There are numerous men's and women's college lacrosse teams at schools that are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is an alternate varsity athletic organization to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) was the first NAIA lacrosse conference to offer a championship for both men and women.

During the summer of 2015, the NAIA approved men's and women's lacrosse to move from emerging sport status to national invitational. This move allows NAIA varsity teams to compete within the NAIA rather than an outside organization. The first NAIA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) was held in May 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina. Lacrosse was required to remain an invitational sport for a minimum of two years before applying for full championship status. Women's lacrosse moved to championship status beginning in the 2020–21 season. The inaugural NAIA women's lacrosse championship was held in Savannah, Georgia, in May 2021. Men's lacrosse was also elevated to championship status in 2024–25.

Men's programs

Appalachian Athletic Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentUniversity of the CumberlandsPatriotsWilliamsburg, Kentucky1,743Keiser UniversitySeahwaksWest Palm Beach, Florida19,510Life UniversityRunning EaglesMarietta, Georgia718Montreat CollegeCavaliersMontreat, North Carolina1,145Point UniversitySkyHawksWest Point, Georgia1,035Reinhardt UniversityEaglesWaleska, Georgia1,057Savannah College of Art and DesignBeesSavannah, Georgia2,500+Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityBulldogsAthens, Tennessee1,100Webber International UniversityWarriorsBabson Park, Florida800

Heart of America Athletic Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentBenedictine CollegeRavensAtchison, Kansas2,200Clarke UniversityPrideDubuque, Iowa1,100Columbia CollegeCougarsColumbia, Missouri6,765Midland UniversityWarriorsFremont, Nebraska1,395Missouri Baptist UniversitySpartansCreve Coeur, Missouri2,800Missouri Valley CollegeVikingsMarshall, Missouri1,800Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityCougarsMount Vernon, Ohio2,222Ottawa UniversityBravesOttawa, Kansas725St. Ambrose UniversityBeesDavenport, Iowa3,402William Penn UniversityStatesmenOskaloosa, Iowa1,050William Woods UniversityOwlsFulton, Missouri2,300

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentAquinas CollegeSaintsGrand Rapids, Michigan2,300Concordia University Ann ArborCardinalsAnn Arbor, Michigan1,200Indiana Institute of TechnologyWarriorsFort Wayne, Indiana7,000Lawrence Technological UniversityBlue DevilsSouthfield, Michigan3,000Madonna UniversityCrusadersLivonia, Michigan3,139Siena Heights UniversitySaintsAdrian, Michigan2,307Taylor UniversityTrojansUpland, Indiana1,887University of Michigan–DearbornWolverinesDearborn, Michigan9,500

Club teams InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentArizona Christian UniversityFirestormGlendale, Arizona1,001Biola UniversityEaglesLa Mirada, California3,924College of IdahoCoyotesCaldwell, Idaho1,000

Women's programs Appalachian Athletic Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentUniversity of the CumberlandsPatriotsWilliamsburg, Kentucky1,743Georgetown CollegeTigersGeorgetown, Kentucky1,400Montreat CollegeCavaliersMontreat, North Carolina1,145Reinhardt UniversityEaglesWaleska, Georgia1,057Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityBulldogsAthens, Tennessee1,100Truett McConnell UniversityBearsCleveland, Georgia1,000

Heart of America Athletic Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentBenedictine CollegeRavensAtchison, Kansas2,200Culver-Stockton CollegeWildcatsCanton, Missouri1,066Midland UniversityWarriorsFremont, Nebraska1,395Missouri Baptist UniversitySpartansSt. Louis, Missouri2,800Missouri Valley CollegeVikingsMarshall, Missouri1,800Mount Mercy UniversityMustangsCedar Rapids, Iowa1,280Ottawa UniversityBravesOttawa, Kansas725St. Ambrose UniversityFighting BeesDavenport, Iowa3,402UHSPEutecticsSt. Louis, Missouri698

Sun Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentAve Maria UniversityGyrenesAve Maria, Florida1,080Keiser UniversitySeahawksWest Palm Beach, Florida19,510Life UniversityRunning EaglesMarietta, Georgia2,000New College of FloridaMighty BanyansSarasota, Florida669Savannah College of Art and DesignBeesSavannah, Georgia2,500+St. Thomas UniversityBobcatsMiami Gardens, Florida3,650Warner UniversityRoyalsLake Wales, Florida1,200Webber International UniversityWarriorsBabson Park, Florida800

Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentAquinas CollegeSaintsGrand Rapids, Michigan2,100Bethel UniversityPilotsMishawaka, Indiana1,964Indiana Institute of TechnologyWarriorsFort Wayne, Indiana3,500Lawrence Technological UniversityBlue DevilsSouthfield, Michigan4,000Madonna UniversityCrusadersLivonia, Michigan3,139Marian UniversityKnightsIndianapolis, Indiana3,595Rochester Christian UniversityWarriorsRochester Hills, Michigan1,153Siena Heights UniversitySaintsAdrian, Michigan2,307

Independent Departing institutions listed in red InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentEastern Oregon UniversityMountaineersLa Grande, Oregon3,488

NAIA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) & National Championship Results Men's NIT Year Championship Team Score Runner-up Team Arena Location 2016 Davenport 13–10 Missouri Valley Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina 2017 Reinhardt 10–5 Keiser 2018 Reinhardt 8–7 Madonna Aquinas Athletic Field Grand Rapids, Michigan 2019 Reinhardt 11–4 Aquinas (MI) 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Memorial Stadium Savannah, Georgia 2021 Reinhardt 17–8 Indiana Tech 2022 Reinhardt 11–5 Indiana Tech Ashton Brosnaham Stadium Pensacola, Florida 2023 Keiser 15–8 Indiana Tech 2024 Keiser 12–11 Reinhardt Memorial Stadium Savannah, Georgia

List of NIT Champions

School Championships Winning years Runner-up Runner-up years Reinhardt 5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 1 2024 Keiser 2 2023, 2024 1 2017 Davenport 1 2016 Indiana Tech 3 2021, 2022, 2023 Missouri Valley 1 2016 Madonna 1 2018 Aquinas (MI) 1 2019

Women's NIT (2016–2019)

Year Championship Team Score Runner-up Team Arena Location 2016 Davenport 13–9 Georgetown (KY) Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina 2017 Savannah College of Art and Design 16–10 Lawrence Tech 2018 Savannah College of Art and Design 18–11 Indiana Tech Aquinas Athletic Field Grand Rapids, Michigan 2019 Savannah College of Art and Design 18–12 Benedictine (KS)

List of NIT champions

School Championships Winning years Runner-up Runner-up years Savannah College of Art and Design 3* 2017, 2018, 2019 Davenport 1* 2016 Benedictine (KS) 1 2019 Lawrence Tech 1 2017 Georgetown (KY) 1 2016 Indiana Tech 1 2018

Notes

See also NCAA men's lacrosse tournaments (Division I, Division II, Division III) NCAA women's lacrosse tournaments (Division I, Division II, Division III) List of NAIA institutions United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Wingate Memorial Trophy North–South Senior All-Star Game Pre-NCAA Lacrosse Champion

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