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.
2019 changes 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.
2020 changes Following the shortened 2020 season several SELC mid-Atlantic teams left to create the newest conference in the MCLA, the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference.
Atlantic Lacrosse Conference
Division 1 Clemson: Clemson, South Carolina James Madison: Harrisonburg, Virginia Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky Liberty: Lynchburg, Virginia North Carolina: Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina State: Raleigh, North Carolina Tennessee: Knoxville, Tennessee Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, Virginia West Virginia: Morgantown, West Virginia
Division 2 Appalachian State: Boone, North Carolina Charleston: Charleston, South Carolina The Citadel: Charleston, South Carolina Charlotte: Charlotte, North Carolina Coastal Carolina: Conway, South Carolina Davidson: Davidson, North Carolina East Carolina: Greenville, North Carolina Elon: Elon, North Carolina High Point: High Point, North Carolina North Carolina-Wilmington: Wilmington, North Carolina Virginia Tech DII: Blacksburg, Virginia Wake Forest: Winston-Salem, North Carolina William & Mary: Williamsburg, Virginia
Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association The Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association merged with the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League before the 2019 season.
Continental Lacrosse Conference
Division 1 Boston College; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts University at Buffalo (SUNY-Buffalo); Buffalo, New York University of Connecticut; Storrs, Connecticut University of New Hampshire; Durham, New Hampshire Northeastern University; Boston, Massachusetts Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Syracuse University; Syracuse, New York Temple: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Division 2 Bridgewater State University; Bridgewater, Massachusetts Central Connecticut State University; New Britain, Connecticut Columbia University; New York City, New York University of Maine; Orono, Maine University of Rhode Island; Kingston, Rhode Island Southern Connecticut State University; New Haven, Connecticut Stonehill College; Easton, Massachusetts University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Dartmouth, Massachusetts Division 3 Fitchburg State University; Fitchburg, Massachusetts Framingham State University; Framingham, Massachusetts Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester State University; Worcester, Massachusetts
Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference merged with the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference and Lone Star Alliance before the 2019 season.
Lone Star Alliance
Division 1 Baylor: Waco, Texas Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Missouri: Columbia, Missouri Oklahoma: Norman, Oklahoma Ole Miss: Oxford, Mississippi Southern Methodist University: Dallas, Texas Texas: Austin, Texas Texas A&M: College Station, Texas Texas Christian University: Fort Worth, Texas
Division 2 Arkansas: Fayetteville, Arkansas Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska Dallas Baptist: Dallas, Texas Drury: Springfield, Missouri East Texas Baptist: Marshall, Texas Houston: Houston, Texas Missouri State: Springfield, Missouri University of Nebraska; Lincoln, Nebraska North Texas: Denton, Texas Oklahoma State: Stillwater, Oklahoma Rice: Houston, Texas Texas–San Antonio: San Antonio, Texas Texas State: San Marcos, Texas Texas Tech University: Lubbock, Texas Tulane: New Orleans, Louisiana Washington University in St. Louis: St. Louis, Missouri
Division 3 Kansas State: Manhattan, Kansas Louisiana: Lafayette, Louisiana St. Edward's: Austin, Texas Tarleton State: Stephenville, Texas TAMU-Galveston: Galveston, Texas Texas A&M - Corps of Cadets: College Station, Texas
Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League The Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League merged with the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association to form the Continental Lacrosse Conference.
Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League
Division 1 Boise State University; Boise, Idaho University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon Oregon State University; Corvallis, Oregon Simon Fraser University; Burnaby, British Columbia University of Washington; Seattle, Washington Washington State University; Pullman, Washington
Division 2 Central Washington University; Ellensburg, Washington Gonzaga University; Spokane, Washington College of Idaho; Caldwell, Idaho University of Idaho; Moscow, Idaho University of Montana; Missoula, Montana Pacific Lutheran University; Tacoma, Washington University of Puget Sound; Tacoma, Washington Western Oregon University; Monmouth, Oregon Western Washington University; Bellingham, Washington
Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference
Division 1 Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado Colorado State University; Fort Collins, Colorado University of Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Tech; St. George, Utah Utah Valley University; Orem, Utah
Division 2 Air Force Academy; Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado School of Mines; Golden, Colorado University of Denver; Denver, Colorado Metropolitan State University of Denver; Denver, Colorado Montana State University; Bozeman, Montana Southern Utah University; Cedar City, Utah Utah State University; Logan, Utah University of Wyoming; Laramie, Wyoming
Division 3 Fort Lewis College; Durango, Colorado University of New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico University of Northern Colorado; Greeley, Colorado Western Colorado University; Gunnison, Colorado
SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference 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.
Division 1 University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama Auburn University; Auburn, Alabama University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida University of Florida; Gainesville, Florida Florida State University; Tallahassee, Florida University of Georgia; Athens, Georgia Georgia Tech; Atlanta, Georgia Jacksonville University; Jacksonville, Florida University of South Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina
Division 2 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 Florida; Jacksonville, Florida University of South Florida; Tampa, Florida University of Tampa; Tampa, Florida
Southwestern Lacrosse Conference
Division 1 University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona Arizona State University; Tempe, Arizona University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California Chapman University; Orange, California Grand Canyon University; Phoenix, Arizona San Diego State University; San Diego, California University of Southern California; Los Angeles, California
Division 2 Arizona Christian University; Glendale, Arizona California State University–San Marcos; San Marcos, California University of California–San Diego; San Diego, California Loyola Marymount University; Los Angeles, California Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, Arizona University of San Diego; San Diego, California Whittier College; Whittier, California
Division 3 Biola University; La Mirada, California California State University–Fullerton; Fullerton, California University of California–Irvine; Irvine, California Claremont Colleges; Claremont, California Long Beach State University; Long Beach, California Moorpark College; Moorpark, California Santa Barbara City College; Santa Barbara, California
Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference
Division 1 University of Illinois; Urbana, Illinois Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana Iowa State University; Ames, Iowa Miami University; Oxford, Ohio Michigan State University; East Lansing, Michigan University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Michigan
Division 2 Central Michigan University; Mount Pleasant, Michigan University of Dayton; Dayton, Ohio Grand Valley State University; Allendale, Michigan University of Minnesota–Duluth; Duluth, Minnesota North Dakota State University; Fargo, North Dakota Saint John's University; Collegeville, Minnesota University of St. Thomas; St. Paul, Minnesota
Western Collegiate Lacrosse League
Division 1 University of California; Berkeley, California University of California, Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, California California Polytechnic State University; San Luis Obispo, California University of Nevada; Reno, Nevada Santa Clara University; Santa Clara, California Sonoma State University; Rohnert Park, California Stanford University; Stanford, California
Division 2 California State University, Chico; Chico, California University of California-Davis; Davis, 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