Earlier this week, the media poll for the Patriot League was released with the very unsurprising news that Holy Cross is the strong favorite to repeat as champs.
The "good" news for Columbia, (and it's a stretch to call it that), is that week one opponent Lafayette was picked 4th instead of 3rd as some expected. Week two and home opener opponent Georgetown was picked dead last; also not a surprise.
Columbia's third and final out of conference opponent is Marist, with the Red Foxes set to travel to Wien Stadium in week four. But Marist's Pioneer League conference media poll has not yet been released. Last year, it was issued on August 1. There are some rumors that Marist may have really upgraded its roster for this coming year, but nothing is confirmed yet and probably won't be until we see that Pioneer League poll and press release next week or so.
But any way one looks at it, Columbia's 2023 schedule seems like a tough one. Having to start on the road against Lafayette will not be easy for starters, and the two likely heavy favorites in the Ivies, Yale and Princeton, are both road games as well for the Lions.
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