The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) is a men's college club lacrosse conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The UMLC includes teams in the Midwest in two divisions - eight teams in Division I and seven teams in Division II.
The conference was established in 1992 when college teams in Minnesota that were playing a loose schedule of tournament weekends decided to organize into a league that had a specific schedule and end of the season tournament. In 2000, the UMLC was accepted into the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates, which became the MCLA in 2006. In 2003, it was announced that the conference would be split into two divisions for the 2004 season and onwards. The conference was known as the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League until 2011.
UMLC Division II teams have dominated at the MCLA National Championships, winning 9 of the last 11 title games. Grand Valley State (2014) and Dayton (2015) were not in the UMLC at the time of their titles. The University of St. Thomas, the 2019 champion, has won 6 titles since 2009.
Teams
InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentTenureTeam Nickname Division IEastIndiana University BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana1820Public45,3282018–PresentHoosiersMiami UniversityOxford Ohio1809Public19,7522018–PresentRedhawksMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan1855Public49,808SpartansWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan1903Public16,4342022–PresentBroncosWestIowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa1858Public30,708CyclonesPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, Indiana1869Public49,6392018–PresentBoilermakersUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota1851Public52,3762019–PresentGolden GophersUniversity of IllinoisChampaign, Illinois1867Public56,6072018–PresentFighting Illini Division IIEastCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1892Public14,423ChippewasGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan1960Public22,406LakersUniversity of DaytonDayton, Ohio1850Private/Catholic11,971FlyersWestNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, North Dakota1890Public12,461BisonSaint John's UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota1857Private/Catholic (men's university)1,643JohnniesUniversity of Minnesota–DuluthDuluth, Minnesota1902Public9,884BulldogsUniversity of St. ThomasSt. Paul, Minnesota1885Private/Catholic9,347Tommies
Former Teams +NameLocationMascotTenureReason for departureAugsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MinnesotaAuggies2008-2011Defunct in 2011Bethel UniversityArden Hills, MinnesotaRoyalsunknown-2014Defunct in 2014Butler University Indianapolis, IndianaBulldogs2022–2025 DefunctCarleton CollegeNorthfield, MinnesotaKnightsunknown-2013Defunct in 2013Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan2004-2022Moved to GLLLIllinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois2018-2022Moved to GLLLMarquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsinunknown-2012Moved to NCAA Division I IndependentMinnesota State University, MankatoMankato, Minnesota1992-2019Defunct in 2019Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MinnesotaDrtagons2003-2010Defunct in 2010North Dakota UniversityGrand Forks, North DakotaHawks2007-2009Defunct in 2009St. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloud, Minnesota1992-2018Defunct in 2018St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MinnesotaOlesunknown-2008Moved to GLLLUniversity of KansasLawrence, KansasJayhawks2018-2021Moved to LSA, Division IUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NebraskaCornhuskers2018–2025Moved to LSA, Division IIUniversity of MissouriColumbia, Missouri2018-2021Moved to LSA, Division IUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireEau Claire, WisconsinBlugoldsunknown-2011Defunct in 2011University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinBadgers2010-2014Defunct in 2014University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin2010-2010Moved to GLLLUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens PointStevens Point, WisconsinPointers1999-2010Defunct in 2010Winona State UniversityWinona, MinnesotaWarriors2015-2016Defunct in 2016
Conference Championships +Division IYearChampionRunner-up1995Minnesota Duluth1996Minnesota Duluth1997Minnesota Duluth1998Minnesota Duluth1999MinnesotaMinnesota Duluth2000Minnesota State, Mankato2001Minnesota DuluthIowa State2002Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2003Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2004Minnesota DuluthWisconsin–Stevens Point2005MinnesotaMinnesota Duluth2006Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2007Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2008Minnesota DuluthSt. Cloud State2009Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2010Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2011Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2012Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2013Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2014Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2015Minnesota DuluthMinnesota2016Michigan StateWestern Michigan2017Michigan StatePittsburgh2018IndianaPurdue2019MinnesotaPurdue2020No Championship due to COVID-19 pandemic2021No Championship due to COVID-19 pandemic2022MinnesotaMichigan State2023Michigan StateMinnesota2024Michigan StateMinnesota2025MinnesotaMiami (OH)2026Michigan StateMinnesota +Division I Championship RecordsTeamChampionshipsChampionship yearsRunner-upRunner-up yearsMinnesota Duluth181995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 201512005Michigan State52016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 202612022Minnesota42005, 2019, 2022, 2025152002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2026Minnesota State, Mankato12000Iowa State12001Wisconsin Stevens' Point12004Western Michigan12016Pittsburgh12017Purdue12019Miami (OH)12025
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
+Division IIYearChampionRunner-up2004St. JohnsSt. Thomas2005St. JohnsSt. Thomas2006St. ThomasSt. Johns2007St. JohnsSt. Thomas2008St. JohnsSt. Thomas2009St. ThomasSt. Johns2010St ThomasSt. Johns2011St. JohnsSt. Thomas2012St. ThomasSt. Johns2013St. ThomasSt. Johns2014St. JohnsSt. Thomas2015St. ThomasNorth Dakota State2016St. ThomasMinnesota Duluth2017St. ThomasSt. Johns2018St. ThomasNorth Dakota State2019Minnesota DuluthSt. Thomas2020No Championship due to COVID-19 pandemic2021No Championship due to COVID-19 pandemic2022St. ThomasGrand Valley State2023St. ThomasDayton2024St. ThomasGrand Valley State2025St. ThomasGrand Valley State2026Grand Valley StateSt. Thomas +Division II Championship RecordsTeamChampionshipsChampionship yearsRunner-upRunner-up yearsSt. Thomas132006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 202582004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2026St. Johns62004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014 62006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017Grand Valley State1202632022, 2024, 2025Minnesota Duluth1201912016North Dakota State22015, 2018Dayton12023
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
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