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This is a list of colleges and universities in the United States (and one school in Canada ) which sponsored a men's lacrosse team that belonged to the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association in 2015. Per MCLA rules, a University or College with fielding an NCAA Division I FBS football team must play at the Division I level. Any other school plays at the MCLA Division II level, but may petition to "play up" at the Division I level. Likewise, teams designated as Division I may petition to "play down" at the Division II level, if they are deemed a "developing" team, and are ineligible for post season play.
Before the 2019 MCLA season, there were many changes to conferences. The Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association and the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League agreed to merge into the Continental Lacrosse Conference, while the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference merged with the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference and Lone Star Alliance.
Following the shortened 2020 season several SELC mid-Atlantic teams left to create the newest conference in the MCLA, the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference.
Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association [ edit ] The Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association merged with the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League before the 2019 season.
Continental Lacrosse Conference [ edit ]
Boston College ; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts University at Buffalo (SUNY-Buffalo); Buffalo, New York Central Michigan University ; Mount Pleasant, Michigan University of Connecticut ; Storrs, Connecticut Michigan State University ; East Lansing, Michigan University of New Hampshire ; Durham, New Hampshire Northeastern University ; Boston, Massachusetts Temple University ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh ; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Western Michigan University ; Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bridgeport University ; Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgewater State University ; Bridgewater, Massachusetts Central Connecticut State University ; New Britain, Connecticut Framingham State University ; Framingham, Massachusetts University of New Haven ; West Haven, Connecticut University of Rhode Island ; Kingston, Rhode Island Southern Connecticut State University ; New Haven, Connecticut Stonehill College ; Easton, Massachusetts Westfield State University ; Westfield, Massachusetts Worcester Polytechnic Institute ; Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester State University ; Worcester, Massachusetts
Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference [ edit ] The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference merged with the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference and Lone Star Alliance before the 2019 season.
Arkansas : Fayetteville, Arkansas Houston : Houston, Texas Louisiana State University : Baton Rouge, Louisiana North Texas : Denton, Texas Oklahoma : Norman, Oklahoma Southern Methodist University : Dallas, Texas Texas : Austin, Texas Texas A&M University : College Station, Texas Texas Christian University : Fort Worth, Texas Texas State University : San Marcos, Texas Texas Tech University : Lubbock, Texas
Abilene Christian : Abilene, Texas Baylor : Waco, Texas Centenary College of Louisiana : Shreveport, Louisiana Creighton University : Omaha, Nebraska Dallas Baptist : Dallas, Texas Hardin-Simmons : Abilene, Texas Incarnate Word : San Antonio, Texas Kansas State University : Manhattan, Kansas Louisiana-Lafayette : Lafayette, Louisiana Louisiana Tech : Ruston, Louisiana Missouri University of Science and Technology : Rolla, Missouri Missouri State University : Springfield, Missouri Oklahoma State : Stillwater, Oklahoma Rice : Houston, Texas St. Edward's : Austin, Texas Saint Louis University : St. Louis, Missouri Southeastern Louisiana : Hammond, Louisiana Texas–San Antonio : San Antonio, Texas Tarleton State : Stephenville, Texas TAMU-Corpus Christi : Corpus Christi, Texas TAMU-Galveston : Galveston, Texas Trinity : San Antonio, Texas Tulane University : New Orleans, Louisiana Washington University in St. Louis : St. Louis, Missouri
Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League [ edit ] The Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League merged with the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association to form the Continental Lacrosse Conference.
Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League [ edit ]
Central Washington University ; Ellensburg, Washington Gonzaga University ; Spokane, Washington College of Idaho ; Caldwell, Idaho University of Montana ; Missoula, Montana Pacific Lutheran University ; Tacoma, Washington University of Portland ; Portland, Oregon Portland State University ; Portland, Oregon University of Providence ; Great Falls, Montana Seattle University ; Seattle, Washington Southern Oregon University ; Ashland, Oregon Western Oregon University ; Monmouth, Oregon Western Washington University ; Bellingham, Washington
Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference [ edit ] SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference [ edit ] Several teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region separated from the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference in 2020 to create the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference, along with Mississippi schools leaving to join the Lonestar Alliance Conference.
University of Alabama ; Tuscaloosa, Alabama Auburn University ; Auburn, Alabama University of Central Florida ; Orlando, Florida Clemson University ; Clemson, South Carolina East Carolina University ; Greenville, North Carolina University of Florida ; Gainesville, Florida Florida State University ; Tallahassee, Florida University of Georgia ; Athens, Georgia Georgia Tech ; Atlanta, Georgia University of South Carolina ; Columbia, South Carolina University of South Florida ; Tampa, Florida University of Tennessee ; Knoxville, Tennessee Vanderbilt University ; Nashville, Tennessee
Appalachian State University ; Boone, North Carolina College of Charleston ; Charleston, South Carolina Coastal Carolina University ; Conway, South Carolina Davidson College ; Davidson, North Carolina Elon University ; Elon, North Carolina Florida Atlantic University ; Boca Raton, Florida Florida Gulf Coast University ; Fort Myers, Florida Georgia Southern University ; Statesboro, Georgia Kennesaw State University ; Kennesaw, Georgia University of Miami ; Coral Gables, Florida University of North Carolina–Charlotte ; Charlotte, North Carolina University of North Carolina–Wilmington ; Wilmington, North Carolina University of North Florida ; Jacksonville, Florida Wake Forest University ; Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Southwestern Lacrosse Conference [ edit ]
University of Arizona ; Tucson, Arizona Arizona State University ; Tempe, Arizona University of California, Los Angeles ; Los Angeles, California Chapman University ; Orange, California Claremont Colleges ; Claremont, California Concordia University–Irvine ; Irvine, California Grand Canyon University ; Phoenix, Arizona University of Nevada–Las Vegas ; Las Vegas, Nevada San Diego State University ; San Diego, California University of Southern California ; Los Angeles, California
Biola University ; La Mirada, California California State University–Channel Islands ; Camarillo, California California State University–Fullerton ; Fullerton, California California State University–Long Beach ; Long Beach, California California State University–San Marcos ; San Marcos, California University of California–Irvine ; Irvine, California University of California–San Diego ; San Diego, California Loyola Marymount University ; Los Angeles, California Marymount California University ; Rancho Palos Verdes, California Northern Arizona University ; Flagstaff, Arizona Occidental College ; Los Angeles, California University of San Diego ; San Diego, California
Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference [ edit ]
University of Illinois ; Urbana, Illinois Illinois State University ; Normal, Illinois Indiana University ; Bloomington, Indiana Iowa State University ; Ames, Iowa University of Kansas ; Lawrence, Kansas University of Minnesota ; Minneapolis, Minnesota University of Missouri ; Columbia, Missouri University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Lincoln, Nebraska Oakland University ; Auburn Hills, Michigan Purdue University ; West Lafayette, Indiana
Western Collegiate Lacrosse League [ edit ]
University of California ; Berkeley, California University of California, Santa Barbara ; Santa Barbara, California California Polytechnic State University ; San Luis Obispo, California California State University, Chico ; Chico, California Dominican University of California , San Rafael, California University of Nevada ; Reno, Nevada Santa Clara University ; Santa Clara, California Sierra Nevada College ; Incline Village, Nevada Sonoma State University ; Rohnert Park, California Stanford University ; Stanford, California
University of California–Santa Cruz , Santa Cruz, California Humboldt State University , Arcata, California Saint Mary's College , Moraga, California San Jose State University , San Jose, California University of California–Davis , Davis, California
