A few quick notes on the series between two teams that have hauled away 18 of the 37 Division I national championships:

No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 5 Johns Hopkins

* Johns Hopkins leads series 26-18-1.

* Syracuse won last meeting 14-13 in overtime on March 15 at Homewood Field.

* Syracuse leads the series in the NCAA tournament 7-4, including a 13-12 victory in the 2006 quarterfinals at Stony Brook.

* The teams have split four title games, with Syracuse winning in 1983 and 1989 and Hopkins winning in 1984 and 1985.

* Syracuse also won semifinals in 1992, 2000 and 2004 and a quarterfinal in 1991.

* Hopkins also won semifinals in 1980 and 1993.

--- Patrick Stevens