List of NCAA Division I lacrosse programs
Appearance
The following is a list of the 78 schools who field men's lacrosse teams and the 133 schools who field women's lacrosse teams in NCAA Division I competition, plus two schools that have planned to begin fielding Division I women's lacrosse teams in 2026.
Conference affiliations are current for the next 2025 NCAA lacrosse season.
Future conference moves noted in this page reflect lacrosse seasons, which take place in the calendar year after a conference change takes effect.
Men
[edit]School | Team | City | State | Conference | Primary conference | First played[a] | NCAA Tournament appearances | NCAA national championships | Pre-NCAA national championships |
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United States Air Force Academy (Air Force) | Falcons | USAF Academy[b] | Colorado | Atlantic Sun Conference | Mountain West Conference | 1967 | (5) 1971, 1988, 2014, 2016, 2017 | (0) | (0) |
University at Albany, SUNY (Albany) | Great Danes | Albany | New York | America East Conference | 1970 (Div. I in 2000) | (10) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | (0) | (0) | |
United States Military Academy (Army) | Black Knights | West Point | New York | Patriot League | 1907 | (17) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2019 | (0) | (8) 1923, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969 | |
Bellarmine University | Knights | Louisville | Kentucky | Atlantic Sun Conference | 2004 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Binghamton University | Bearcats | Binghamton[c] | New York | America East Conference | 2002 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Boston University | Terriers | Boston | Massachusetts | Patriot League | 2014 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Brown University | Bears | Providence | Rhode Island | Ivy League | 1926 | (13) 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2009, 2015, 2016 | (0) | (0) | |
Bryant University | Bulldogs | Smithfield | Rhode Island | America East Conference | 2000 (Div. I in 2009) | (3) 2008 (Div II), 2017, 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Bucknell University | Bison | Lewisburg | Pennsylvania | Patriot League | 1968 | (2) 2001, 2011 | (0) | (0) | |
Canisius University | Golden Griffins | Buffalo | New York | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1990 | (3) 2008, 2012, 2018 | (0) | (0) | |
Cleveland State University | Vikings | Cleveland | Ohio | Northeast Conference | Horizon League | 2017 | (0) | (0) | (0) |
Colgate University | Raiders | Hamilton | New York | Patriot League | 1921 | (3) 2008, 2012, 2015 | (0) | (0) | |
Cornell University | Big Red | Ithaca | New York | Ivy League | 1892 | (28) 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 | (3) 1971, 1976, 1977 | (4) 1903, 1907, 1914, 1916 | |
Dartmouth College | Big Green | Hanover | New Hampshire | Ivy League | 1926 | (1) 2003 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Delaware | Fightin' Blue Hens | Newark | Delaware | Coastal Athletic Association (Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference; Primary: Conference USA; both in 2025) |
1948 | (7) 1984, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2023 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Denver | Pioneers | Denver | Colorado | Big East Conference | Summit League | 1966 (Div. I in 1999) | (12) 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 | (1) 2015 | (0) |
University of Detroit Mercy | Titans | Detroit | Michigan | Northeast Conference | Horizon League | 2009 | (1) 2013 | (0) | (0) |
Drexel University | Dragons | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Coastal Athletic Association | 1941 | (2) 2014, 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Duke University | Blue Devils | Durham | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1938 | (24) 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | (3) 2010, 2013, 2014 | (0) | |
Fairfield University | Stags | Fairfield | Connecticut | Coastal Athletic Association | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1973 | (2) 2002, 2005 | (0) | (0) |
Georgetown University | Hoyas | Washington | D.C. | Big East Conference | 1951 | (14) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Hampton University | Pirates | Hampton | Virginia | Coastal Athletic Association | 2016 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Harvard University | Crimson | Boston[d] | Massachusetts | Ivy League | 1878 | (6) 1980, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2006, 2014 | (0) | (13) 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915 | |
High Point University | Panthers | High Point | North Carolina | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big South Conference | 2013 | (1) 2021 | (0) | (0) |
Hobart College | Statesmen | Geneva | New York | Atlantic 10 Conference | Liberty League (NCAA D-III) | 1898 (Div. I in 1995) | (18) 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, (Div III) 1976, 1977 (Div II) 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 (Div I) | (14) 1976, 1977 (Div II) 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 (Div III) | (1) (USILA College Div): 1972 |
Hofstra University | Pride | Hempstead | New York | Coastal Athletic Association | 1949 | (17) 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | (0) | (1) 1955 (Division II Champion, Laurie Cox Trophy) | |
College of the Holy Cross | Crusaders | Worcester | Massachusetts | Patriot League | 1958 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Iona University | Gaels | New Rochelle | New York | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 2024 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Jacksonville University | Dolphins | Jacksonville | Florida | Atlantic Sun Conference | 2010 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Johns Hopkins University | Blue Jays | Baltimore | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | Centennial Conference (NCAA D-III) | 1883 | (47) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | (9) 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007 | (35) 1891, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
Lafayette College | Leopards | Easton | Pennsylvania | Patriot League | 1926 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Lehigh University | Mountain Hawks | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | Patriot League | 1890 | (3) 2012, 2013, 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Le Moyne College | Dolphins | Syracuse[e] | New York | Northeast Conference | 1984 (Div. I in 2024) | (20) (Div II): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | (20) (Div II): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021 | (0) | |
Long Island University (LIU)[f] | Sharks[2] | Brookville[g] | New York | Northeast Conference | 1960[h] (Div. I in 2020)[i] | (0)[j] | (0) | (0) | |
Loyola University | Greyhounds | Baltimore | Maryland | Patriot League | 1890 | (27) 1979, 1981 (Div II), 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | (1) 2012 | (0) | |
Manhattan University | Jaspers | Riverdale | New York | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1996 | (1) 2002 | (0) | (0) | |
Marist College | Red Foxes | Poughkeepsie | New York | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1992 | (3) 2005, 2015, 2019 | (0) | (0) | |
Marquette University | Golden Eagles | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Big East Conference | 2013 | (2) 2016, 2017 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Maryland | Terrapins | College Park | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | 1924 | (43) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | (4) 1973, 1975, 2017, 2022 | (9) 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1967 | |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | Retrievers | Catonsville[k] | Maryland | America East Conference | 1968 (Div. I in 1981) | (14) (Div II): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980; (Div I): 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019 | (1) (Div II): 1980 | (0) | |
University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) | Minutemen | Amherst | Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 Conference[l] | 1954 | (20) 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2018 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) | River Hawks | Lowell | Massachusetts | America East Conference | 2015 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Mercer University | Bears | Macon | Georgia | Atlantic Sun Conference | Southern Conference | 2010 | (0) | (0) | (0) |
Mercyhurst University | Lakers | Erie | Pennsylvania | Northeast Conference | 1997 (Div. I in 2025) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Merrimack College | Warriors | North Andover | Massachusetts | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1996 (Div. I in 2020)[i] | (0)[j] | (0) | (0) | |
University of Michigan | Wolverines | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 1940 (Div. I in 2012) | (0) | (0) | (3) (MCLA): 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
Monmouth University | Hawks | West Long Branch | New Jersey | Coastal Athletic Association | 2013 | (2)2017, 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Mount St. Mary's University | Mountaineers | Emmitsburg[m] | Maryland | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1970 (Div. I in 1989) | (2) 2003, 2010 | (0) | (0) | |
United States Naval Academy (Navy) | Midshipmen | Annapolis | Maryland | Patriot League | 1908 | (27) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 | (0) | (17) 1928, 1929, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 | |
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) | Highlanders | Newark | New Jersey | America East Conference | 2015 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Tar Heels | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1949 | (33) 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 | (5) 1981, 1982, 1986, 1991, 2016 | (0) | |
University of Notre Dame | Fighting Irish | Notre Dame | Indiana | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1981 | (25) 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 | (2) 2023, 2024 | (0) | |
Ohio State University | Buckeyes | Columbus | Ohio | Big Ten Conference | 1953 | (6) 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Pennsylvania (Penn) | Quakers | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Ivy League | 1900 | (13) 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2019 | (0) | (0) | |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) | Nittany Lions | University Park[n] | Pennsylvania | Big Ten Conference | 1913 | (6) 2003, 2005, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2023 | (0) | (0) | |
Princeton University | Tigers | Princeton | New Jersey | Ivy League | 1882 | (20) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 | (6) 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 | (6) 1884, 1885, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1953 | |
Providence College | Friars | Providence | Rhode Island | Big East Conference | 1980 | (3) 2004, 2006, 2007 | (0) | (0) | |
Queens University of Charlotte | Royals | Charlotte | North Carolina | Atlantic Sun Conference | 2009 (Div. I in 2023) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Quinnipiac University | Bobcats | Hamden | Connecticut | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1991 | (1) 2016 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Richmond | Spiders | Richmond | Virginia | Atlantic 10 Conference | 2014 | (2) 2018, 2019 | (0) | (0) | |
Robert Morris University | Colonials | Moon Township | Pennsylvania | Northeast Conference | Horizon League | 2005 | (2) 2018, 2019 | (0) | (0) |
Rutgers University–New Brunswick (Rutgers) | Scarlet Knights | Piscataway[o] | New Jersey | Big Ten Conference | 1887 | (6) 1986, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Sacred Heart University | Pioneers | Fairfield | Connecticut | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1991 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
St. Bonaventure University | Bonnies | St. Bonaventure | New York | Atlantic 10 Conference | 2019 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
St. John's University | Red Storm | Jamaica | New York | Big East Conference | 1981 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Saint Joseph's University | Hawks | Philadelphia[p] | Pennsylvania | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1993 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Siena College | Saints | Loudonville | New York | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1964 (Div. I in 1977) | (3) 2009, 2011, 2014 | (0) | (0) | |
Stony Brook University | Seawolves | Stony Brook | New York | Coastal Athletic Association | 1983 (Div. I in 1988) | (3) 2002, 2010, 2012 | (0) | (0) | |
Syracuse University | Orange | Syracuse | New York | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1916 | (38) 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | (11) 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 | (5) 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1957 | |
Towson University | Tigers | Towson | Maryland | Coastal Athletic Association | 1958 (Div. I in 1980) | (15) 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Utah | Utes | Salt Lake City | Utah | Atlantic Sun Conference | Big 12 Conference | 2019 | (2) 2023, 2024 | (0) | (0) |
University of Vermont | Catamounts | Burlington | Vermont | America East Conference | 1978 | (1) 2021 | (0) | (0) | |
Villanova University | Wildcats | Villanova | Pennsylvania | Big East Conference | 1981 | (3) 2009, 2011, 2018 | (0) | (0) | |
University of Virginia | Cavaliers | Charlottesville[q] | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1904 | (42) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | (7) 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021 | (2) 1952, 1970 | |
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) | Keydets | Lexington | Virginia | Northeast Conference | Southern Conference | 1983 | (0) | (0) | (0) |
Wagner College | Seahawks | Staten Island | New York | Northeast Conference | 1999 | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
Yale University | Bulldogs | New Haven | Connecticut | Ivy League | 1882 | (10) 1988, 1990, 1992, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | (1) 2018 | (1) 1883 |
Women
[edit]Future women's teams
[edit]School | Team | City | State | Future conference | First season[u] |
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Austin Peay State University | Governors | Clarksville | Tennessee | ASUN | 2026 |
Florida State University | Seminoles | Tallahassee | Florida | ACC |
- ^ Years listed reflect lacrosse seasons, not school years. NCAA lacrosse for both sexes is a spring sport.
- ^ Virtually all of the Academy grounds are outside the city limits of Colorado Springs. The U.S. Census Bureau considers the Academy to be the census-designated place of "Air Force Academy", and the U.S. Postal Service treats it as "USAF Academy".
- ^ a b The university has a Binghamton mailing address, but most of the campus, including all athletic facilities, lies in the adjacent town of Vestal.
- ^ a b Although Harvard's overall administration and undergraduate campus are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, its athletic department offices and most of its athletic facilities, including its lacrosse stadium, are in Boston and have a Boston mailing address.
- ^ a b The Le Moyne campus has a Syracuse mailing address but is physically located in the adjacent town of DeWitt.
- ^ Long Island University's current athletic program was formed in July 2019 with the merger of the athletic programs of its two campuses—the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, which fielded a women's lacrosse team but no men's team, and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers, which fielded both men's and women's teams. The current LIU program sponsors all varsity sports that had previously been fielded at either campus.[1]
- ^ The LIU men's lacrosse team is based at the Post campus, the only LIU campus that previously had a men's team.[3]
- ^ First season of play for C. W. Post College, later known as LIU Post.[4]
- ^ a b First Division I season of 2020 canceled in progress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ a b Does not include appearances and titles in lower divisions.
- ^ a b The campus has a Baltimore mailing address.
- ^ UMass will join the Mid-American Conference in 2025; they will remain an affiliate of the Atlantic 10 for men's lacrosse.
- ^ a b The campus has an Emmitsburg mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Frederick County.
- ^ a b The U.S. Postal Service designates the entire Penn State campus as "University Park, Pennsylvania". The campus straddles the boundary between State College, home to Penn State's academic core, and College Township, which hosts most athletic facilities.
- ^ a b The university is divided between New Brunswick and Piscataway. The university administration is in New Brunswick, while the athletic department and athletic facilities are in Piscataway.
- ^ a b The entire university has a Philadelphia mailing address, but straddles the boundary between Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township. The lacrosse stadium is in Philadelphia.
- ^ a b The entire Virginia campus has a Charlottesville mailing address, but the lacrosse stadium is in Albemarle County, which encloses but does not include the city of Charlottesville.
- ^ The main campus has a Chestnut Hill mailing address, but almost entirely lies within the city of Newton. The lacrosse stadium is on a separate campus within the Newton city limits and with a Newton mailing address.
- ^ "New York" is the mailing address for Columbia's location of Manhattan. The rest of New York City is served by either borough or local post offices.
- ^ The Niagara campus is its own census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.
- ^ Years listed reflect lacrosse seasons, not school years. NCAA lacrosse for both sexes is a spring sport.
Footnotes
[edit]See also
[edit]- NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship all-time team records
- NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship appearances by school
- NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
- NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
- College lacrosse
- List of NCAA Division II lacrosse programs
- NAIA lacrosse
References
[edit]- ^ "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "One LIU: Frequently Asked Questions". Long Island University. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Lacrosse History and Record Book". LIU Post Pioneers. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ "Clemson Athletics to Add Women's Lacrosse and Women's Gymnastics" (Press release). Clemson Tigers. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "#ASUNWLAX Announces Addition of Lindenwood for 2023 Season" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.