For the third straight week, Michigan Club and Denver Club hold the No. 1 positions in the WCLA (Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates) Division I and II coaches polls, released today. Neither team played games in the past week.
A light overall schedule produced just two games played by Division I top ten teams. No. 3 Colorado Club posted a shutout win over Northern Colorado and became the first team to reach 10 victories on the season. No. 4 BYU registered a 15-10 win over Utah and improved to 7-1 overall.
More than half of the D-I top 20 are scheduled to be back on the field this week.
In Division II, No. 6 Providence was one of the few top teams to see action and improved to 6-0 overall with wins over Fordham and Sacred Heart Club. St. Thomas jumped up three spots, into the top 10, by posting three wins, including an 8-7 win over St. Benedict.
Several teams face a busy week ahead, including multiple games for No. 2 Loyola Club, No. 8 St. Benedict, and No. 9 Oakland. In addition, No. 6 Utah State hosts BYU, ranked fourth in Division I.
For the first time this year, there were no newcomers in either the Division I or II ranking.
The WCLA features 82 Division I teams and 149 Division II teams that compete under the US Lacrosse umbrella. The 2018 season will conclude with the US Lacrosse WCLA D-I and D-II national championships in Round Rock, Texas, May 9-12.
WCLA Division 1 National Top 20
March 22, 2018 |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan Club | 4-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 7-1 | 144 | 2 |
| 3 | Colorado Club | 10-2 | 137 | 3t |
| 4 | Brigham Young | 7-1 | 130 | 3t |
| 5t | Cal Poly | 7-2 | 117 | 5 |
| 5t | Delaware Club | 5-0 | 117 | 7 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 115 | 6 |
| 8 | UCLA | 6-4 | 96 | 9 |
| 9 | Virginia Club | 3-1 | 93 | 8 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 4-3 | 87 | 10 |
| 11 | North Carolina Club | 4-1 | 83 | 11 |
| 12 | Central Florida | 5-1 | 67 | 12 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech Club | 2-0 | 66 | 14 |
| 14 | Duke Club | 5-2 | 61 | 13 |
| 15 | Ohio State Club | 5-0 | 43 | 16 |
| 16 | Boston College Club | 4-0 | 42 | 15 |
| 17 | St. Mary’s (CA) | 7-2 | 38 | 19 |
| 18 | San Diego State Club | 5-3 | 19 | 17 |
| 19 | Santa Clara | 4-6 | 14 | 18 |
| 20 | Clemson | 7-3 | 13 | 20 |
WCLA Division 2 National Top 20
March 22, 2018 |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 7-2 | 159 | 1 |
| 2 | Loyola (Md.) Club | 2-1 | 148 | 2 |
| 3 | Air Force | 6-0 | 130 | 3t |
| 4 | SMU | 6-2 | 124 | 3t |
| 5 | Stanford Club | 6-2 | 121 | 6 |
| 6t | Utah State | 3-1 | 111 | 5 |
| 6t | Providence | 6-0 | 111 | 7 |
| 8 | St. Benedict | 4-2 | 83 | 8 |
| 9 | Oakland | 4-0 | 78 | 9 |
| 10 | St. Thomas | 4-0 | 77 | 13 |
| 11 | Cal State San Marcos | 7-1 | 75 | 10 |
| 12 | Texas State | 5-1 | 65 | 11 |
| 13 | Vermont | 1-1 | 49 | 14t |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina Club | 3-0 | 45 | 14 |
| 15 | UC San Diego | 7-2 | 44 | 16t |
| 16 | Chico State | 5-3 | 42 | 16t |
| 17 | High Point Club | 5-2 | 39 | 12 |
| 18 | Grand Valley Club | 4-1 | 32 | 18 |
| 19 | Cortland Club | 2-0 | 25 | 19 |
| 20 | Dayton | 4-1 | 24 | 20 |