With only a few games on the schedule, there were minimal teams entering and leaving the Top 20 this week. Our one addition to the poll belongs to Tufts University who may be 0-2 on paper, but who have two very close losses to heavy hitters #3 Vermont and #8 New Hampshire, respectively. They look to continue to build on their competitive season with games still to play against Dartmouth, WPI and Stony Brook this season. 

#17 Towson moves up two spots after picking up wins against Salisbury, Johns Hopkins and Morgan State this past weekend. They are now 7-3 on the season and will square off against #6 St. Joseph at the end of the month. Also on the move is #8 New Hampshire. They are the biggest movers of the week, jumping three spots after picking up two dominant 18-0 wins over both Bates and Colby on Sunday. 

We have one more week of lighter games this coming week due to University Spring Break, but are looking towards an action-packed four weeks to follow with over 150 games left in the regular season. Stay tuned to see where your favorite teams end up.  

Week 4 Top 20:
1. Loyola- Maryland (4-1) 
2. US Naval Academy (4-1)
3. University of Vermont (6-0) ↑2 
4. St. Thomas (5-0)
5. Fairfield (3-0) ↑2 
6. St. Joseph (1-2) ↓3
7. Georgetown (2-1) ↓1
8. University of New Hampshire (3-1) ↑3  
9. Wake Forest (3-0) ↓1
10. Grand Valley State (0-1) ↓1 
11. High Point University (3-1) ↓1
12. West Virginia (3-1) 
13. University of Kentucky (3-1) ↑1
T14. George Washington (3-2) 
T14. Air Force (3-1) ↑3
16. Marist (3-1) ↓3 
17. Towson (7-3) ↑2
18. Binghamton (1-0) ↓2
19. American (4-2) ↓1
20. Tufts (0-2) Prev NR

Upcoming Games:
Saturday 3/15
Bowling Green vs. Taylor

Sunday 3/16
Sacred Heart vs. Brown
Oakland vs. Saginaw Valley and Michigan State ‘B’ 

Tuesday 3/18
University of St. Thomas vs. University of Minnesota (WCLA D1)

In the blink of an eye, we are already on to Week 3 for the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Organization! Many teams will head into Spring Break over the next few weeks slating lighter game schedules until mid March. We did however see three new teams enter the Top 20 (New Hampshire, Binghamton, and Marist) knocking out Oakland, Sacred Heart, and Fordham for this week. 

The Top 4 remain constant with Loyola- Maryland receiving the most votes, Navy at second, St. Josephs at 3rd and St. Thomas at #4. Rounding out the top 5 is University of Vermont who moved up four spots after picking up 2 more wins this weekend putting them at 6-0 on the season. 

Of those entering the poll for the first time this season, #11 New Hampshire takes the biggest leap after playing their first game of the season against #5 Vermont. The rivalry between these new NEWLL additions lived up to the hype with Vermont winning 7-5 over UNH. New Hampshire also claimed an 11-4 win over Tufts University. UNH will host Bates College and Colby College this Sunday, while Vermont will not see action again until the end of March. Also joining the Top 20 for the first time this season are Marist and Binghamton out of NEWLL.  Binghamton took down Syracuse 8-4 for their first win of the season, while Marist added two wins against Stony Brook and Hofstra and tallying a loss to #7 Fairfield. 

Week 3 Top 20:
1. Loyola- Maryland (4-1) 
2. US Naval Academy (4-1)
3. St. Joseph (1-2)
4. St. Thomas (5-0)
5. University of Vermont (6-0) ↑4
6. Georgetown (2-1)
7. Fairfield (3-0) ↑1 
8. Wake Forest (3-0) ↓3
9. Grand Valley State (0-1) ↓2
10. High Point University (1-1) ↓1
11. University of New Hampshire (1-1) prev. NR
12. West Virginia (3-1) 
13. Marist (3-2) prev. NR
T14. George Washington (3-2) ↓5
T14. Kentucky (3-1) ↓1
16. Binghamton (1-0) prev. NR
17. Air Force (3-1) ↓1
18. American (4-2) ↓5
19. Towson (4-3) ↓4
20.  Salisbury (2-2) ↓3

Upcoming Games to Watch:
Saturday 3/8
#19 Towson vs. Johns Hopkins
#19 Towson vs. Salisbury
Fordham vs. New Jersey

Sunday 3/9
#11 New Hampshire vs. Bates and Colby
Fordham vs. Cortland and Albany
#10 High Point vs. Elon

We’re on to Poll number two for the 2025 season. NEWLL teams finally saw some action this week after all games being wiped out due to weather last week. Many teams across the WCLO had their season openers this past weekend really shaking up this weeks rankings. New to this week's poll include reigning National Runner-Ups #8 Fairfield who got their first wins of the season over NYU and Albany on Sunday. Also joining the rankings tied at #9 is the University of Vermont who picked up their first win against St. Anselm and #11 West Virginia who picked up 3 big wins on the road this weekend over Duquesne, Bowling Green, and Buffalo.

In a turn of events, #11 George Washington moves up two spots after they upset the United States Naval Academy just one week after the Midshipmen defeated Loyola-Maryland dropping them to #2 and pushing the Hounds back into 1st. George Washington was then upset by Towson immediately following their win over Navy.  St. Joseph stays locked in at #3 after beating TCNJ 11-4 on Sunday. The University of St. Thomas and Wake Forest Round out the Top 5 both having weeks off this past week.  

The biggest drops of the week include Salisbury who dropped 8 spots to #18 after losing 1-9 against #T13 American. Towson also drops 4 spots to #15 after losing to both Salisbury and Navy. Leaving the Top 20 this week are Xavier, William & Mary, Mankato, Mount Vernon, Mankato, and Carleton. Check out the full Week 2 Top 20 below as well as look ahead to this coming weekends matchups.

Week 2 Top 20:
1. Loyola- Maryland
2. US Naval Academy 
3. St. Joseph
4. St. Thomas
5. Wake Forest
6. Georgetown
7. Grand Valley State
8. Fairfield
T9. High Point University
T9. University of Vermont
T9. George Washington 
11. West Virginia
T13. American
T13. Kentucky
15. Towson 
16. Air Force
17. Salisbury
18. Fordham
19. Oakland
20. Sacred Heart

Upcoming Games to Watch:
Saturday, March 1st
#2 Navy vs. Johns Hopkins
#18 Fordham vs. #15 Towson
#T9 George Washington vs. Johns Hopkins

Sunday, March 2nd
New Hampshire vs. #T9 Vermont
New Hampshire vs. Tufts 
#T9 Vermont vs. Tufts
Elon vs. #5 Wake Forest
#18 Fordham vs. #8 Fairfield
#18 Fordham vs. Marist
Syracuse vs. Binghamton
#8 Fairfield vs. Marist

Check out the rest of the games this weekend on our Schedule Tab or on our Instagram.