Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference
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.
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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