College lacrosse
Encyclopedia
College lacrosse refers to lacrosse
played by student athletes at college
s and universities
in the United States
and Canada
. In both countries, men's field lacrosse
and women's lacrosse
are played in both the varsity and club levels. College lacrosse in Canada is sponsored by the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association, while in the United States, varsity men's and women's lacrosse is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA).
In the U.S., as of the 2010-11 academic year, there were 61 NCAA-sanctioned Division I men's lacrosse teams, 42 Division II men's lacrosse teams and 179 Division III men's lacrosse teams, as well as 91 Division I women's lacrosse
teams, 61 Division II women's lacrosse teams, and 206 Division III women's lacrosse teams. There were also 30 men's programs and 18 women's programs at at two-year community college
s organized by the National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) and a growing number of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) four-year small college programs.
As of 2009-10, there were 213 collegiate men's club teams competing through the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
(MCLA), including most major universities in the United States without NCAA Men's programs, organized into two divisions and ten conferences. Schools that feature a Division 1 program typically play in Division 1, where schools who have NCAA Division 2, Division 3, or NAIA distinction play in Division 2 of the MCLA. The MCLA is structured to give the high number of lacrosse players playing at the high school level, an outlet to play competitive collegiate lacrosse regardless of their location. High caliber programs competing in the MCLA often operate as "virtual varsity" teams, often competing against NCAA Division III and II teams. The MCLA currently holds its national championship tournament at Dick's Sporting Goods Park located in Denver, Colorado
. This tournament is a 16 team tournament for both Division 1 and Division 2 programs and features a live broadcast of semi-final and championship contests.
In 2009-10, there were another 99 schools with men's club teams in the National College Lacrosse League
(NCLL), again, often at schools with existing NCAA programs. As of 2009-10, there were also 237 collegiate club teams for women organized by the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
(WCLA).
and Manhattan College
. Lacrosse had been introduced in upstate New York in the 1860s. Lacrosse was further introduced
to the Baltimore area in the 1890s. These two areas continue to be the hotbeds of college lacrosse in the U.S. The first intercollegiate lacrosse tournament was held in 1881, with Harvard
beating Princeton
, 3-0, in the championship game.
From this point through 1934, collegiate lacrosse associations chose an annual champion based on regular season records. The U. S. Amateur Lacrosse Association was founded in 1879, while seven colleges formed the first Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association three years later. That was succeeded in 1905 by the Intercollegiate Lacrosse League. The USILL acted as the governing body for lacrosse in the United States until it was replaced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
in 1926. The USILA was reorganized in 1929, and from 1934 through 1970 chose the Wingate Memorial Trophy
champion.
At their 1969 annual meeting in Baltimore, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association voted for its first playoff tournament to determine the national winner. In 1971, the NCAA began sponsoring Men's Lacrosse and began holding an annual Championship tournament for Division I schools. The NCAA added a 'small college' tournament for all non-Division I schools for the 1972 and 1973 seasons, a Division II and III tournament for the 1974 through 1979 seasons, and finally separate tournaments for Divisions II and III beginning in 1980.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) is a the largest association and governing body of collegiate athletics in the United States
with over 1,280 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs
. The NCAA holds lacrosse championships for all three Divisions in men's and women's lacrosse. Currently the NCAA has 264 men's lacrosse programs and 349 women's lacrosse programs.
From 1934 through 1970 The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy
to the NCAA annual champion based on regular season records. Beginning in 1971
, the National Collegiate Athletic Association
began holding an annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
tournament.
There are currently 61 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams organized into nine conferences and five teams who play as independent DI programs, without a conference affiliation.
Conferences:
and Southeast
. The NCAA added a 'small college' lacrosse championship tournament in 1971. Division II men's lacrosse held its first NCAA tournament in 1974 as an eight-team bracket. The format remained the same until 1980 when the field dropped to just two teams. In 2001, a legislative change resulted in a move to a four-team bracket, which is the current model to date. The Division II men’s lacrosse championship bracket will expand from four to eight teams beginning with the 2013 season. Adelphi University
currently holds the record for the number of DII championships, with seven and also appeared in the championship a record 11 times.
The 42 NCAA Division II lacrosse programs are organized into five conferences. In addition there is a number of independent programs consisting of mainly new DII lacrosse teams.
Conferences:
, with only five programs west of the Mississippi River
. Division III Championship originally was a combined 'small college' championship from 1971-1979 before the NCAA split the non-Division I schools into separate Division II and III tournaments in in 1980. Hobart
has made a record 14 appearances in the championship game and won a total of 13 championships. Hobart lacrosse also won the championship the first 12 years it was held from 1980-1991, the 12 consecutive championships are an NCAA record.
The 179 NCAA Division III lacrosse programs are organized into twenty conferences. In addition there are nearly 20 independent programs.
Conferences:
Women's college lacrosse differ significantly from men's lacrosse in terms of rules and equipment. The NCAA holds lacrosse championships for all three Divisions and currently the NCAA has 349 women's lacrosse programs. Women's collegiate lacrosse was originally governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships (AIAW). The AIAW held championships from 1978-1982 before being dissolved into the NCAA. The NCAA began sponsoring a Division III championship in 1985 and added a Division II championship in 2001.
will add women's lacrosse in the 2012-13 academic year, becoming the 13th conference to sponsor the sport.
Conferences:
beat West Chester
13-9. Since then the Division II level has been dominated, much like its men's counterpart, by Adelphi University
. Adelphi women's lacrosse has won 4 championships including the previous two in 2009 and 2010.
The 57 NCAA Division II women's lacrosse programs are organized into six conferences. In addition there is a number of independent programs.
Conferences:
Conferences:
(NAIA) schools that offer lacrosse, although the sport is not an officially recognized sport by the NAIA. Currently, NAIA programs primarily compete at the club level with roughly 25 men's NAIA lacrosse programs primarily playing within the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
(MCLA) and 14 women's programs primarily playing within the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
(WCLA). NAIA programs also regularly compete against NCAA DII and DIII teams. In 2010, six NAIA women's lacrosse programs formed the National Women's Lacrosse League which began play as a women's-only NAIA lacrosse conference in Spring 2011.
(NJCAA) is the primary governing body of community college
athletic programs in the USA and currently oversees 27 men's and 18 women's lacrosse programs predominately in the Northeastern United States
. The NJCAA lacrosse programs do not compete in their regular conferences, but instead are ranked within their NJCAA Regions. The NJCAA has sponsored a men's lacrosse championship since 1970 and a women's lacrosse championship since 2004. There are also new lacrosse programs at community colleges that are not members of the NJCAA, such as the California Community College Athletic Association
, which does not sponsor the sport at this time.
programs. The MCLA was created by the MDIA Board of Directors and its creation was announced by US Lacrosse
on August 24, 2006. The MCLA oversees play and conducts national championships for almost 200 non-NCAA men's lacrosse programs in nine conferences and in two divisions throughout the country. Many NAIA lacrosse
teams compete in this league while waiting for the association to recognize the sport on a championship level.
Conferences:
Conferences:
(WCLA) is a collection of nearly 200 college club teams that compete under the US Lacrosse
umbrella. There are 12 leagues composing the association along with a category for independents. However, by 2012, all WCLA members must be affiliated with a league. The Association regulates different aspects of the teams including minimum number of games played. A recent modification the WCLA has made to the rules allows Community Colleges to become members. Team's that have been classified as either Division I or Division II have the opportunity to compete in a national championship each spring under US Lacrosse.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
played by student athletes at college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
s and universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In both countries, men's field lacrosse
Field lacrosse
Field lacrosse, sometimes referred to as the "fastest sport on two feet," is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867....
and women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the first tribe to play it was the Hauser tribe, of the Great Plains. The modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St...
are played in both the varsity and club levels. College lacrosse in Canada is sponsored by the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association, while in the United States, varsity men's and women's lacrosse is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA).
In the U.S., as of the 2010-11 academic year, there were 61 NCAA-sanctioned Division I men's lacrosse teams, 42 Division II men's lacrosse teams and 179 Division III men's lacrosse teams, as well as 91 Division I women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the first tribe to play it was the Hauser tribe, of the Great Plains. The modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St...
teams, 61 Division II women's lacrosse teams, and 206 Division III women's lacrosse teams. There were also 30 men's programs and 18 women's programs at at two-year community college
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
s organized by the National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA) and a growing number of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(NAIA) four-year small college programs.
As of 2009-10, there were 213 collegiate men's club teams competing through the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association is a national organization of non-NCAA, men's college lacrosse programs. The MCLA oversees game play and conducts national championships for over 200 teams in ten conferences throughout the United States and Canada...
(MCLA), including most major universities in the United States without NCAA Men's programs, organized into two divisions and ten conferences. Schools that feature a Division 1 program typically play in Division 1, where schools who have NCAA Division 2, Division 3, or NAIA distinction play in Division 2 of the MCLA. The MCLA is structured to give the high number of lacrosse players playing at the high school level, an outlet to play competitive collegiate lacrosse regardless of their location. High caliber programs competing in the MCLA often operate as "virtual varsity" teams, often competing against NCAA Division III and II teams. The MCLA currently holds its national championship tournament at Dick's Sporting Goods Park located in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. This tournament is a 16 team tournament for both Division 1 and Division 2 programs and features a live broadcast of semi-final and championship contests.
In 2009-10, there were another 99 schools with men's club teams in the National College Lacrosse League
National College Lacrosse League
The National College Lacrosse League is a men's lacrosse league comprising mostly Eastern United States college lacrosse clubs . There are over 110 teams divided into 11 conferences. The programs are split into Division I and Division II, with a championship held for each at the end of the season...
(NCLL), again, often at schools with existing NCAA programs. As of 2009-10, there were also 237 collegiate club teams for women organized by the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
The Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates is a national organization of 200+ non-NCAA, women's college lacrosse programs organized and run by US Lacrosse, the national governing body. The mission of the WCLA is to promote the growth of women’s lacrosse nationwide...
(WCLA).
History of college lacrosse
The first intercollegiate game in the United States was played on November 22, 1877 between New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...
. Lacrosse had been introduced in upstate New York in the 1860s. Lacrosse was further introduced
to the Baltimore area in the 1890s. These two areas continue to be the hotbeds of college lacrosse in the U.S. The first intercollegiate lacrosse tournament was held in 1881, with Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
beating Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, 3-0, in the championship game.
From this point through 1934, collegiate lacrosse associations chose an annual champion based on regular season records. The U. S. Amateur Lacrosse Association was founded in 1879, while seven colleges formed the first Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association three years later. That was succeeded in 1905 by the Intercollegiate Lacrosse League. The USILL acted as the governing body for lacrosse in the United States until it was replaced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
in 1926. The USILA was reorganized in 1929, and from 1934 through 1970 chose the Wingate Memorial Trophy
Wingate Memorial Trophy
The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971....
champion.
At their 1969 annual meeting in Baltimore, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association voted for its first playoff tournament to determine the national winner. In 1971, the NCAA began sponsoring Men's Lacrosse and began holding an annual Championship tournament for Division I schools. The NCAA added a 'small college' tournament for all non-Division I schools for the 1972 and 1973 seasons, a Division II and III tournament for the 1974 through 1979 seasons, and finally separate tournaments for Divisions II and III beginning in 1980.
NCAA Men's Lacrosse
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) is a the largest association and governing body of collegiate athletics in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with over 1,280 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs
Athletic sports
Athletics is a term encompassing the human competitive sports and games requiring physical skill, and the systems of training that prepare athletes for competition performance. Athletic sports or contests, are competitions which are primarily based on human, physical competition, demanding the...
. The NCAA holds lacrosse championships for all three Divisions in men's and women's lacrosse. Currently the NCAA has 264 men's lacrosse programs and 349 women's lacrosse programs.
Division I Men's Lacrosse
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
(USILA) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy
Wingate Memorial Trophy
The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971....
to the NCAA annual champion based on regular season records. Beginning in 1971
1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the first Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Prior to this the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association had voted for the national champion and, subsequently, awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy for the NCAA...
, the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
began holding an annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
tournament.
There are currently 61 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams organized into nine conferences and five teams who play as independent DI programs, without a conference affiliation.
Conferences:
- America East ConferenceAmerica East ConferenceThe America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...
- Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceThe Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
- Big East ConferenceBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
- Colonial Athletic AssociationColonial Athletic AssociationThe Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
- ECAC Lacrosse LeagueECAC Lacrosse LeagueThe ECAC Lacrosse League is an NCAADivision I college athletic conference and part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. This part of the conference only sponsors men's lacrosse. The league was founded in 2000...
- Independents
- Ivy LeagueIvy LeagueThe Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
- Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceThe Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...
- Northeast ConferenceNortheast ConferenceThe Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
- Patriot LeaguePatriot LeagueThe Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...
Division II Men's Lacrosse
Division II men's lacrosse currently has the smallest number of teams compared to the Division I and Division III levels. Division II lacrosse is made up of 42 teams mainly located in the NortheastNortheastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
and Southeast
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
. The NCAA added a 'small college' lacrosse championship tournament in 1971. Division II men's lacrosse held its first NCAA tournament in 1974 as an eight-team bracket. The format remained the same until 1980 when the field dropped to just two teams. In 2001, a legislative change resulted in a move to a four-team bracket, which is the current model to date. The Division II men’s lacrosse championship bracket will expand from four to eight teams beginning with the 2013 season. Adelphi University
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the oldest institution of higher education on Long Island. For the sixth year, Adelphi University has been named a “Best Buy” in higher education by the Fiske Guide to...
currently holds the record for the number of DII championships, with seven and also appeared in the championship a record 11 times.
The 42 NCAA Division II lacrosse programs are organized into five conferences. In addition there is a number of independent programs consisting of mainly new DII lacrosse teams.
Conferences:
- Conference CarolinasConference CarolinasConference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference , is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Conference Carolinas reached its modern incarnation in 1994. Member institutions are located in the southeastern United States in...
- Deep South ConferenceDeep South ConferenceThe Deep South Conference is a NCAA Division II men's lacrosse-only college athletic conference. The conference is currently made up of seven member schools in Southeastern United States.-History:...
- East Coast ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceThe East Coast Conference is a collegiate athletics conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut and New York.-History:...
- Independents
- Northeast 10 ConferenceNortheast Ten ConferenceThe Northeast-10 Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont...
- Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationWestern Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationThe Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Western United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports...
Division III Men's Lacrosse
Division III men's lacrosse currently has number of teams in NCAA men's lacrosse. The 179 programs are more than the combined number of Division I and II men's lacrosse programs. The majority of Division III lacrosse teams are located in the NortheastNortheastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
, with only five programs west of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. Division III Championship originally was a combined 'small college' championship from 1971-1979 before the NCAA split the non-Division I schools into separate Division II and III tournaments in in 1980. Hobart
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...
has made a record 14 appearances in the championship game and won a total of 13 championships. Hobart lacrosse also won the championship the first 12 years it was held from 1980-1991, the 12 consecutive championships are an NCAA record.
The 179 NCAA Division III lacrosse programs are organized into twenty conferences. In addition there are nearly 20 independent programs.
Conferences:
- Capital Athletic ConferenceCapital Athletic ConferenceThe Capital Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware....
- Centennial ConferenceCentennial ConferenceThe Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania....
- Colonial States Athletic ConferenceColonial States Athletic ConferenceThe Colonial States Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Mid-Atlantic United States. There are currently twelve full member institutions as of 2008. The conference's membership, as with most Middle Atlantic conferences, has been shaken up as a result...
- Commonwealth Coast ConferenceCommonwealth Coast ConferenceThe Commonwealth Coast Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island....
- Empire 8Empire 8The Empire 8 is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III.-Members:Full member institutions include:-Football affiliation:*Springfield College...
- Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceGreat Northeast Athletic ConferenceThe Great Northeast Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.-Current...
- Independents
- Landmark ConferenceLandmark ConferenceThe Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C....
- Liberty LeagueLiberty LeagueThe Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Originally founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, was renamed during the summer of 2004 to the current name...
- Little East ConferenceLittle East ConferenceThe Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in the U.S...
- Middle Atlantic Conference
- Midwest Lacrosse ConferenceMidwest Lacrosse ConferenceThe Midwest Lacrosse Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports and formed the MLC until such time as...
- New England Small College Athletic ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic ConferenceThe New England Small College Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference, consisting of eleven highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities located in New England and New York...
- North Atlantic ConferenceNorth Atlantic ConferenceThe North Atlantic Conference is an athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont....
- North Coast Athletic ConferenceNorth Coast Athletic ConferenceThe North Coast Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. When founded in 1984, the NCAC was a pioneer in gender equality, offering competition in a then-unprecedented ten women's sports...
- North Eastern Athletic ConferenceNorth Eastern Athletic ConferenceThe North Eastern Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.-Members:...
- Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceOld Dominion Athletic ConferenceThe Old Dominion Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference. Its member schools are located primarily in Virginia, with other members in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Only the American Southwest Conference in Texas is larger in Division III. -History:The conference was...
- Pilgrim LeaguePilgrim LeagueThe Pilgrim Lacrosse League is an NCAA Division III men's college lacrosse conference that has member schools in Massachusetts.-Members:The member schools are:* Babson College* Clark University* Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
- Skyline ConferenceSkyline ConferenceThe Mountain States Conference, also known as the Skyline Conference, was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States. The league was established in 1938 when the seven charter members pulled out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.From 1938 to 1946, the conference was...
- Southern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceSouthern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceThe Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...
- State University of New York Athletic ConferenceState University of New York Athletic ConferenceThe State University of New York Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletics conference consisting of schools in the State University of New York system...
NCAA Women's Lacrosse
Women's college lacrosse differ significantly from men's lacrosse in terms of rules and equipment. The NCAA holds lacrosse championships for all three Divisions and currently the NCAA has 349 women's lacrosse programs. Women's collegiate lacrosse was originally governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships (AIAW). The AIAW held championships from 1978-1982 before being dissolved into the NCAA. The NCAA began sponsoring a Division III championship in 1985 and added a Division II championship in 2001.
Division I Women's Lacrosse
The NCAA began sponsoring a NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship|women's lacrosse championship]] in 1982. Lacrosse has grown into over 90 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse teams organized into 12 conferences and a number of programs who play without a conference affiliation. The Big South ConferenceBig South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
will add women's lacrosse in the 2012-13 academic year, becoming the 13th conference to sponsor the sport.
Conferences:
- America East ConferenceAmerica East ConferenceThe America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...
- American Lacrosse ConferenceAmerican Lacrosse ConferenceThe American Lacrosse Conference is a NCAA Division I women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference whose members are located in the Midwest, on the East Coast, and increasingly in the Southeastern states from Illinois to Florida....
- Atlantic 10
- Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceThe Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
- Big East ConferenceBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
- Big South ConferenceBig South ConferenceThe Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
(2012-13) - Colonial Athletic AssociationColonial Athletic AssociationThe Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
- Ivy LeagueIvy LeagueThe Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
- Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceThe Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...
- Mountain Pacific Sports FederationMountain Pacific Sports FederationThe Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level.-History:...
- National Lacrosse ConferenceNational Lacrosse ConferenceThe National Lacrosse Conference is a NCAA Division I women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference whose members are located in the primarily in the Southeastern United States, with one team, Detroit-Mercy located in Michigan. The league formed in 2009 and played its first season with four...
- Northeast ConferenceNortheast ConferenceThe Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
- Patriot LeaguePatriot LeagueThe Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...
Division II Women's Lacrosse
There are 57 programs competing at the Division II women's lacrosse teams. Division II women's lacrosse is one of the newest Championships sponsored by the NCAA, the first Division II women's lacrosse championship was held in 2001 when C.W. PostLong Island University C.W. Post Campus
The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville in Nassau County, New York, United States...
beat West Chester
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ...
13-9. Since then the Division II level has been dominated, much like its men's counterpart, by Adelphi University
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the oldest institution of higher education on Long Island. For the sixth year, Adelphi University has been named a “Best Buy” in higher education by the Fiske Guide to...
. Adelphi women's lacrosse has won 4 championships including the previous two in 2009 and 2010.
The 57 NCAA Division II women's lacrosse programs are organized into six conferences. In addition there is a number of independent programs.
Conferences:
- Central Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceThe Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.The conference was founded...
- Conference CarolinasConference CarolinasConference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference , is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Conference Carolinas reached its modern incarnation in 1994. Member institutions are located in the southeastern United States in...
- East Coast ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceThe East Coast Conference is a collegiate athletics conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut and New York.-History:...
- Independents
- Northeast 10 ConferenceNortheast Ten ConferenceThe Northeast-10 Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont...
- Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceThe Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. The conference is composed of 16 full-time members within Pennsylvania and one associate member in New York...
- Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationWestern Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationThe Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Western United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports...
Division III Women's Lacrosse
The NCAA Division III level is made up of 206 Division III women's lacrosse teams. It is the largest women's lacrosse division and also the largest NCAA lacrosse division including men's and women's, surpassing the men's Division III by about 30 members.Conferences:
- Capital Athletic ConferenceCapital Athletic ConferenceThe Capital Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware....
- Centennial ConferenceCentennial ConferenceThe Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania....
- Colonial States Athletic ConferenceColonial States Athletic ConferenceThe Colonial States Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Mid-Atlantic United States. There are currently twelve full member institutions as of 2008. The conference's membership, as with most Middle Atlantic conferences, has been shaken up as a result...
- Commonwealth Coast ConferenceCommonwealth Coast ConferenceThe Commonwealth Coast Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island....
- Empire 8Empire 8The Empire 8 is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III.-Members:Full member institutions include:-Football affiliation:*Springfield College...
- Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceGreat Northeast Athletic ConferenceThe Great Northeast Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.-Current...
- Independents
- Landmark ConferenceLandmark ConferenceThe Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C....
- Liberty LeagueLiberty LeagueThe Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Originally founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, was renamed during the summer of 2004 to the current name...
- Little East ConferenceLittle East ConferenceThe Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in the U.S...
- Middle Atlantic Conference
- Midwest Women's Lacrosse ConferenceMidwest Women's Lacrosse ConferenceThe Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports and formed the MWLC until...
- New England Small College Athletic ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic ConferenceThe New England Small College Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference, consisting of eleven highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities located in New England and New York...
- New England Women's Lacrosse AllianceNew England Women's Lacrosse AllianceThe New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance is an NCAA Division III women's lacrosse conference. The NEWLA has eight member schools representing three states .-Member schools:* Becker College...
- New England Women's and Men's Athletic ConferenceNew England Women's and Men's Athletic ConferenceThe New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III...
- North Atlantic ConferenceNorth Atlantic ConferenceThe North Atlantic Conference is an athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont....
- North Coast Athletic ConferenceNorth Coast Athletic ConferenceThe North Coast Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. When founded in 1984, the NCAC was a pioneer in gender equality, offering competition in a then-unprecedented ten women's sports...
- North Eastern Athletic ConferenceNorth Eastern Athletic ConferenceThe North Eastern Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.-Members:...
- Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceOld Dominion Athletic ConferenceThe Old Dominion Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference. Its member schools are located primarily in Virginia, with other members in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Only the American Southwest Conference in Texas is larger in Division III. -History:The conference was...
- Skyline ConferenceSkyline ConferenceThe Mountain States Conference, also known as the Skyline Conference, was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States. The league was established in 1938 when the seven charter members pulled out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.From 1938 to 1946, the conference was...
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceThe Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. The conference was founded in 1915 and it consists of twelve small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into nine athletic programs...
- Southern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceSouthern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceThe Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...
- State University of New York Athletic ConferenceState University of New York Athletic ConferenceThe State University of New York Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletics conference consisting of schools in the State University of New York system...
- USA South Athletic ConferenceUSA South Athletic ConferenceThe USA South Athletic Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III...
NAIA Lacrosse
There are a growing number of National Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(NAIA) schools that offer lacrosse, although the sport is not an officially recognized sport by the NAIA. Currently, NAIA programs primarily compete at the club level with roughly 25 men's NAIA lacrosse programs primarily playing within the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association is a national organization of non-NCAA, men's college lacrosse programs. The MCLA oversees game play and conducts national championships for over 200 teams in ten conferences throughout the United States and Canada...
(MCLA) and 14 women's programs primarily playing within the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
The Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates is a national organization of 200+ non-NCAA, women's college lacrosse programs organized and run by US Lacrosse, the national governing body. The mission of the WCLA is to promote the growth of women’s lacrosse nationwide...
(WCLA). NAIA programs also regularly compete against NCAA DII and DIII teams. In 2010, six NAIA women's lacrosse programs formed the National Women's Lacrosse League which began play as a women's-only NAIA lacrosse conference in Spring 2011.
NJCAA Lacrosse
The National Junior College Athletic AssociationNational Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA) is the primary governing body of community college
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
athletic programs in the USA and currently oversees 27 men's and 18 women's lacrosse programs predominately in the Northeastern United States
Northeastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
. The NJCAA lacrosse programs do not compete in their regular conferences, but instead are ranked within their NJCAA Regions. The NJCAA has sponsored a men's lacrosse championship since 1970 and a women's lacrosse championship since 2004. There are also new lacrosse programs at community colleges that are not members of the NJCAA, such as the California Community College Athletic Association
California Community College Athletic Association
The California Community College Athletic Association is a sports association for community colleges in the U.S. state of California. It oversees 103 athletic programs throughout the state....
, which does not sponsor the sport at this time.
Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA)
The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA), formerly known as the US Lacrosse Men’s Division of Intercollegiate Associates (USL MDIA), is a national organization of non-NCAA, college men's lacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
programs. The MCLA was created by the MDIA Board of Directors and its creation was announced by US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States, primarily serving the youth game. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game, boasts 63 chapters throughout the United States, and offers programs and services to inspire...
on August 24, 2006. The MCLA oversees play and conducts national championships for almost 200 non-NCAA men's lacrosse programs in nine conferences and in two divisions throughout the country. Many NAIA lacrosse
NAIA lacrosse
There are numerous men's and women's college lacrosse teams at schools that are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics , which is an alternate athletic organization for National Collegiate Athletic Association ...
teams compete in this league while waiting for the association to recognize the sport on a championship level.
Conferences:
- Central Collegiate Lacrosse AssociationCentral Collegiate Lacrosse AssociationThe Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association...
- Great Rivers Lacrosse ConferenceGreat Rivers Lacrosse ConferenceThe Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . The GRLC incorporates teams in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division...
- Lone Star AllianceLone Star AllianceThe Lone Star Alliance is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . The conference incorporates teams in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.-Division I:Currently twelve institutions make...
- Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse LeaguePacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse LeagueThe Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The PNCLL incorporates teams from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.-Division I:-Division II:-Past...
- Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse LeaguePioneer Collegiate Lacrosse LeagueThe Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . The PCLL primarily incorporates teams in New England, New York, and New Jersey and is divided into two divisions, Division 1 and Division 2...
- Rocky Mountain Lacrosse ConferenceRocky Mountain Lacrosse ConferenceThe Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference is one of 10 conferences in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Currently the RMLC consists of 16 teams encompassing five Rocky Mountain states; Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. It is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II...
- SouthEastern Lacrosse ConferenceSouthEastern Lacrosse ConferenceThe SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . The SELC incorporates teams in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and is divided into two divisions,...
- Southwestern Lacrosse ConferenceSouthwestern Lacrosse ConferenceThe Southwestern Lacrosse Conference is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association...
- Upper Midwest Lacrosse LeagueUpper Midwest Lacrosse LeagueThe Upper Midwest Lacrosse League is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . The UMLL incorporates teams in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II....
- Western Collegiate Lacrosse LeagueWestern Collegiate Lacrosse LeagueThe Western Collegiate Lacrosse League is a conference that participates in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . The WCLL operates in California and Arizona and is split into two divisions, Division I and Division II. The Division I teams are split into an 4 geographical divisions and the...
National College Lacrosse League (NCLL)
The National College Lacrosse League (NCLL) is a men's lacrosse league comprising mostly Eastern US college lacrosse clubs (non-varsity). There are approximately 80 teams divided into 12 conferences. The programs are split into Division I and Division II. Many of the clubs are at schools that currently have varsity NCAA Men's lacrosse programs.Conferences:
- Blue Ridge Conference
- Capitol Conference
- Chesapeake Conference
- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
- Empire East Conference
- Empire West Conference
- Keystone Conference
- Liberty Conference
- Midwest North Conference
- Midwest South Conference
- NY Metro Conference
- Tidewater Conference
Other US college club lacrosse leagues
- Great Lakes Lacrosse LeagueGreat Lakes Lacrosse LeagueThe Great Lakes Lacrosse League is a regional organization of non-varsity men's Club Lacrosse programs in the Midwestern United States. The GLLL was founded in 2003 to provide a competitive league for teams in the upper Midwest who want to play in a well organized league outside of NCAA...
- North East Collegiate Lacrosse League
- Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationThe Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association is an athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. The nine teams in the conference are all located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association was established on March 24, 1888, making...
Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA)
The Women's Collegiate Lacrosse AssociatesWomen's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
The Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates is a national organization of 200+ non-NCAA, women's college lacrosse programs organized and run by US Lacrosse, the national governing body. The mission of the WCLA is to promote the growth of women’s lacrosse nationwide...
(WCLA) is a collection of nearly 200 college club teams that compete under the US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States, primarily serving the youth game. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game, boasts 63 chapters throughout the United States, and offers programs and services to inspire...
umbrella. There are 12 leagues composing the association along with a category for independents. However, by 2012, all WCLA members must be affiliated with a league. The Association regulates different aspects of the teams including minimum number of games played. A recent modification the WCLA has made to the rules allows Community Colleges to become members. Team's that have been classified as either Division I or Division II have the opportunity to compete in a national championship each spring under US Lacrosse.
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- WCLA National Tournament History
- 2011: Colorado State - Defeated UCLA 11-9
- 2010: Colorado State - Defeated Cal Poly 6-4
- 2009: Virginia Tech - Defeated Colorado 17-9
- 2008: Colorado State - Defeated Cal Poly 8-5 (OT)
- 2007: Cal Poly - Defeated Navy 16-9
- 2006: Cal Poly - Defeated Michigan 12-7
- 2005: Cal Poly - Defeated Colorado State 14-3
- 2004: Cal Poly - Defeated Santa Clara 15-4
- 2003: Cal Poly - Defeated UCLA 11-9
- 2002: Cal Poly - Defeated Air Force 10-5
- 2001: Cal Poly - Defeated Navy 13-6
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- Central Plains Women's Lacrosse League
- Carolina Women's Lacrosse League
- East Coast Women's Lacrosse Association
- Mid Atlantic Women's Lacrosse League
- Central Women's Lacrosse League
- North East Women's Lacrosse League
- Women's Lacrosse Association
- Rocky Mountain Women's Lacrosse League
- Southeastern Women's Lacrosse League
- Texas Women's Lacrosse League
- Collegiate Lacrosse League
- Western Women's Lacrosse League
- Independents
Institution National Designation Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois UniversityEastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...
Provisional Ferris State University Ferris State UniversityFerris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1884 as the Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who later served as governor of the State of Michigan and finally in the US Senate where...
D II Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...
Provisional University of Colorado University of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
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See also
- Intercollegiate sports team champions#Lacrosse, Women
- US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates
- U.S. Lacrosse
- List of college lacrosse events
- NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse RecordsNCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse RecordsNCAA Division I men's lacrosse records are officially compiled by the NCAA's Director of Statistics office. Included in this consolidation of the official records are the NCAA men's Division I individual single-season and career leaders...
- F. Morris Touchstone AwardF. Morris Touchstone AwardThe F. Morris Touchstone Award is an award given by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I Lacrosse Head Coach. The award was first presented in 1958....
- NCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipNCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
- NCAA Women's Lacrosse ChampionshipNCAA Women's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe annual NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
- USILA All-American TeamUSILA All-American TeamThe USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...