NAIA Men's Lacrosse Schools: A Complete List (2023)

For student-athletes looking for a school in the Midwest with small class sizes and a balance between athletics, academics and social life, an NAIA program might be the right fit. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics consists of 300 schools and 13 sports, including men’s lacrosse. Aside from the small classes and balanced schedule, the NAIA also offers fewer eligibility requirements and scholarship rules, and a relaxed recruiting process with no timeline or calendars to follow. This means college coaches can contact athletes and vice versa at any time.

How many NAIA schools are there for men’s lacrosse?

There are 33 NAIA schools for men’s lacrosse, which are comparable to Division II in the NCAA. NAIA lacrosse conferences include; Appalachian Athletic Conference, Independent, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, and Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. For a comprehensive list of NAIA schools, visit NAIA.org. 

Men’s NAIA Lacrosse Rankings

Each year, the NAIA polls head lacrosse coaches to rank all NAIA lacrosse programs across each conference. The top 10 teams in the NAIA men’s lacrosse rankings for 2019 are as follows: 

1. Aquinas College – Michigan
2. University of Michigan – Dearborn
3. Robert Morris University – Illinois
4. Asbury University
5. Taylor University
6. St. Ambrose University
7. Madonna University
8. Benedictine College
9. Point University
10. Clarke University

Full List of Men's NAIA Lacrosse Colleges

School

City and State

Type

Conference

Division

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Private

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

Atchison, Kansas

Private

Heart of America Athletic Conference

NAIA

Dubuque, Iowa

Private

Heart of America Athletic Conference

NAIA

Columbia, Missouri

Private

American Midwest Conference

NAIA

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Private

Great Plains Athletic Conference

NAIA

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Private

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

West Palm Beach, Florida

Public

The Sun Conference

NAIA

Southfield, Michigan

Private

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

Sylvania, Ohio

Private

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

Livonia, Michigan

Private

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

Fremont, Nebraska

Private

Great Plains Athletic Conference

NAIA

Saint Louis, Missouri

Private

American Midwest Conference

NAIA

Marshall, Missouri

Private

Heart of America Athletic Conference

NAIA

Montreat, North Carolina

Private

Appalachian Athletic Conference

NAIA

Sioux City, Iowa

Private

Great Plains Athletic Conference

NAIA

Mount Vernon, Ohio

Private

Crossroads League

NAIA

Portland, Oregon

Private

Cascade Collegiate Conference

NAIA

Ottawa, Kansas

Private

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

NAIA

West Point, Georgia

Private

Apalachian Athletic Conference

NAIA

Waleska, Georgia

Private

Apalachian Athletic Conference

NAIA

Savannah, Georgia

Private

Sun Conference

NAIA

Adrian, Michigan

Private

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

Davenport, Iowa

Private

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

NAIA

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Private

Apalachian Athletic Conference

NAIA

Upland, Indiana

Private

Crossroads League

NAIA

Athens, Tennessee

Private

Appalachian Athletic Conference

NAIA

Saint Louis, Missouri

Private

American Midwest Conference

NAIA

Dearborn, Michigan

Public

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

NAIA

Leavenworth, Kansas

Private

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

NAIA

Williamsburg, Kentucky

Private

Mid-South Conference

NAIA

Babson Park, Florida

Private

Sun Conference

NAIA

Irvine, California

Private

California Pacific Conference

NAIA

Oskaloosa, Iowa

Private

Heart of America Athletic Conference

NAIA