The Inside Lacrosse staff will be busy the next few weeks with Saturday and Sunday's NCAA Quarterfinals, a hectic workweek in the office, then our travels to Boston for Championship Weekend.

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Earlier in the week, we looked at the individual matchups for this weekend's games. With the face-off only hours away in Annapolis, let's take a look at the games themselves.

Which top four seed has the least chance of advancing?

For the Calvert Hall Cardinals, statement made.

MIAA crowned both the B Conference and C Conference champions Friday afternoon at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium in the PNC MIAA Championships Presented by Konica Minolta.

We're down to four teams in Division III, with the winners on Sunday afternoon moving on to play for the national championship at Gillette Stadium on May 27th. 

Make sure to check out the previews on this past Wednesday's quarterfinals for more info on these teams. The Division III bracket can be seen here. 

This week, I spoke with head and assistant coaches to revisit one of the best parts of the NCAA Tournament — Anonymous Scouting Reports. With the promise that their names wouldn't be attached to their comments (as always), here are some unvarnished opinion of what we might see this weekend.

No. 2 Hopkins vs. Maryland

Saturday, Noon at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, ESPN2

Inside Lacrosse's Terry Foy and analyst David Franklin fill out a monster show from Greenville, S.C., bringing in guests like Tony Scazzero, MCLA President and Texas A&M coach, Clemson head coach Buff Grubb, MCLA's Ethan Ritz, Grand Valley coach Tim Murray and senior Andrew Laycock, former Centenary head coach and Brown current assistant Mike Brand and co-director of the MCLA national tournament Dan Morris.

The Hamilton Nationals and defenseman Brodie Merrill both had record afternoons at Ron Joyce Stadium at McMaster University. Unfortunately, so did the... - MLL Hamilton Nationals

ANNAPOLIS, MD - John Grant Jr. made a spectacular debut with the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Friday, piling up seven points on two goals and five assists t... - MLL Chesapeake Bayhawks

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — John Grant Jr. made a spectacular debut with the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Friday, piling up seven points on two goals and five assists to spearhead a 20-7 rout of the Hamilton Nationals at Ron Joyce Stadium in Canada. Midfielder Michael Kimmel put on a shooting clinic in totaling a game-high eight points for the Bayhawks, who raced out to a huge first-half lead and never looked back in improving their record to 3-1.

The first round of the NCAA Tournament resulted in some moves at the top of the staff picks standings. Zach Babo went a perfect 8-0 and moved to within a game of Joe Sweeney. Zach has an opportunity to take the lead this week, as he and Sweeney picked differently in the Denver-Loyola and Notre Dame-Virginia games. G-Shan moved into sole possession of third with a 7-1 record and just about everyone else is still in the running... except for maybe Casey (sorry, man.)

The two perennial powerhouses, both located in Towson, have taken different roads to get to Friday's PNC MIAA Lacrosse Championships presented by Konica Minolta. Loyola — a senior-laden team that started the year ranked No. 13 nationally — has worked hard to get their first championship appearance since 2008, with three losses on their 2012 resume. Calvert Hall, with a No. 1 ranking and extremely high expectations mounted on them, has weathered the storm and turned past losses into further motivation. The Dons have nothing to lose. It might just be the opposite for the Cardinals. 

Inside Lacrosse's Terry Foy and Kyle Devitte dissect Week 3 in the MLL, highlighted by the return of several NLL stars and rookies whose teams didn't make the NCAA Tournament. Also, they bring in Rochester Rattler Ned Crotty, who's dunk against Chesapeake was SportsCenter's top play last weekend.

The Chesapeake Bayhawks and Hamilton Nationals have a matinee game.

It's a game of debuts: Nicky Polanco just landed in Chesapeake, John Grant. Jr. will be in the lineup for the Bayhawks, and Casey Powell will be suiting up for the first time this season.

Quint Kessenich writes this column for The Baltimore Sun every Friday. For more lacrosse news from The Sun, visit their Lacrosse Insider blog for daily news and notes. Also, follow them on Twitter @LacrosseInsider.

By ED LEE, The Baltimore Sun

This weekend's quarterfinal round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament features several compelling contests. No. 1 seed Loyola must try to beat Eastern College Athletic Conference rival Denver for the third time this season, No. 3 seed Duke and Colgate will feature Tewaaraton Award finalists in senior long-stick midfielder C.J. Costabile and junior attackman Peter Baum respectively, and No. 5 seed Virginia's high-powered offense will take on No. 4 seed Notre Dame's top-ranked defense.

As Major League Lacrosse enters its fourth week, teams continue to grow and change as players file in from other lacrosse endeavors. Valued veterans who ply their trade in the NLL's cold winter months see their schedule clear with the thaw and the indoor league's playoffs ending. With the NCAA field culled to eight teams (and soon to be four), collegiate players plucked in January's draft become available to their new professional squads.

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Matt Forman previews all the important matchups ahead of this weekend's Division I men's quarterfinals in Annapolis, Md., and Chester, Pa.