Juniors and freshmen

If you are wanting to see which teams might make a leap forward next season, count the numbers of juniors and freshmen on the teams. Juniors will be providing the senior leadership in their final years, and so they have the mental pressure to step up to the mark. Juniors (juco) and freshmen have been in their first D1 years, and very often it is the second D1 year when a player makes the biggest improvement.