WCLA 2019 Season

[hurstlax 39]

Hope that everybody from the LP message boards migrates over here and we can maintain a place to talk about and hear scores and updates from across the country and the WCLA!!

I know that it is tough to keep tabs on what is going on around the league without these message boards ... so be active and let the discussions begin

Nationals are in Virginia Beach, VA again this year after being away fro a few years. I've heard that they replaced all of the grass fields with turf which should be nice and that venue was great for parking and proximity to the beach and boardwalk.

[admin]

Hurst, question. Is this the main/only resource for the WCLA? Just seems odd to have so many teams and such a weak website and... No other websites.

[hurstlax 39]

Hey Admin,

The wcla.us site is pretty much the main site. Some of the conferences also have their own website like WCLL here (https://www.womenscollegiatelacrosse.com/)

But its pretty minimal. The WCLA is definitely a HUGE undertaking and a giant labor of love. I'd say that most teams are self-coached and they do a ton of fundraising just to make it to tournaments and pay for everything.

I don't know much about the central administration stuff and who manages the website but I know that the overall coordination between leagues is minimal because it is mostly volunteer with some support from US Lacrosse as part of the team dues go to pay for some support and in planning the National tournament.

[hurstlax 39]

What big weekend and invitational tournaments are going on this season?

I know that the Golden State Invitational is happening at UCLA the weekend of Feb 15-17
Santa Barbara Shootout is that same weekend Feb 15-17
Georgia is having some teams weekend of March 22-24
Pitt is having their invitational the weekend of March 22-24

Is the Colorado weekend, usually early April, happening again this year?
Fall Ball just ended but I am already itching for the season to start!!!

[hurstlax 39]

New WCLA website is now live.
https://www.wcla.club/

Lots of info is still being put in by all the teams but this is the new resource for stats and game scores so check it out!

[Matnum PI]

Just found this today and came here to share it with you. You beat me to it.

I need to look at the schedules more closely but... I think they look pretty solid. But, again, I need to look more closely.

[admin]

Hurst, I have everything set-up for the WCLA except... In order for me to do the 2019 Digital Rankings, I need previous rankings to use as a starting point. Currently, all I have is rankings from 2016. (I know.) Any ideas. this is what they look like. [Updated at 3:13 to put the Top teams in 2018 at the top of the lists.]

D1
Michigan Club
Brigham Young
Virginia Club
North Carolina
Georgia
Delaware Club
Pittsburgh
San Diego State Club
Boston College Club
Cal Poly SLO
UCLA
Colorado Club
Penn State Club
St. Mary's
Texas
Oregon Club
Colorado State
Minnesota
Virginia Tech Club
San Diego
Santa Clara
UC Santa Barbara
UNC Club
Towson Club
JMU Club
UC Davis Club
Central Florida
Northeastern
Notre Dame Club
Maryland Club
Washington Club
Ohio State Club
Western Washington
Duke Club
UMass Club
California Club
Buffalo
Florida State
UConn Club
West Chester Club
Rhode Island
Alabama
Florida Club
Syracuse Club
Miami (OH)
Arizona
Florida Atlantic
Clemson
Gonzaga
Kennesaw State Club
USC Club
Arizona State
South Carolina Club
Texas A&M;
Michigan State
Mississippi
Chico State
Indiana
Air Force
Georgia Tech
Ohio Club
Florida Gulf Coast
Marquette Club
Oregon State
Duquesne Club
Auburn
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Emory
Baylor
Portland
Louisville Club
Georgia State
Purdue
Tulane
South Florida
Illinois
Miami (FL)
Northwestern Club
Southern Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Central Michigan Club
Monmouth Club
Palm Beach Atlantic

D2
Loyola Club
Denver Club
Vermont Club
Providence
New Hampshire Club
Southern Methodist
St Thomas
Grand Valley Club
Utah State
St Benedict
Portland State
Oakland
Utah
Salisbury Club
Grand Canyon
Georgetown Club
Bethel
Cal State San Marcos
Boise State
Stanford Club
Villanova Club
Cornell Club
Dartmouth Club
George Washington Club
Utah Valley
East Carolina
Louisiana State
Texas State
Richmond Club
Dayton
Chicago
UC Irvine
North Carolina State
Texas Christian
Iowa State
Colorado School of Mines
NevadaReno
MinnesotaDuluth
UC San Diego
Wake Forest
Temple Club
Binghamton Club
Concordia (CA)
Drexel Club
Seattle
Brown Club
Coastal Carolina Club
C of New Jersey Club
UC Santa Cruz
Montana
WPI
Cortland Club
Sacred Heart Club
Elon Club
Washington State
Gustavus Adolphus
Johns Hopkins Club
Rutgers Club
WisconsinEau Claire
WisconsinLa Crosse
Saint Louis
Cal State Fullerton
UNLV
Winona State
Houston
Sonoma State
Cal State Long Beach
Northern Arizona
Tufts Club
MinnesotaMankato
Bates Club
Biola
TexasSan Antonio
Grove City
Lake Forest
Xavier
Northern Colorado
North Texas
Maine
George Mason Club
Wheaton (IL)
St Olaf
Penn Club
Appalachian State
Bowling Green
Bethel (IN)
DePaul
Eastern Michigan
Grace
Ithaca Club
Case Western
San Jose State
UMBC Club
Le Moyne Club
Carleton
William & Mary Club
Western Michigan
UMassLowell
Stony Brook Club
UNCWilmington
Northern Michigan
Fordham
WisconsinRiver Falls
Quinnipiac Club
Lewis & Clark
IUP Club
Loyola Marymount
Butler Club
WisconsinWhite Water
Wash Coll Club
Saint Anselm Club
Pacific Lutheran
Carnegie Mellon
Rowan Club
New York U
Slippery Rock Club
ODU Club
Texas Tech
Dickinson Club
UNCCharlotte
Macalester
North Dakota
St Cloud State
Iowa
Hofstra Club
William Smith Club
Concordia
Taylor
Humboldt State
College of Charleston
North Dakota State
Augustana Club
Wyoming
St Mary's (MN)
Toledo
Ferris State
Sierra Nevada
Saginaw Valley
Tarleton State
Central CT Club
Longwood Club
Ball State
Sam Houston
Montana State
Marshall
MinnesotaMoorhead
WisconsinMilwaukee

[hurstlax 39]

You should be able to get the historic rankings for top 20 but outside of that I doubt you will find much good data besides what you already have.

The D1 rankings committee chair is John Pellino (coach of Army Womens Club team) and the D2 rankings committee chair is Mindy Stone (coach of the Denver Womens Club team) I can probably find their contact info and PM it to you if you want but they should have all of the historic rankings data.

I thought I had a spreadsheet with weekly rankings changes from the last few seasons but I think I deleted it when I got a new computer

[admin]

I think we're good. But thank you.

[hurstlax 39]

Does anyone know if Lacrosse Magazine is planning on doing a pre-season article/poll for the WCLA? They have always done one in the past but it would normally be out by now?

I mean games started already but there hasn't really been any word from anyone about how the new rankings will get released and disseminated ... what is going on?!??!

UCLA and Georgia have already opened their seasons
Pitt has had two scrimmages and another weekend of scrimmages coming up before heading out to UCLA for the start of their season
Michigan's first game will be Friday
Santa Clara notched a close win over Cal Poly (6-4)
Delaware doesn't start up until Feb 23

27 games scheduled for this Saturday the 9th!
Santa Clara vs UCLA should be a good one

[admin]

I'm hopeful that our Team Schedules, Ratings, and Rankings will be up and running for this weekend (and going forward).

[hurstlax 39]

apparently I just missed the article ... here is the link (https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/r ... ason-polls)

D1 Top 20
1. Michigan Club
2. BYU
3. Virginia Club
4. North Carolina Club
5. Georgia
6. Delaware Club
7. Pittsburgh
8. San Diego State Club
9. Boston College Club
10. Cal Poly
11. UCLA
12. Colorado
13. Penn State Club
14. St. Mary’s (CA)
15. Texas
16. Oregon Club
17. Central Florida
18. Colorado State
19. Virginia Tech Club
20. Ohio State Club

D2 Top 20
1. Loyola Club
2. Denver Club
3. Vermont Club
4. Providence
5. New Hampshire Club
6. St. Thomas
7. Grand Valley Club
8. Utah State
9. St. Benedict
10. Air Force
11. Stanford Club
12. Portland State
13. Oakland
14. Dayton
15. Cal State San Marcos
16. Elon Club
17. Iowa State
18. Coastal Carolina Club
19. Chico State
20. High Point Club

[admin]

Hurst, finished and put the WCLA Team Schedule System online. i.e. The FanLax Points and FanLax Rankings are live.

[hurstlax 39]

I think its an interesting ranking system!! Definitely excited to see how it plays out over the season with something like the WCLA where not all teams play each other and there is a wide variety of schedules (ie some teams play a LOT of games, some teams play few, some play only in their conference, some play across the country)

It will be very interesting to see what the correlation is to the FanLax ranking system and the human ranking done by the committee

Loving the site and all of the new features and everything that has been put in!!! Keep up the good work

[admin]

first, thank you. Second, you're spot on. When each team plays all the same times the same number of times, this system is perfect. e.g. If we track only in-conference games, we're spot on. but when 2 teams play different opponents and a different number of games, them we need to plug in mitigators. At a point in the season when some teams have played 4 games and others have played 0, the rankings are about as accurate as a preseason poll. i.e. It's not very accurate. but once the teams start hitting their stride, we'll plug in the plug-ins. e.g. We normalize the number of games, we factor in Strength of Schedule, etc. Anyway, soon. And, at least for now and also later, I like the numbers to show significance of Ws, Ls, how "big" a game is, etc. To comb through all the games to see what is the next big game is annoying. Especially when there are a lot of teams and/or you're prejudiced in what's considered a big game. With this, it does it for us, tells us how big, when the game is, etc. I like that.

Michigan vs. Michigan St. tomorrow. That's pretty good.