountain Hawks’ series against Bucknell takes place.<\/p>\n Bucknell and BU look as strong as ever, while small sample sizes from Lafayette, Navy and Loyola Maryland have made it more difficult to determine where they should actually fall in the conference power rankings.<\/p>\n For this edition of the Power Rankings, Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga evaluate each team at the midway mark of the season.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bucknell_Bison\/status\/1353775650138710016<\/a><\/p>\n Previous ranking:<\/b> 1<\/span><\/p>\n The Bison didn’t play last week, so we don’t have new material to hype them up as one of the best mid-major teams in the country. But their previously postponed series this weekend against Lehigh is back on! So we can see another great matchup between two of the best teams in the Patriot League. If Bucknell can sweep the Mountain Hawks again, it should be smooth sailing for the remainder of the regular season. <\/span><\/p>\n With the second-best scoring offense, the best scoring defense and a plus-21.3 scoring margin so far, Bucknell is in firm control of the conference. Abby Kapp, Taylor O’Brien and Tessa Brugler are a certified Big Three. Any of them can go off on any given night. \u2014\u00a0Ethan Fuller<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n This week:<\/b>\u00a0January 30 vs. Lehigh, January 31 at Lehigh<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/t.co\/s2f3aRxEAJ<\/a><\/p>\n — BU Athletics (@BUAthletics) January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n1. Bucknell University (6-0 PL)<\/b><\/h2>\n
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2. Boston University (5-1 PL)<\/b><\/h2>\n
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