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As they have done all season, Pitt and Utah State retained the number one rankings in the WCLA (Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates) Division I and II coaches polls, respectively. 

This week’s polls are the last ones of the regular season. Team selections for the 2019 D-I and D-II national championships in Virginia Beach, May 8-11, will be announced next week.

No. 1 Pittsburgh (12-0) and No. 2 San Diego State (10-0) are the only undefeated teams in the Division I ranking.  

Defending champion Michigan Club, which extended its winning streak to nine games, remains third in the poll, followed by BYU and Cal Poly.

No. 13 Boston College Club was the biggest climber in the poll, jumping four spots after enjoying a 3-0 week. No. 20 Central Florida is the only newcomer in the Top 20.

WCLA Division 1 National Top 20

 
April 10, 2019
Record
Points
First Place Votes
1 Pittsburgh 12-0 160 8
2 San Diego State 10-0 151 0
3 Michigan Club 11-2 144 0
4 Brigham Young 10-1 137 0
5 Cal Poly 7-4 123 0
6 UCLA 7-3 119 0
7 Virginia Tech Club 8-1 111 0
8 Santa Clara 8-4 104 0
9 Georgia 9-6 96 0
10 Delaware Club 8-2 89 0
11 Colorado Club 5-4 75 0
12 Virginia Club 7-3 73 0
13 Boston College Club 9-3 53 0
14 North Carolina Club 7-3 51 0
15 Northeastern 10-1 48 0
16 Maryland Club 9-4 44 0
17 Texas 11-4 43 0
18 Utah 11-5 30 0
19 Cal Berkeley Club 6-3 17 0
20 Central Florida 8-2 9 0

In Division II, No. 1 Utah State maintains the top spot, receiving seven first-place votes, despite losing its only game of the week against Division I Utah. 

Denver Club, St. Thomas, Air Force and Navy Club complete this week’s Division II top five.  

No. 3 St. Thomas, which won four games in the past week, improved to 10-0 overall and is one of two undefeated teams in the top 10. No. 9 New Hampshire (5-0), which moved up four spots this week, is the other unbeaten team. 

No. 17 Binghamon Club and No. 20 St. Benedict were the two newcomers in this week’s D-II ranking.

The WCLA features 230 Division I and Division II non-varsity teams that compete under the US Lacrosse umbrella. Automatic qualifications and at-large selections for the 2019 D-I and D-II national championships in Virginia Beach, May 8-11, will be announced next week.
 

WCLA Division 2 National Top 20

 
April 10, 2019
Record
Points
First Place Votes
1 Utah State 7-2 159 7
2 Denver Club 7-2 150 0
3 St. Thomas 10-0 137 1
4 Air Force 7-2 136 0
5 Navy Club 6-2 127 0
6 Grand Valley State Club 9-2 115 0
7 Loyola Club 7-1 100 0
8 Oakland 9-2 88 0
9 New Hampshire Club 5-0 87 0
10 Nevada-Reno 9-1 82 0
11 Salisbury Club 6-1 80 0
12 Iowa State 8-2 73 0
13 Stanford Club 5-3 68 0
14 UC Irvine 7-1 40 0
15 Dayton 4-3 36 0
16 TCU 4-5 35 0
17 Binghamton Club 8-0 34 0
18 Utah Valley 6-4 32 0
19 Wake Forest 5-0 23 0
20 St. Benedict 9-1 21 0