Map of varsity NAIA men's lacrosse teams. 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.[ 1]
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 is 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
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment University of the Cumberlands Patriots Williamsburg, Kentucky 1,743 Keiser University Seahwaks West Palm Beach, Florida 19,510 Life University Running Eagles Marietta, Georgia 718 Montreat College Cavaliers Montreat, North Carolina 1,145 Point University SkyHawks West Point, Georgia 1,035 Reinhardt University Eagles Waleska, Georgia 1,057 Savannah College of Art and Design Bees Savannah, Georgia 2,500+ Tennessee Wesleyan University Bulldogs Athens, Tennessee 1,100 Webber International University Warriors Babson Park, Florida 800
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment Benedictine College Ravens Atchison, Kansas 2,200 Clarke University Pride Dubuque, Iowa 1,100 Columbia College Cougars Columbia , Missouri 6,765 Midland University Warriors Fremont, Nebraska 1,395 Missouri Baptist University Spartans Creve Coeur, Missouri 2,800 Missouri Valley College Vikings Marshall, Missouri 1,800 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Cougars Mount Vernon, Ohio 2,222 Ottawa University Braves Ottawa, Kansas 725 St. Ambrose University Bees Davenport, Iowa 3,402 William Penn University Statesmen Oskaloosa, Iowa 1,050 William Woods University Owls Fulton, Missouri 2,300
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment Aquinas College Saints Grand Rapids, Michigan 2,300 Concordia University Ann Arbor Cardinals Ann Arbor, Michigan 1,200 Indiana Institute of Technology Warriors Fort Wayne, Indiana 7,000 Lawrence Technological University Blue Devils Southfield, Michigan 3,000 Madonna University Crusaders Livonia, Michigan 3,139 Siena Heights University Saints Adrian, Michigan 2,307 Taylor University Trojans Upland, Indiana 1,887 University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines Dearborn, Michigan 9,500
Club teams
Independent
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment University of the Cumberlands Patriots Williamsburg, Kentucky 1,743 Georgetown College Tigers Georgetown, Kentucky 1,400 Montreat College Cavaliers Montreat, North Carolina 1,145 Reinhardt University Eagles Waleska, Georgia 1,057 Tennessee Wesleyan University Bulldogs Athens, Tennessee 1,100 Truett McConnell University Bears Cleveland, Georgia 1,000
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment Benedictine College Ravens Atchison, Kansas 2,200 Culver-Stockton College Wildcats Canton, Missouri 1,066 Midland University Warriors Fremont, Nebraska 1,395 Missouri Baptist University Spartans St. Louis, Missouri 2,800 Missouri Valley College Vikings Marshall, Missouri 1,800 Mount Mercy University Mustangs Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1,280 Ottawa University Braves Ottawa, Kansas 725 St. Ambrose University Fighting Bees Davenport, Iowa 3,402 UHSP Eutectics St. Louis, Missouri 698
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment Ave Maria University Gyrenes Ave Maria, Florida 1,080 Keiser University Seahawks West Palm Beach, Florida 19,510 Life University Running Eagles Marietta, Georgia 2,000 New College of Florida Mighty Banyans Sarasota, Florida 669 Savannah College of Art and Design Bees Savannah, Georgia 2,500+ St. Thomas University Bobcats Miami Gardens, Florida 3,650 Warner University Royals Lake Wales, Florida 1,200 Webber International University Warriors Babson Park, Florida 800
Institution Nickname Location Enrollment Aquinas College Saints Grand Rapids, Michigan 2,100 Bethel University Pilots Mishawaka, Indiana 1,964 Indiana Institute of Technology Warriors Fort Wayne, Indiana 3,500 Lawrence Technological University Blue Devils Southfield, Michigan 4,000 Madonna University Crusaders Livonia, Michigan 3,139 Marian University Knights Indianapolis , Indiana 3,595 Rochester Christian University Warriors Rochester Hills, Michigan 1,153 Siena Heights University Saints Adrian, Michigan 2,307
Independent
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
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
See also
References ^ "WHAC Adds Two Conference Sports for 2012-13" . WHAC. January 27, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2017 .^ Staff (May 7, 2016). "Davenport Wins Inaugural Men's Lacrosse Invitational Title" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 . ^ Chasanoff, Tommy (May 6, 2017). "Reinhardt Wins National Invitational Title" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 . ^ Green, Katie (May 12, 2018). "Reinhardt (Ga.) Wins Second-Straight Lacrosse Invitational Title" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 . ^ Staff (May 12, 2019). "2019 Invitational Championship Game Recap" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 . ^ Staff (May 8, 2021). "Reinhardt Captures Fourth Straight NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational" . NAIA . Retrieved December 18, 2021 . ^ Staff (May 14, 2022). "Recap of the 2022 Men's Lacrosse Invitational Final" . NAIA . Retrieved May 24, 2022 . ^ Staff (May 13, 2023). "Recap of the 2023 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational Final and All-Tournament Team" . NAIA . Retrieved May 24, 2023 . ^ "Keiser (Fla.) Repeats as NAIA Invitational Champions with 12-11 Victory" . NAIA . May 11, 2024.^ Staff (May 7, 2016). "Davenport Wins Inaugural Women's Lacrosse Invitational Title" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 . ^ Chasanoff, Tommy (May 6, 2017). "SCAD Savannah Wins Invitational Title" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 . ^ "Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2018 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) Women's Lacrosse Statistics Indiana Tech vs SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (May 12, 2018 at Grand Rapids, MI.)" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .^ "SCAD Savannah (Ga.) vs. Benedictine (Kan.) 5/11/2019" . NAIA . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
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