In a shocking turn of events, 2024 National Runner-ups, Fairfield University, have dropped out from attending this year's National Tournament, citing injuries and other commitments after accepting their initial bid on Monday. This opens up the door for a new 12th team to join the lineup. Michigan State B out of the WCLL has answered the call and will be filling our 12th spot! Michigan State B is in their first year as a program and have already made a strong showing finishing their regular season 7-4 and receiving the 2nd seed to the WCLL Regional Tournament. Fairfield will also now face a one year penalty and be uneligble to receive a bid to the 2026 National Tournament. Below you will see an updated tournament bracket and seeding.

Head on over to the National Championship Page for more information!

Updated Seeding: 
1. University of New Hampshire
2. University of Vermont
3. Loyola University- Maryland
4. Air Force Academy
5. Binghamton University
6. Grand Valley State University 
7. University of St. Thomas
8. New York University
9. Towson University
10. West Virginia University
11. Fordham University
12. Michigan State University 'B'

Updated Bracket:

The playing field has officially been set for the 2025 National Tournament in Round Rock, TX! With a large group of talented teams, the tournament will officially expand to a 12-team bracket, boasting the top teams in the country. The bracket consists of seven previous attendees and five newcomers. 

For the first time in WCLO history, we have a new number 1 seed heading into the tournament, University of New Hampshire. New Hampshire finishes their season 9-1 as NEWLL-East Champions. The number 2 seed belongs to University of Vermont who took second in the NEWLL-East to UNH and also finished their season 9-1. Loyola-Maryland sits at #3 after winning the MAWLL automatic qualifier over Navy and ending their regular season 7-3. Fairfield University claims the fourth seed at 7-2 on the season. These four teams will receive a first round bye heading into Round Rock. 

Coming in at #5 is the first Rocky Mountain team to join the WCLO, Air Force Academy. Air Force touts a 9-1 record with regular season wins over both St. Thomas and Grand Valley State. They will face off against #12 seed, West Virginia University. WVU finishes their regular season 2nd in the WCLL and 9-3 overall. For the next first round matchup, we have the WCLL Automatic Qualifier, #6 Grand Valley State University, who finished the regular season 11-2, facing off with #11 Fordham University. Fordham ends their regular season with a 7-4 record. Fordham made their first National Tournament appearance last year and are looking to make a strong run again this season.  

Binghamton University secures the #7 spot after winning the NEWLL-West AQ and caps off and undefeated 9-0 regular season. The Bearcats took a year hiatus from the tournament, but appear to be back stronger than ever. They will face the #10 seed Towson University. Towson finishes their regular season 9-3 after facing some top competition all year. For our final first round matchup, #8 belongs to the NCWLL Automatic qualifiers, University of St. Thomas. They boast a 7-3 record this season and will take on #9 newcomers, New York University. New York flew under the radar for much of the season, but made a push into the Top 20 after a few impressive large margin victories. After losing to Binghamton in the regional semi-finals, New York sits at 6-3 on the season. Check out the full bracket here. 

National Championship Seeding:
1. University of New Hampshire
2. University of Vermont
3. Loyola University- Maryland
4. Fairfield University
5. Air Force Academy
6. Grand Valley State University
7. Binghamton University
8. University of St. Thomas
9. New York University
10. Towson University
11. Fordham University
12. West Virginia University

The 2025 WCLO National Tournament will take place at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas, May 6th-9th. This tournament will run concurrently with the MCLA National Championships. 

More information in regards to the tournament can be found at the National Championship tab above. Information about where and how to watch your favorite teams will be released as we get closer to the event! Stay tuned. 

The last week of the 2025 regular season capped off what has been the most exciting season in WCLO history. Throughout the past 8 weeks we have had three different first place teams with nine different teams seeing the Top 5 throughout the season. University of New Hampshire hangs on to the number one spot this week with Vermont and Loyola-Maryland also receiving votes. The Catamounts and Hounds sit tied for 2nd with Fairfield only a hanful of points behind them at 4th. The US Naval Academy rounds out the Top 5.

Air Force moves up 8 spots after traveling to the University of St. Thomas over the weekend and securing close wins over Grand Valley State and St. Thomas. 

It's never too late to be recognized, which rings especially true for New York University and Dartmouth who both enter the poll for the first time this season. New York University shut out The College of New Jersey over the weekend 17-0 bringing them to 6-2 on the season. Their two losses only coming at the beginning of the season to National Runner-ups, Fairfield, and national tournament attendees, Fordham. Dartmouth enters in similar fashion with some early cancelled games due to weather and a slow start to the season. Over the weekend they picked up a victory over WPI and had close losses to #1 New Hampshire and #19 Tufts. 

Rank      School       Points
1     New Hampshire    167
T2     Vermont    161
T2     Loyola - Maryland    161
4     Fairfield    148
5     US Naval Academy    137
6     Grand Valley State    123
7     Georgetown    119
8     Air Force    115
9     Binghamton    95
10     St. Thomas    91
11     St. Joseph    87
12     Wake Forest    70
13     Towson    66
14     NYU    59
15     American    57
16     West Virginia    51
17     Syracuse    43
18     Marist    33
19     Tufts    27
20     Dartmouth    24

Also Receiving Votes: George Washington, Fordham, Sacred Heart, Dayton, Salisbury, Duquesne, and Bryant

Stay tuned for regional playoff brackets which are set to be released this afternoon!