East Region

2014-15 DIII Women's Lacrosse
Evaluation Regions
East Region
Empire 8 (8 + 1 prov.)
Alfred University
Elmira College
Hartwick College
*Houghton College (Prov. 2016-17)
Ithaca College
Nazareth College
St. John Fisher College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Utica College
Liberty League (10)
Bard College
Clarkson University
Renssleaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Rochester
Rochester Institute of Technology
St. Lawrence University
Skidmore College
Union College (New York)
Vassar College
William Smith College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
North Eastern Athletic Conference (10 + 1 prov.)
Cazenovia College
*Byrn Athyn (Prov. 2018-19)
Hilbert College
Keuka College
Lancaster Bible College
Medaille College
Morrisville State College
State University of New York Institute of Technology
at Utica/Rome
Penn State University, Abington
College of Saint Elizabeth
Wells College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
New Jersey Athletic Conference (7)
Kean University
Montclair State University
The College of New Jersey
Ramapo College
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Rowan University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Skyline Athletic Conference (8)
Farmingdale State College
State University of New York Maritime College
Mount Saint Mary College (New York)
College of Mount St. Vincent
State University College at Old Westbury
Purchase College, State University of New York
The Sage Colleges
St. Joseph's College (Long Island)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
SUNYAC (9)
College at Brockport, State University of New York
Buffalo State, State University of New York
State University of New York at Cortland
The State University of New York at Fredonia
State University of New York at Geneseo
State University of New York at New Paltz
State University of New York at Oneonta
State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York at Potsdam
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (April)
Pool B Institution (1 prov.)
*State University of New York at Canton (Prov. 2015-16)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Total Number of Schools in East Region – 55
Total Eligible Schools in East Region – 52
Eligible Pool A Teams – 52
Mid-Atlantic Region
Capital Athletic Conference (8+1 prov.)
Christopher Newport University
Frostburg State University
University of Mary Washington
Marymount University (Virginia)
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Salisbury University
*Southern Virginia University (Prov. 2016-17)
Wesley College
York College (Pennsylvania)
Centennial Conference (10)
Bryn Mawr College
Dickinson College
Franklin & Marshall College
Gettysburg College
Haverford College
McDaniel College
Muhlenberg College
Swarthmore College
Ursinus College
Washington College (Maryland)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Colonial States Athletic Conference (10)
Cabrini College
Cedar Crest College
Centenary College (New Jersey)
Gwynedd-Mercy University
Immaculata University
Keystone College
Marywood University
Neumann University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Rosemont College
AQ- Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Commonwealth Conference (9)
Albright College
Alvernia University
Arcadia University
Hood College
Lebanon Valley College
Lycoming College
Messiah College
Stevenson University
Widener University
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Freedom Conference (7)
Delaware Valley College
Eastern University
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham
King’s College (Pennsylvania)
Manhattanville College
Misericordia University
Wilkes University
AQ- Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (11)
Bridgewater College (Virginia)
Guilford College
Hollins University
Lynchburg College
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph College
Roanoke College
Shenandoah University
Sweet Briar College
Virginia Wesleyan College
Washington and Lee University
AQ- Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Pool B Institutions (7)
*Catholic University
*Drew University
*Elizabethtown College
*Goucher College
*U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
*University of Scranton
*Susquehanna University
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
* Landmark Conference - No AQ (Eligible 15-16)
Total Number of Schools in Mid-Atlantic Region – 63
Total Eligible Schools in Mid-Atlantic Region – 62
Eligible Pool A Team – 55
Mid-South Region
North Coast Athletic Conference (9)
Allegheny College
Denison University
DePauw University
Hiram College
Kenyon College
Oberlin College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Wittenberg University
College of Wooster
Ohio Athletic Conference (7)
Baldwin Wallace University
Capital University
John Carroll University
University of Mount Union
Muskingum University
Otterbein University
Wilmington College (Ohio)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Southern Athletic Association (8)
Berry College
Birmingham-Southern College
Centre College
Hendrix College
Millsaps College
Oglethorpe Univesity
Rhodes College
University of the South
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
USA South Athletic Conference (7)
Ferrum College
Greensboro College
Huntingdon College
La Grange College
Meredith College
Methodist University
Piedmont College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (April)
Pool B Institutions (11)
*Defiance College
Franciscan University of Steubenville
*Franklin College
*Hanover College
*Mount St. Joseph University
*Saint Vincent College
*Thiel College
*Thomas More College
*Transylvania University
*Washington and Jefferson College
*Waynesburg University
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (April)
* Ohio River Women's Lacrosse Conference No AQ (Eligible 2016-17)
Total Number of Schools in Mid-South Region – 42
Total Eligible Schools in Mid-South Region – 42
Eligible Pool A Teams – 31
New England Region
Commonwealth Coast Conference (9)
Curry College
Endicott College
Gordon College
University of New England
Nichols College
Roger Williams University
Salve Regina University
Wentworth Institution of Technology
Western New England University
Great Northeast Athletic Conference (10)
Albertus Magnus College
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)
Johnson and Wales University (Rhode Island)
Lasell College
Mount Ida College
Norwich University
Rivier University
University of St. Joseph (Connecticut)
Saint Joseph’s College (Maine)
Simmons College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Little East Conference (7)
Eastern Connecticut State University
Keene State College
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Plymouth State University
Rhode Island College
University of Southern Maine
Western Connecticut State University
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (April)
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (8)
Bridgewater State University
Fitchburg State University
Framingham State University
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Salem State University
Westfield State University
Worcester State University
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
New England Collegiate Conference (8)
Bay Path University
Becker College
Daniel Webster College
Elms College
Mitchell College
Regis College (Massachusetts)
Southern Vermont College
Wheelock College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
New England Small College Athletic Conference (11)
Amherst College
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
Connecticut College
Hamilton College
Middlebury College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Tufts University
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Williams College
AQ- Postseason Tournament (May)
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (9)
Babson College
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Emerson College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mount Holyoke College
Smith College
Springfield College
Wellesley College
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
North Atlantic Conference (9)
Castleton State College
Colby-Sawyer College
Green Mountain College
Husson University
Johnson State College
University of Maine, Farmington
Maine Maritime Academy
New England College
Thomas College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Total Number of Schools in New England Region – 71
Total Eligible Schools in New England Region – 71
Eligible Pool A Teams – 71
West Region
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (9)
Adrian College
Albion College
Alma College
Calvin College
Hope College
Kalamazoo College
Olivet College
Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
Trine University
Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference (8+1prov.)
Aurora University
Beloit College
Benedictine University (Illinois)
Carroll University (Wisconsin)
Concordia University Wisconsin
Cornell College
*Illinois Institute of Technology (Prov. 2018-19)
Loras College
Wartburg College
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
AQ – Postseason Tournament Champ (May)
Pool B Institutions (21)
Augsburg College
^Illinois Wesleyan University
^Augustana College (Illinois)
#Linfield College
^Carthage College
^North Central College
*Chapman University
*Occidental College
*Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
#Pacific University (Oregon)
Colorado College
*Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
University of Dallas
#University of Puget Sound
^University of Dubuque
*University of Redlands
Southwestern University (Texas)
^Elmhurst College
#George Fox University
#Whitman College
*Whittier College
^ College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin - No AQ
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - No AQ
# NorthWest Conference - No AQ
Total Number of Schools in West Region – 38
Total Eligible Schools in West Region – 37
Eligible Pool A Teams – 17
BREAK DOWN OF NUMBERS
269 Total Institutions
5 provisional
0 reclassifying
0 NAIA dual membership
264 Eligible Institutions
226 members of AQ conferences
39 Pool B teams
38-team bracket
(2013-14 eligible institution/6.5)
26 Pool A conferences
1:8.69 ratio
(members of AQ conferences/# AQ conf.)
Pool A = 26
Pool B = 4
Pool C = 8
RANKING NUMBERS - 15% With Minimum of 6
East
Mid-Atlantic
Mid-South
New England
West
[NOTE: ALL INFORMATION IS BASED ON PROJECTED SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION.
ALL BRACKET AND POOL ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE]
NCAA/1/19/15/edf
8
9
6
11
6