SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference

Last updated
South Eastern Lacrosse Conference
ConferenceMCLA
Founded1988
CommissionerMike Dubbelde
Sports fielded
No. of teams17
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Region Southeast
Most recent
champion(s)
Georgia Tech
(Division 1) & Florida Atlantic
(Division 2)
Most titles Georgia Tech] (6x D1 Titles) & Elon (3x D2 Titles)
Official website https://www.selc.org/

The SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The SELC incorporates teams in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. With 17 members, it is one of the largest of the MCLA's nine conferences. In 2021 several teams in the mid Atlantic region split off to create the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference. [1] [2]

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About

The SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) is a collegiate lacrosse club league based in the Southeastern United States. In 1988, the SELC was founded to provide for organized, regional college level lacrosse competition and to provide an outlet for high school players in the Southeast to play at the collegiate level. Since its inception, the SELC membership has expanded dramatically due to the explosive growth of high school and youth lacrosse in the Southeast. [3]

The SELC has provided consistent collegiate competition among the member teams, produced viable team/player recognition awards and stages a first-class championship event. Additionally, the league is seeing successful high school players from the typical lacrosse base of the eastern seaboard come south for educational opportunities which have improved the quality of play of these teams.

Teams

Currently, 10 different teams are in the SELC Division I. All of the SELC DI teams are members of NCAA Division I. Currently the SELC DI league includes member schools from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Six institutions make up the SELC Division II League. The league comprises various collegiate athletics levels.

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentTeam
nickname
Primary
conference
Division I
North
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1831 Public 38,316 Crimson Tide SEC (Division I)
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 1785Public40,118 Bulldogs SEC (Division I)
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 1885Public43,844 Yellow Jackets ACC (Division I)
University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 1801Public35,471 Gamecocks SEC (Division I)
Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 1873Private/Non-sectarian13,796 Commodores SEC (Division I)
South
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 1856Public31,526 Tigers SEC (Division I)
University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 1963Public70,406 Knights AAC (Division I)
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 1853Public55,781 Gators SEC (Division I)
Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 1851Public45,130 Seminoles ACC (Division I)
University of South Florida Tampa, Florida 1956Public44,322 Bulls AAC (Division I)
Division II
North
University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida 1969Public16,594 Ospreys ASUN (Division I)
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia 1963Public42,983 Owls SoCon (Division I)
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia 1906Public27,091 Eagles Sun Belt (Division I)
South
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida 1961Public30,155 Owls C-USA (Division I)
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida 1991Public15,929 Eagles ASUN (Division I)
University of Miami Miami, Florida 1925Private19,096 Hurricanes ACC (Division I)

[4]

Championship history

Division I Champions
YearChampionRunner-up
1988VanderbiltAuburn
1989VanderbiltAuburn
1990ClemsonVenderbilt
1991Georgia
1992VanderbiltTennessee
1993TennesseeVenderbilt
1994TennesseeVenderbilt
1995VanderbiltEmory
1996South CarolinaEmory
1997Georgia TechAuburn
1998GeorgiaAuburn
1999TennesseeAuburn
2000TennesseeVirginia Tech
2001AuburnVirginia Tech
2002AuburnVirginia Tech
2003FloridaVirginia Tech
2004Georgia TechFlorida
2005Virginia TechFlorida State
2006Florida StateVirginia Tech
2007GeorgiaFlorida
2008GeorgiaVirginia Tech
2009Florida StateVirginia Tech
2010FloridaVirginia Tech
2011Florida StateClemson
2012Virginia TechFlorida State
2013GeorgiaGeorgia Tech
2014Virginia TechLiberty
2015Virginia TechGeorgia Tech
2016Georgia TechLiberty
2017Georgia TechLiberty
2018Virginia TechSouth Carolina
2019South CarolinaGeorgia Tech
2020No championship
2021No championship
2022South CarolinaGeorgia Tech
2023Georgia TechSouth Carolina
2024Georgia TechFlorida
Division I Championship records
TeamChampionshipsWinning yearRunner-upRunner-up years
Georgia Tech61997, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2023, 202442013, 2015, 2019, 2022
Georgia51991, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2013
Virginia Tech52005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 201882000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Vanderbilt41988, 1989, 1992, 199531990, 1993, 1994
Tennessee41993, 1994, 1999, 200011992
Florida State32006, 2009, 201122005, 2012
South Carolina31996, 2019, 202212018, 2023
Auburn22001, 200241988, 1989, 1998, 1999
Florida22003, 201032004, 2007, 2024
Clemson1199012011
Emory21995, 1996
Liberty32014, 2016, 2017

[3]

Note: Bold text indicates an MCLA National Championship winner.

Note: Italic text indicates an MCLA National Championship runner-up.

Division II Champions
YearChampionRunner-up
2003GeorgiaSouth Florida
2004East CarolinaFlorida
2005Davidson CollegeCentral Florida
2006Eckerd CollegeElon
2007EmoryUNC Charlotte
2008ElonEmory
2009EmoryElon
2010ElonKennesaw State
2011Savannah College of Art and DesignElon
2012ElonKennesaw State
2013LibertySavannah College of Art and Design
2014ReinhardtKennesaw State
2015Florida Gulf CoastPalm Beach Atlantic
2016ReinhardtKennesaw State
2017Florida Gulf CoastKennesaw State
2018Kennesaw StateFlorida Gulf Coast
2019North FloridaKennesaw State
2020No Championship
2021No Championship
2022Kennesaw StateFlorida Gulf Coast
2023Kennesaw StateFlorida Gulf Coast
2024Florida AtlanticKennesaw State
Division II Championship records
TeamChampionshipsWinning yearRunner-upRunner-up years
Elon32008, 2010, 201232006, 2009, 2011
Kennesaw State32018, 2022, 202372010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
Emory22007, 200912008
Reinhardt22014, 2016
Florida Gulf Coast22015, 201732018, 2022, 2023
Georgia12003
East Carolina12004
Davidson College12005
Eckerd College12006
Savannah College of Art and Design1201112013
Liberty12013
North Florida12019
Florida Atlantic12024
South Florida12003
Florida12004
Central Florida12005
UNC Charlotte12007
Palm Beach Atlantic12015

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References

  1. "About the ALC - A Conference of the MCLA".
  2. "MCLA Announces New Conference".
  3. 1 2 "History".
  4. "Teams".