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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.
A fourth division, introduced with the 2019 award cycle, is for National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) members. [1] The College Division currently includes U.S. four-year institutions that are not NCAA or NAIA members, Canadian universities and colleges, and two-year colleges. [2]
The NAIA women's lacrosse tournament is a yearly single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of women's collegiate lacrosse among its members in the United States. [1]
The NAIA does not currently organize the sport of lacrosse for its member institutions, although there is hope this may change in the near future. In the meantime, the NWLL is providing an umbrella organization for all women's varsity NAIA lacrosse teams in the USA, including a national championship tournament.
The following is a list of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) conferences as of the 2024–25 school year. Unless otherwise noted, changes in ...
Map of varsity NAIA men's lacrosse teams. Main article: NAIA lacrosse As of October, 2016, There are a 39 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) schools that offer men’s and/or women’s varsity lacrosse, Lacrosse is an officially recognized sport by the NAIA.
List of NAIA institutions School Nickname City State/ province/ territory Conference Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: Golden Stallions: Tifton: Georgia: Southern States Athletic Conference: Alice Lloyd College: Eagles: Pippa Passes: Kentucky: River States Conference: Aquinas College: Saints: Grand Rapids: Michigan: Wolverine–Hoosier ...
The original eight-team tournament expanded to 32 teams in 1938. On March 10, 1940, the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1952, the NAIB was transformed into the NAIA, and with that came the sponsorship of additional sports such as men's golf, tennis and outdoor track and field. [7]