The Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) is a
lacrosse
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-only athletic conference affiliated with the
Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) is a national organization of non-NCAA men's college lacrosse programs. The MCLA oversees game play and conducts national championships for over 200 teams in ten conferences throughout the United S ...
(MCLA). The conference incorporates teams from
California
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and
Arizona
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and is divided into three divisions, Division I, Division II, and Division III.
History
The SLC is formed from original members of the
Western Collegiate Lacrosse League which was the largest MCLA conference in the nation at the time. Because of rapid growth and teams spread out over a very large area, the members decided it was best to start a new conference and the SLC was born August 2008 with the blessing of the WCLL and MCLA.
Currently, the SLC has 12 Division I teams and 10 Division II teams. The Division I and II teams are members of the MCLA and each divisional conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the MCLA National Tournament.
The 2023 season will see the introduction of a Division III component to the conference, comprised of community colleges and junior colleges.
Teams
Former members
Championship Records
Division I
* ''Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion''
* ''Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up''
Division II
* ''Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion''
* ''Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up''
References
External links
SLC websiteOfficial MCLA website
{{MCLA Conferences
College lacrosse leagues in the United States