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independent lacrosse schools are four-year institutions in the

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that do not belong to a

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-only conference or a primary all-sports conference that sponsors lacrosse. As of the 2016–17 academic year there are 22 men's and 9 women's lacrosse programs in Division I, Division II, and

Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Association football *Belgian Thir ...

that compete as independents.

Division I

Men's

The only team playing as an independent in the upcoming 2023 season is Hartford, which began a transition from Division I to

in the 2021–22 school year. The 2022–23 school year, in which Hartford's entire athletic program (except men's and women's golf) is independent, is the last for Hartford in Division I, as it will join the D-III

Commonwealth Coast Conference The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, with a Connectic ...

in July 2023.

Women's

Four schools will compete as D-I independents in the 2023 season. As noted above, Hartford will be a full independent in its final D-I season before moving to D-III in July 2023. San Diego State and UC Davis became independents after the 2021 season, when their former women's lacrosse home of the

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I ...

shut down its league due to a lack of sponsoring members. Both will join Pac-12 Conference women's lacrosse after the 2023 season. Xavier will play its inaugural women's lacrosse season as an independent before starting play in its full-time home of the

Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and ...

in 2024.

Division II

Women's

Division III

Men's

Women's

* Transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division III.

References

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NCAA independent schools

Division I

Men's

Women's

Division II

Women's

Division III

Men's

Women's

See also

References

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