Ranking

Week 6 of the WCLO National Rankings was a busy one! 56 total games took place across the WCLO with many upsets shuffling our Top 20 for this week.

Loyola Maryland remains on top at 6-0 with no signs of slowing down. They finish off their regular season with a game against #2 US Naval Academy and UMBC. The Hounds have yet to lose a game while under the WCLO. Grand Valley State moves up one spot to 4th after defeating West Virginia University 15-3 on Sunday. Syracuse pulled off the biggest jump of the week moving up 9 spots to #8 after pulling out a 9-6 upset over last year's quarterfinalists #10 Binghamton University. Georgetown University rounds out our weekend of Top 20 upsets with a thrilling 12-11 win over William & Mary moving them up to #14 and dropping William and Mary one spot to #11. 

#7 University of St. Thomas moves up a spot again this week bringing them within reach of the top 5. They are one of three teams in the top 20 who are still undefeated this season at 6-0.

There were also three newcomers to the poll this week; #16 Fordam University, #17 Sacred Heart University, and #18 University of Dayton. Fordam University is 4-1 on the season with wins against Hofstra, Stony Brook, and a 14-10 win over Sacred Heart. Their lone loss of the season is to #5 Fairfield 11-8. Sacred Heart joins the ranks with a 5-1 overall record with wins against Stony Brook, Central Connecticut, WCLA D2 Quinnipiac, and NYU. University of Dayton checks in with a 4-4 record so far in 2024, after having to miss a tournament early on in the season, they seem to have turned a corner winning 4 of their last 5 matchups against Mount Vernon, WCLA D1 Miami of Ohio, Buffalo, and Taylor. 

Check out the full Top 20 listed below!

Week 6 Top 20:
1. Loyola Maryland (prev. 1)
2. High Point University (prev. 4)
3. US Naval Academy (prev. 3)
4. Grand Valley State (prev. 5)
5. Fairfield University (prev. 6)
6. Wake Forest (prev. 2)
7. University of St. Thomas (prev. 8)
T8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (prev. 9)
T8. Syracuse University (prev. 17)
10. Binghamton University (prev. 11)
11. William and Mary (prev. 10)
12. West Virginia University (prev. 7)
13. Towson University (prev. T12)
14. Georgetown (prev. 16)
15. SUNY Cortland (prev. 14)
16. Fordham University (prev. NR)
17. Sacred Heart University (prev. NR)
18. University of Dayton (prev. NR)
T19. St. Josephs University (prev. T12)
T19. Coastal Carolina (prev. 15)

Others receiving votes: Elon University, Lafayette College, Tufts University, Duquesne University, Oakland University, Marist College

Noteable upcoming matchups:
Thursday:
Dartmouth vs. WCLA D2 New Hampshire

Saturday:
#13 Towson vs. #3 US Naval Academy
#3 US Naval Academy vs. #11 William and Mary
Dartmouth vs. Tufts