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JANUARY 7, 2026
composed by STEVE ULRICH
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🗞 In Today’s Edition. Which Conference Was Tops In 2025? Winningest Active DIII Women’s Coaches. Previous Conference Champions, Parts 6 and 7.
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1. Which Conference Was Tops In 2025?
The NCAA Power Index, affectionately referred to as the NPI, was adopted for the first time last season to select the at-large teams to the NCAA Division III men’s and women’s lacrosse championship field.
The NPI is a system that houses the division’s statistical data and objectively applies the selection criteria to the data based on the sport committee’s established weighted criteria. NPI is a combination of the following: winning percentage; strength of schedule; home-away multiplier; quality win bonus; and overtime results (when relevant).
We took last season’s NPI ranking for each team in the 28 conferences for men’s lacrosse and 33 for women’s lacrosse to determine each league’s “average” NPI. Then we ordered the conferences from top to bottom.
Please note that this exercise is done for entertainment purposes only and wagering will not be accepted.
Men’s Lacrosse
Conferences 1-10
1-NESCAC, 23.7
2-Liberty, 37.0
3-Centennial, 53.2
4-Coastal, 65.0
5-North Coast, 71.8
6-NEWMAC, 75.3
7-Michigan, 100.9
8-MACC, 101.0
9-CCIW, 103.2
10-Old Dominion, 107.4
Conferences 11-20
11-Landmark, 121.4
12-CNE, 125.4
13-Ohio, 125.8
14-MAC Freedom, 126.1
15-Empire 8, 126.4
16-Little East, 127.0
17-SAA, 129.0
18-United East, 129.7
19-SUNYAC, 131.8
20-Presidents, 144.9
Conferences 21-28
21-Skyline, 149.1
22-Heartland, 152.5
23-Great Northeast, 153.6
24-NACC, 159.2
25-Atlantic East, 159.3
26-USA South, 159.6
27-North Atlantic, 175.3
28-Allegheny Mtn., 208.5
Women’s Lacrosse
Conferences 1-11
1-NESCAC, 24.8
2-Centennial, 63.7
3-Coast-to-Coast, 79.0
4-North Coast, 85.0
5-New Jersey, 93.0
6-Liberty, 93.1
7-SAA, 116.7
8-Little East, 119.3
9-SCIAC, 119.7
10-MACC, 127.4
11-CCIW, 129.5
Conferences 12-22
12-NEWMAC, 130.5
13-Wisconsin, 132.7
14-MAC Freedom, 134.4
15-ODAC, 133.5
16-Ohio, 137.0
17-Michigan, 140.88
18-SUNYAC, 140.90
19-Landmark, 143.0
20-CNE, 144.9
21-MASCAC, 157.9
22-Northwest, 163.2
Conferences 23-33
23-Empire 8, 164.0
24-Atlantic East, 170.7
25-Great Northeast, 177.7
26-Presidents, 180.2
27-NACC, 182.4
28-USA South, 187.5
29-North Atlantic, 192.3
30-Skyline, 194.3
31-Allegheny Mtn., 208.8
32-United East, 210.0
33-Heartland, 234.8
2. Winningest Active DIII Women’s Coaches
Sharon Pfluger, TCNJ
Kate Livesay, Middlebury
D3Lacrosse went to the record book to discover the active coaches with the most wins and the highest winning percentage entering the 2026 season.
By Percentage (minimum 5 seasons)
Kate Livesay, Middlebury, 88.7% (299-38)
Sharon Pfluger, TCNJ, 87.7% (603-84-1)
Jim Nestor, Salisbury, 83.2% (501-101-1)
David Keenan, Maine Maritime, 82.8% (72-15)
Courtney Farrell, Tufts, 76.0% (158-50)
Amanda Magee, Roger Williams, 75.8% (116-37)
Brooke Diamond O’Brien, Amherst, 75.7% (249-80)
Sarah Queener, Pomona-Pitzer, 75.6% (217-70)
Karen Henning, Colby, 75.3% (324-106)
Mike Faith, Stevenson, 74.9% (249-100)
By Victories
Sharon Pfluger, TCNJ, 603-84-1
Jim Nestor, Salisbury, 501-101-1
Jackie Neary, Neumann, 361-167
Karen Henning, Colby, 324-106
Kate Livesay, Middlebury, 299-38
Mike Faith, Stevenson, 299-100
Karen Borbee, Swarthmore, 290-222
Aimee Klepacki, Western New England, 289-172
Anne Phillips, William Smith, 286-124
Liz Grote, Bowdoin, 258-154
Source: NCAA Statistics
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3. Previous Men’s Conference Champions
Part 6 in our series looking back at the history of NCAA Division III lacrosse. Today, we conclude the look back at men’s conference champions.
4. Previous Women’s Conference Champions
Part 7 in our series looking back at the history of NCAA Division III lacrosse. Today, we begin with past women’s conference champions.
5. Lightning Round
» Budgets. According to NCAA Financial Statements, Division III has allocated $1,463,151 for the men’s lacrosse championship and $1,540,586 for the women’s championship. In all, DIII has allotted $38.3 million for its 28 DIII-specific championships.
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