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.
School | Team | City | State | Conference | Primary conference | First played [lower-alpha 1] | NCAA Tournament appearances | NCAA national championships | Pre-NCAA national championships |
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United States Air Force Academy (Air Force) | Falcons | USAF Academy [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 [lower-alpha 4] | 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 [lower-alpha 5] | 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) [lower-alpha 6] | Sharks [2] | Brookville [lower-alpha 7] | New York | Northeast Conference | 1960 [lower-alpha 8] (Div. I in 2020) [lower-alpha 9] | (0) [lower-alpha 10] | (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 [lower-alpha 11] | 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 [lower-alpha 12] | 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) [lower-alpha 9] | (0) [lower-alpha 10] | (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 [lower-alpha 13] | 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 [lower-alpha 14] | 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 [lower-alpha 15] | 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 [lower-alpha 16] | 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 [lower-alpha 17] | 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 |
School | Team | City | State | Future conference | First season [lower-alpha 21] |
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Austin Peay State University | Governors | Clarksville | Tennessee | ASUN | 2026 |
Florida State University | Seminoles | Tallahassee | Florida | ACC |
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