List of NCAA Division II lacrosse programs
This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools in the United States and Canada that play lacrosse as a varsity sport at the Division II level. In the 2023 NCAA lacrosse season, there are 76 men's and 121 women's Division II lacrosse programs.
Dates of addition or dropping of lacrosse, or changes in conference affiliation, reflect the time at which the change takes effect. Because NCAA lacrosse for both men and women is a spring sport, this will not match the first overall season of competition for new teams, or the first season of competition in a new conference. For teams departing Division II, the departure will take place after the completion of that year's lacrosse season.
Conference affiliations are current for the upcoming 2023 NCAA lacrosse season.
NCAA Division II men's lacrosse programs
- Reclassifying institution in yellow; institution that has announced a future departure from Division II lacrosse highlighted in pink.
- ^ Alabama–Huntsville — PBC affiliate member / Primary: Gulf South Conference.
- ^ Alderson Broaddus — G-MAC affiliate member / Primary: Mountain East Conference.
- ^ Davenport — GLVC affiliate member / Primary: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- ^ Davis & Elkins — G-MAC affiliate member / Primary: Mountain East Conference
- ^ Frostburg State — ECC affiliate member / Primary: Mountain East Conference
- ^ Mercyhurst — G-MAC affiliate member / Primary: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
- ^ Montevallo — PBC affiliate member / Primary: Gulf South Conference
- ^ Seton Hill — G-MAC affiliate member / Primary: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
- ^ Shorter — PBC affiliate member / Primary: Gulf South Conference.
- ^ Wheeling — G-MAC affiliate member / Primary: Mountain East Conference.
NCAA Division II women's lacrosse programs
- Reclassifying institution in yellow; institution that has announced a future departure from Division II lacrosse highlighted in pink.
- ^ Concordia–St. Paul — GLIAC affiliate member / Primary: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
- ^ Flagler — GSC affiliate member / Primary: Peach Belt Conference.
- ^ Missouri Western — GLVC affiliate member / Primary: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
- ^ Oklahoma Baptist — RMAC affiliate member / Primary: Great American Conference.
- ^ Upper Iowa — GLIAC affiliate member / Primary: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
- ^ Young Harris — GSC affiliate member / Primary: Peach Belt Conference.
Future Division II lacrosse programs
School | Nickname | City | State/ province |
Future conference |
Note | (M) | (W) | Begins play |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Augustana University | Vikings | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | TBA | [a] | 2024 | ||
Thomas More University | Saints | Crestview Hills | Kentucky | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | [b] | 2024 |
- ^ Adding women's lacrosse in 2023–24.[1]
- ^ Women's lacrosse currently plays in the NAIA Mid-South Conference. Men's lacrosse started club play in 2022, with the first varsity season in 2023 as a provisional D-II member, but still competing in the Mid-South. First season of NCAA play for both teams will be 2024.[2][3]
See also
- NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship
- NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division II football programs
- List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
- List of NCAA Division II wrestling programs
- List of NCAA Division I lacrosse programs
- NAIA lacrosse
References
- ^ "Augustana Athletics to Add Women's Lacrosse in 2023-24 Academic Year" (Press release). Augustana University Vikings. September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Thomas More University Unanimously Approved for Provisional Membership to Join Great Midwest" (Press release). Great Midwest Athletic Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Thomas More Announces Addition of Men's Lacrosse to the Athletic Department" (Press release). Thomas More Saints. April 21, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.