WCLO National Rankings - March 13th, 2024
Posted: March 12, 2024
Week 4 saw only minor shuffling in the ranks. The lone new additional to this weeks poll is Duquesne University re-joining the ranks at #19. The Dukes have started off the season 2-3, with close losses to #12 St. Josephs and WCLA D1 Indiana and Wisconsin. They face off against Slippery Rock and Mount Vernon next week as they look to continue to build off of their early sucsess.
The top four this week remain the same with undefeated Loyola Maryland in first, Wake Forest at #2, US Naval Academy at #3, and Grand Valley State at #4. Re-entering the Top 5 this week is #5 High Point University. High Point is currently 1-3-1 this season, but their strength of schedule speaks for itself with losses to Loyola Maryland, WCLA D1 East Carolina and James Madison and a 1 point victory over #2 Wake Forest. They face off against UNCW and WCLA D1 UNC Charlotte next.
Tufts drops out of the Top 20 this week after closing close wins against unranked Maine and Bates. Their season continues with a Dartmouth double header on March 30th.
As college spring breaks wrap up, we are very excited to see a ton of games across the WCLO over the next three weeks.
Check out the full Top 20:
1. Loyola University Maryland (prev. 1)
2. Wake Forest (prev. 2)
3. US Naval Academy (prev. 3)
4. Grand Valley State (prev. 4)
5. High Point University (prev. 7)
6. Fairfield University (prev. 5)
7. West Virginia University (prev. 6)
8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (prev. 8)
9. University of St. Thomas (prev. 9)
10. William and Mary (prev. 10)
11. Binghamton University (prev. 11)
12. St. Josephs University (prev. 13)
T13. SUNY Cortland (prev. 12)
T13. Towson University (prev. 14)
15. Coastal Carolina (prev. 16)
16. Elon (prev. 17)
T17. Georgetown (prev. 18)
T17. Syracuse University (prev. 15)
19. Duquesne University (prev. NR)
20. Lafayette College (prev. 20)
Others Receiving Votes: Tufts University, Kent State University, Salisbury University, University of Dayton, Marist College, University of Albany