NCAA independent schools (lacrosse)

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NCAA independent lacrosse schools are four-year institutions in the United States that do not belong to a lacrosse-only conference or a primary all sports conference that sponsors lacrosse. As of the 2015–16 academic year there are 18 men's and 12 women's lacrosse programs in Division I, Division II, and Division III that compete as independents.[1][2]

Division I

Men's

There were two independent teams in the 2015 season, but one of them, Air Force, has become a single-sport member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The only other independent, NJIT, remains so in 2016. In July 2015, NJIT joined the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun), which has a lacrosse alliance with the SoCon under whose terms the two leagues divide lacrosse sponsorship, with men's in the SoCon and women's in the A-Sun. Despite this alliance, NJIT did not immediately join SoCon men's lacrosse.

Hampton has added men's lacrosse for the 2016 season.

Current

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia Pirates Private 5,000
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Newark, New Jersey Highlanders Public 10,130

Future

One school has announced that it will add men's lacrosse in the near future, and will initially play as an independent.

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment First season
Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Vikings Public 17,730 2017[3]


Women's

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment
Delaware State University[b 1] Dover, Delaware Hornets Public 4,500
Johns Hopkins University[b 2] Baltimore, Maryland Blue Jays Private 20,871
  1. ↑ The 2016 season will be the last for Delaware State as an independent. Following that season, the team will become a single-sport member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[4]
  2. ↑ The 2016 season will be the last for Johns Hopkins as an independent. Following that season, Hopkins will move its women's lacrosse team to the Big Ten Conference; the Hopkins men's lacrosse team has been a Big Ten member since the 2015 season.[5]

Division II

Men's

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama Chargers Public 7,866
Georgian Court University Lakewood, New Jersey Lions Private 1,621
University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Greyhounds Methodist 5,200
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, California Argonauts Catholic (Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur) 1,982
Post University Waterbury, Connecticut Eagles Private 1,198
Shorter University Rome, Georgia Hawks Baptist 3,500
Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia Mountain Lions Methodist 1,120

Women's

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment
Chowan University Murfreesboro, North Carolina Hawks Baptist 1,260
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, West Virginia Lady Senators Private 847
Ohio Valley University Vienna, West Virginia Fighting Scots Churches of Christ 527

Division III

Men's

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment
Alfred State College Alfred, New York Pioneers Public 3,500
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana Gentlemen Methodist 608
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado Tigers Private 2,011
University of Dallas Irving, Texas Crusaders Catholic (Diocesan) 2,576
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio Barons Catholic (Franciscan) 3,000
La Roche College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Redhawks Catholic (Sisters of Divine Providence) 1,957
Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas Pirates Methodist 1,536
SUNY Canton* Canton, New York Roos Public 3,700
Whittier College Whittier, California Poets Private 1,508

* Transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division III.

Women's

Institution Location Nickname Affiliation Enrollment
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado Tigers Private 2,011
University of Dallas Irving, Texas Crusaders Catholic (Diocesan) 2,576
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio Barons Catholic (Franciscan) 3,000
Hamline University Saint Paul, Minnesota Pipers Methodist 4,900
University of Northwestern – St. Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Eagles Nondenominational Christian 2,005
Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas Pirates Methodist 1,536
SUNY Canton* Canton, New York Roos Public 3,700

* Transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division III.

See also

References

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External links

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