Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association

Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association
(CCLA)
Association Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Division Division I, II
Members 25
Sports fielded College lacrosse (men's: 25; women's: 0)
Region Midwest and Great Lakes
Commissioner Andy Sharp
Website http://mcla.us/CCLA/

The Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The CCLA incorporates teams in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.

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History

The Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association was founded in 1972 as the Big Ten Lacrosse League. In 1999 the Big Ten Lacrosse League began accepting members outside of Big Ten schools. The CCLA is one of the original MCLA conferences and at one point included schools across the Midwestern United States. In 2002, schools from the southwestern portion of the conference left to form the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference.[1] The current CCLA includes 25 teams split into two Divisions with the top programs and larger schools in Division I and smaller schools and programs in Division II.

The CCLA is one of the most competitive MCLA conferences. A number of the member schools are consistently nationally ranked.[2] Michigan is the current three-time defending MCLA DI Champions, winning in 2008, 2009, and 2010.[3] At the Division II level the CCLA has been represented in the MCLA DII Championship twice in the past three years, in 2008 Grand Valley State lost 17-10 to Westminster College[4] and in 2009 Dayton lost to the University of St. Thomas 11-16.[5]

Division I

Currently eight institutions make up the CCLA Division I. All of the CCLA DI members are members of NCAA Division I. Currently the CCLA DI league includes six teams from the Mid-American Conference, two teams from Big Ten Conference, and two teams from the Big East Conference.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Ball State University Muncie, Indiana 1918 Public 20,113 Cardinals Mid-American (Division I)
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 1892 Public 26,788 Chippewas Mid-American (Division I)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 1817 Public 41,674 Wolverines Big Ten (Division I)
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 1855 Public 47,278 Spartans Big Ten (Division I)
Ohio University Athens, Ohio 1804 Public 20,437 Bobcats Mid-American (Division I)
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1787 Public 28,328 Panthers Big East (Division I)
University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio 1872 Public 23,336 Rockets Mid-American (Division I)
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan 1903 Public 24,818 Broncos Mid-American (Division I)

Division II

Twenty institutions make up the CCLA Division II League. The league has members from various collegiate athletics conferences in both the NCAA and NAIA.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Aquinas College (Michigan) Grand Rapids, Michigan 1886 Private/Catholic 2,159 Saints Wolverine-Hoosier (NAIA)
Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana 1855 Private 4,512 Bulldogs Horizon (Division I)
Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan 1876 Private/Christian Reformed 4,075 Knights MIAA (Division III)
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1900 Private/Nonsectarian 10,875 Tartans UAA (Division III)
University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio 1850 Private/Catholic 10,569 Flyers Atlantic 10 (Division I)
Davenport University Caledonia Township, Michigan 1866 Private/Nonsectarian 12,471 Panthers Wolverine-Hoosier (NAIA)
Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan 1884 Public 13,865 Bulldogs GLIAC (Division II)
Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan 1960 Public 24,408 Lakers GLIAC (Division II)
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania 1876 Private/Christian 2,500 Wolverines PAC (Division III)
Hope College Holland, Michigan 1866 Private/Christian 3,200 Flying Dutchmen MIAA (Division III)
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana 1930 Private 3,500 Warriors Wolverine-Hoosier (NAIA)
John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio 1886 Private/Catholic 4,050 Blue Streaks OAC (Division III)
University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan 1959 Public 8,634 Wolves Wolverine-Hoosier (NAIA)
Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan 1899 Public 8,578 Wildcats GLIAC (Division II)
Northwood University Midland, Michigan 1961 Private 1,987 Timberwolves GLIAC (Division II)
Oakland University Rochester, Michigan 1957 Public 18,553 Grizzlies The Summit League (Division I)
Saginaw Valley State University University Center, Michigan 1818 Public 10,498 Cardinals GLIAC (Division II)
Siena Heights University Adrian, Michigan 1919 Private/Catholic 2,679 Saints Wolverine-Hoosier (NAIA)
Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1846 Private/Christian 2,533 Trojans Mid-Central (NAIA)
Walsh University North Canton, Ohio 1958 Private/Catholic 2,500 Cavaliers American Mideast (NAIA)

References

  1. ^ http://mcla.us/CCLA/about-CCLA/
  2. ^ http://412.laxallstars.com/ccla-fall-poll/
  3. ^ http://mgobluelacrosse.com/2010/05/15/three-peat/
  4. ^ http://www.ksl.com/?nid=294&sid=3332608
  5. ^ http://campus.udayton.edu/~mlc/

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