SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference
The South Eastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA).[1] The SELC incorporates teams in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. With close to 40 members, it is the largest of the MCLA's ten conferences.[2]
Division I
Currently, 20 different academic institutions make up the SELC Division I League. All of the SELC DI members are members of NCAA Division I. Currently the SELC DI league includes nine member schools from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), seven member schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), three member schools from the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and one member school from the Big 12 Conference.[3]
Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Team Nickname |
Primary Conference |
University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
1831 |
Public |
28,807 |
Crimson Tide |
SEC (Division I) |
Auburn University |
Auburn, Alabama |
1856 |
Public |
24,137 |
Tigers |
SEC (Division I) |
University of Central Florida |
Orlando, Florida |
1963 |
Public |
53,644 |
Knights |
AAC (Division I) |
Clemson University |
Clemson, South Carolina |
1849 |
Public |
18,317 |
Tigers |
ACC (Division I) |
East Carolina University |
Greenville, North Carolina |
1907 |
Public |
27,677 |
Pirates |
AAC (Division I) |
University of Florida |
Gainesville, Florida |
1853 |
Public |
50,691 |
Gators |
SEC (Division I) |
Florida State University |
Tallahassee, Florida |
1851 |
Public |
40,255 |
Seminoles |
ACC (Division I) |
University of Georgia |
Athens, Georgia |
1785 |
Public |
34,885 |
Bulldogs |
SEC (Division I) |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1885 |
Public |
20,291 |
Yellow Jackets |
ACC (Division I) |
University of Kentucky |
Lexington, Kentucky |
1865 |
Public |
27,209 |
Wildcats |
SEC (Division I) |
University of Miami |
Coral Gables, Florida |
1925 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
15,629 |
Hurricanes |
ACC (Division I) |
University of Mississippi |
Oxford, Mississippi |
1848 |
Public |
18,344 |
Rebels |
SEC (Division I) |
North Carolina State University |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
1887 |
Public |
23,730 |
Wolfpack |
ACC (Division I) |
University of South Carolina |
Columbia, South Carolina |
1801 |
Public |
28,481 |
Gamecocks |
SEC (Division I) |
University of South Florida |
Tampa, Florida |
1801 |
Public |
47,122 |
Bulls |
AAC (Division I) |
University of Tennessee |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
1794 |
Public |
27,107 |
Volunteers |
SEC (Division I) |
Vanderbilt University |
Nashville, Tennessee |
1873 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
12,514 |
Commodores |
SEC (Division I) |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Blacksburg, Virginia |
1872 |
Public |
30,739 |
Hokies |
ACC (Division I) |
Wake Forest University |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
1834 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
6,862 |
Demon Deacons |
ACC (Division I) |
West Virginia University |
Morgantown, West Virginia |
1867 |
Public |
28,898 |
Mountaineers |
Big 12 (Division I) |
Division II
18 institutions make up the SELC Division II League. The league comprises various collegiate athletics levels.
Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Team Nickname |
Primary Conference |
Appalachian State University |
Boone, North Carolina |
1899 |
Public |
16,968 |
Mountaineers |
Sun Belt (Division I) |
Coastal Carolina University |
Conway, South Carolina |
1954 |
Public |
8,360 |
Chanticleers |
Big South (Division I) |
Davidson College |
Davidson, North Carolina |
1837 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
1,700 |
Wildcats |
A-10 (Division I) |
Eckerd College |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
1958 |
Private/Presbyterian |
1,807 |
Tritons |
Sunshine State (Division II) |
Elon University |
Elon, North Carolina |
1889 |
Private/United Church of Christ |
5,666 |
Phoenix |
CAA (Division I) |
Emory University |
Druid Hills, Georgia |
1836 |
Private/United Methodist Church |
12,756 |
Eagles |
UAA (Division III) |
Furman University |
Greenville, South Carolina |
1826 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
3,000 |
Paladins |
SoCon (Division I) |
Georgia Southern University |
Statesboro, Georgia |
1906 |
Public |
19,086 |
Eagles |
Sun Belt (Division I) |
Georgia State University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1913 |
Public |
30,263 |
Panthers |
Sun Belt (Division I) |
Kennesaw State University |
Kennesaw, Georgia |
1963 |
Public |
22,389 |
Owls |
SoCon (Division I) |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
1946 |
Public |
24,700 |
49ers |
C-USA (Division I) |
University of North Florida |
Jacksonville, Florida |
1969 |
Public |
16,509 |
Ospreys |
A-Sun (Division I) |
Palm Beach Atlantic University |
Palm Beach, Florida |
1968 |
Private/Christian |
2,908 |
Sailfish |
Sunshine State (Division II) |
Reinhardt College |
Waleska, Georgia |
1883 |
Private/United Methodist Church |
1,057 |
Eagles |
Appalachian (NAIA) |
Savannah College of Art and Design |
Savannah, Georgia |
1978 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
11,897 |
Bees |
The Sun (NAIA) |
Southern Virginia University |
Buena Vista, Virginia |
1867 |
Private/LDS |
800 |
Knights |
Capital (Division III) |
Tennessee Wesleyan University |
Athens, Tennessee |
1857 |
Private/United Methodist Church |
989 |
Bulldogs |
Appalachian (NAIA) |
The Citadel |
Charleston, South Carolina |
1842 |
Public/Military |
3,420 |
Bulldogs |
SoCon (Division I) |
References
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