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The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA), formerly known as the US Lacrosse Men’s Division of Intercollegiate Associates (USL MDIA), is a national organization of non-varsity, college men's lacrosse programs. The MCLA was created by the MDIA Board of Directors and its creation was announced by US Lacrosse on August 24, 2006. The MCLA oversees play and conducts national championships for almost 200 non-varsity men's lacrosse programs in nine conferences throughout the country. [1]

With close to 200 teams in two divisions, the MCLA represents the fastest growing segment of college men's lacrosse. The MCLA provides a governing structure much like the NCAA, with eligibility rules, national polls, All-Americans and a national tournament to decide national champions in both the A and B Divisions. Its nine conferences are spread across the country, from coast to coast.

The MCLA exists to provide a quality college lacrosse experience where varsity lacrosse does not exist. On an individual scale, the MCLA provides rules and a structure that promotes "virtual varsity" lacrosse. On a national scale, the MCLA provides the infrastructure to support a level playing field through eligibility rules and enforcement and the use of NCAA rules of play. The MCLA has grown from 70 teams to nearly 200 in 10 seasons from 1997-2006.

Contents 1 Conversion from MDIA to MCLA 2 MCLA Conferences 3 MCLA Division A Championship History 4 MCLA Division B Championship History 5 See also 6 External links

MCLA President John Paul was interviewed in a podcast with CollegeLAX webmaster Sonny Pieper released on August 31, 2006. [2] Information obtained from this interview include:

• MDIA council will cease to exist
• MCLA will run its own national tournament and control its own budget
• MCLA membership will still sit on US Lacrosse boards and committees
• Team dues will be doubled from $500 to $1,000, the only significant impact to teams
• By-Laws are being rewritten to be ratified in January of 2007
• Two new Vice President positions have been formed in the MCLA Executive Board and some paid positions will be created
• Long term goals include a full-time paid League Executive Director who will answer to the Executive Board
• Executive Boards of MCLA and conferences will be insured, as will the national tournament, however, players and teams are responsible for their own individual insurance

For a full list of teams, see List of MCLA teams.

• Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association
• Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference
• Lone Star Alliance
• Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League
• Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League
• Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference
• SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference
• Upper Midwest Lacrosse League
• Western Collegiate Lacrosse League

Year	Champion	Score	Defeated
1997	BYU	15-11	UCSB
1998	UC Berkeley	16-15 OT	BYU
1999	Colorado State	15-11	Simon Fraser
2000	BYU	17-13	Colorado State
2001	Colorado State	16-7	Stanford
2002	Sonoma State	13-10	Colorado State
2003	Colorado State	6-4	UCSB
2004	UCSB	8-7	Colorado State
2005	UCSB	8-7	Sonoma State
2006	Colorado State	8-7	Colorado

Year	Champion	Score	Defeated
2005	San Diego	9-6	UVSC
2006	San Diego	10-3	St. John's

• List of MDIA teams
• North East Collegiate Lacrosse League
• US Lacrosse
• US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates
• NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

• CollegeLAX web site
• Men's Division official website
• Women's Division official website
• US Lacrosse official website