Season 3 with the WCLO is well underway and we are proud to announce the first ranking of the 2025 season. This first ranking brings many newcomers due to winter weather postponing dozens of games across the country including many from our pre-season watchlist. Only teams who have competed in games this season can be considered for rankings. 

In an exciting start to the 2025 season, for the first time ever, Loyola University - Maryland will not hold the Number 1 spot. The United States Naval Academy (2-0) defeated the Hounds in an exciting 6-4 victory. This loss is Loyola’s first ever under the WCLO umbrella. Loyola-Maryland comes in at a close #2 with many pollsters considering them for the top spot. The Hounds are still out to an impressive start at 4-1 with wins against #3 St. Josephs, #9 Salisbury, and #T11 Towson. At #3 is St. Joseph’s out of Philadelphia. St. Josephs also played a tight game with Loyola- Maryland losing 7-5 and tallied a 7-4 loss to #1 US Naval Academy. Georgetown comes in at #4 with a 2-1 record with wins against #15 American and #13 George Washington and a close loss to WCLA D1 James Madison. Rounding out the top 5 is the University of St. Thomas who finished 3rd at the 2024 National Tournament. They are currently out to a 2-0 start with a win against #19 Mankato. 

Other notable additions to this week's poll are #10 University of Kentucky and #T11 Air Force Academy who both are in their first season with the WCLO. We are anticipating seeing many more teams kick off their first games this coming weekend including reigning National Runner-ups Fairfield University as well as newcomers, Vermont. We will also see 2024 National Tournament attendees: Sacred Heart and Fordham open up their seasons this coming week. 

Below is the full Week 1 Top 20 as well as some notable matchups this weekend. Stay tuned for all of the action to come! 

Top 20:
1. US Naval Academy 
2. Loyola - Maryland
3. St. Joseph's
4. Georgetown
5. University of St. Thomas
6. Wake Forest
7. High Point
8. Grand Valley State
9. Salisbury
10. Kentucky
T-11. Towson
T-11. Air Force
13. George Washington 
14. Oakland
15. American
16. Xavier
17. Carleton
18. William & Mary
19. Mankato
20. Mount Vernon Nazarene

Check out the Rankings Tab For each weeks poll! 

Upcoming Games to Watch:
Saturday 2/22
West Virginia vs. Xavier
American vs. Salisbury

Sunday 2/23
George Washington vs. Navy
Towson vs. Navy
Dartmouth vs. Vermont
Towson vs. George Washington

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

Welcome to Year 3 of the WCLO! With another year of experience under our belts, we are thrilled to bring you even more action in 2025. We are proud to welcome the following teams who have decided to join the WCLO for the 2024 season:

NEWLL:
University of New Hampshire
University of Vermont
Nazareth University
University of Rochester
Brown University

WCLL:
University of Kentucky
Michigan State University ‘B’

Independent:
Air Force Academy

We also are thrilled to welcome back over 90 teams from Year 2 and want to send a thank you for believing in our mission as an organization. 

We are excited to announce, our partners, Brine Lacrosse, will continue to present the Brine Player of the Week throughout the 2025 Season. Each week, your team can nominate one player from your roster or from another team’s roster for Player of the Week. The winner will be voted on by a committee and will receive a custom stick from Brine. To submit a player for nomination you will go to WCLO.us, click on Resources, then Documents, and Click the form labeled “2025 Player of the Week Nomination”.

Qualifications for Nomination include:
-Must be on Verified Roster and Roster/Stats must be on WCLO website
-Team must be in good standing with WCLO and their respective league
-Player must have played in at least 1 game the week of nomination

An announcement will be made on social media when this campaign will open for the 2025 season.

Lastly, as we gear up for opening weekend we are happy to announce our 2025 Pre-Season Watchlist. This list includes 24 teams to keep an eye on throughout the season. With many new additions this season and two additional automatic qualifier bids up for grabs on the east coast this season, we are planning on an incredible 2025. The Preseason watchlist is broken up by league below and is in no particular order. 

NEWLL: 
Binghamton University
Fairfield University
Dartmouth College
Fordham University
Syracuse University
University of New Hampshire
University of Vermont
Sacred Heart University

WCLL:
Grand Valley State University
West Virginia University
Oakland University
The University at Buffalo

NCWLL:
University of St. Thomas

MAWLL:
Loyola University - Maryland
High Point University
Wake Forest University
U.S Naval Academy
Towson University

Independent: 
Air Force Academy

Stay tuned here for all things WCLO this season, including game score updates, weekly rankings, national tournament information and much, much more! 

Teams be on the look out for more information from your League Presidents about the fall meetings. Meeting dates are listed below.