PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGIATE LACROSSE LEAGUE

PNCLL Preseason Poll


Simon Fraser received all 12 votes to repeat as PNCLL champs, a title the Clansmen have held since joining the league in '97. The full poll is as follows:

1. Simon Fraser (12 first place votes) 120 points
2. Washington State 95 points
3. Western Washington 90 points
4. Lewis & Clark 83 points
5. Pacific Lutheran 64 points
6. Whitman 60 points
7. Washington 58 points
8. Oregon 45 points
9. Oregon State 23 points
10. Puget Sound 10 points
Also receiving votes: Gonzaga 4 points, Linfield 4 points

PNCLL League Realignment

At the 2000 Annual General Meeting it was decided to realign the league with 9 teams in Division 1 and 5 teams in Division 2. The league now consists of:

Division I
Lewis and Clark College
Pacific Lutheran University
Simon Fraser University
University of Montana
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Whitman College

Division II
Gonzaga
Linfield College
Oregon State University
University of Puget Sound
Willamette University

The league will conduct separate championships for Division 1 and Division 2 in the upcoming season.  The University of Montana (Missoula, MT) and Willamette University (Salem, OR) were voted in as Probationary New Members of the PNCLL for the 2001 USLIA season.