Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference

Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference
(GRLC)
Association MCLA
Division Division I, II
Members 27
Sports fielded College lacrosse (men's: 27; women's: 0)
Region Midwest and Great Lakes
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
Commissioner Matt Gardiner
Website http://mcla.us/GRLC/

The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The GRLC incorporates teams in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.

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Teams

GRLC Teams are split into two Divisions with the top programs and schools in Division I and smaller schools and programs in Division II.

Division I

13 institutions make up the GRLC Division I.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 1857 Public 20,104 Redbirds Missouri Valley (Division I)
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 1820 Public 38,599 Hoosiers Big Ten (Division I)
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 1863 Public 23,520 Wildcats Big 12 (Division I)
Miami University Oxford, Ohio 1809 Public 20,126 RedHawks Mid-American (Division I)
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 Public 39,697 Boilermakers Big Ten (Division I)
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 1871 Public 19,849 Razorbacks SEC (Division I)
University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 1867 Public 42,326 Fighting Illini Big Ten (Division I)
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1847 Public 30,409 Hawkeyes Big Ten (Division I)
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1865 Public 30,102 Jayhawks Big 12 (Division I)
University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 1912 Public 22,000 Tigers C-USA (Division I)
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1839 Public 32,000 Tigers Big 12 (Division I)
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 Public 23,000 Cornhuskers Big Ten (Division I)
University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 1848 Public 42,000 Badgers Big Ten (Division I)

Division II

14 institutions make up the GRLC Division II.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois 1860 Private/Evangelical 2,500 Vikings CCIW (Division III)
Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa 1853 Private/Methodist 1,200 Rams IIAC (Division III)
Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska 1878 Private/Jesuit 4,133 Bluejays Missouri Valley (Division I)
DePaul University Chicago, Illinois 1898 Private/Catholic 16,199 Blue Demons Big East (D-I)
Dordt College Sioux Center, Iowa 1955 Private/Christian 1,350 Defenders Great Plains (NAIA)
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas 1924 Private/Church of Christ 6,108 Bisons Gulf South Conference (Division II)
Judson University Elgin, Illinois 1963 Private/Baptist 1,231 Eagles Chicagoland (NAIA)
Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Missouri 1828 Private/Evangelical 2,800 Spartans American Midwest Conference (NAIA)
Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 1905 Public 21,000 Bears Missouri Valley (Division I)
Missouri S&T Rolla, Missouri 1870 Public 6,815 Miners Great Lakes Valley (Division II)
Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, Iowa 1897 Private/Medical 2,300 Dragons Independent (NAIA)
Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri 1818 Private/Jesuit 12,733 Billikens A-10 (Division I)
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana 1832 Private/nonsectarian 875 (All Male) Little Giants NCAC (Division III)
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 Private/nonsectarian 13,527 Bears University Athletic Association (Division III)
Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois 1860 Private/Evangelical 2,890 Thunder CCIW (Division III)

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