The 23/24 WCHC Playoff field is set, and the action starts this coming Thursday, 2/8 as the Tier 2 North and South teams battle in the first round of playoffs.
NAU leads the playoff field as the number 1 seed, with an impressive 9-1 record in league play. UCLA and LMU split their season series, with UCLA coming in 2nd in league with a 7-3 record, and LMU with a 6-4 record. GCU, ASU and CSUN are ranked 4, 5 and 6. UCSB won the Tier 2 South title, with a perfect 8-0 conference record. Santa Clara won the Tier 2 North title with an 8-1 season record and will represent Tier 2 North in the WCHC playoffs. CSU Fullerton and CSU Long Beach came in 2nd and 3rd in Tier 2 South and will fill out the rest of the playoff bracket.
In the first round, UCSB will face off against LBSU in the first game, and SCU will play CSU Fullerton. The winners of these games will move on to the next round and face NAU and UCLA in the next round, where LMU v CSUN and GCU v ASU will also play.
The Winners will face off in the semi-finals on Saturday, and the Championship game will be on Sunday morning to crown the 23/24 WCHC Champions.
Last years Champions, GCU, will look to repeat, but have a tougher road this season as the #4 seed. UCLA, last years regular season champions, will start one spot lower at #2.
Check out the Full Schedule. All games are held at The Cube in Santa Clarita, California and the tournament is a single loss tournament.