The Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The conference incorporates teams from California and Arizona 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 7 Division I teams, 7 Division II teams and 7 Division III teams. The teams are members of the MCLA and the Division I and Division II conference tournament winners receive an automatic bid to the MCLA National Tournament.
The 2023 season saw the introduction of a Division III component to the conference, comprising community colleges and junior colleges. The 2025 season reorganized divisions 2 and 3 in an attempt to balance the skill level of the teams and establish a division 3 championship. Biola, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, Claremont, and Long Beach State were moved down.
Teams InstitutionLocationEnrollmentNicknameTenureConference Championships Division IUniversity of ArizonaTucson, Arizona49,471Wildcats2009 - Present2026Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona77,881Sun Devils2009 - Present2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2025University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California47,516Bruins2009 - PresentChapman UniversityOrange, California9,991Panthers2009 - Present2009, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona103,427Antelopes2012 - Present2015, 2017San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California35,732Aztecs2009 - PresentUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California49,318Trojans2009 - Present2022 Division IIArizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona1,053Phoenix2023 - PresentUniversity of California, San DiegoSan Diego, California41,368Tritons2009 - PresentCalifornia State University San MarcosSan Marcos, California14,503Cougars2012 - Present2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California10,184Lions2009 - PresentNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona28,718Lumberjacks2013 - Present2019University of San DiegoSan Diego, California9,041Toreros2009 - PresentWhittier CollegeWhittier, California797Poets2026 - Present Division IIIBiola UniversityLa Mirada, California5,555Eagles2009 - PresentCalifornia State University, FullertonFullerton, California40,738Titans2009 - 2018, 2022 - PresentCalifornia State University, Long BeachLong Beach, California39,435Beach2009 - 2020, 2023 - Present2026University of California, IrvineIrvine, California36,505Anteaters2009 - PresentClaremont CollegesClaremont, California3,614Cougars2009 - PresentMoorpark CollegeMoorpark, California14,357Raiders2023 - Present2025Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California14,646Vaqueros2022 - Present
Former members InstitutionLocationTeam NicknameTenureReason for DepartureCalifornia Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CaliforniaKingsmen2009-2013Ceased operations in 2013California State University, Channel IslandsCamarillo, CaliforniaDolphins2010-2021Ceased operations in 2021Concordia University IrvineIrvine, CaliforniaGolden Eagles2009-2023Moved to NCAA Division II - RMAC Marymount California UniversityRancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaMariners2016-2018Ceased operations in 2018Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CaliforniaTigers2009-2019Ceased operations in 2019Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CaliforniaWaves2009-2015Ceased operations in 2015Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CaliforniaSea Lions2022-2023Ceased operations in 2023University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaGauchos2009-2019Moved to MCLA - WCLL Division IUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasParadise, NevadaRebels2009-2020Ceased operations in 2020Westcliff UniversityIrvine, CaliforniaWarriors2024-2024Ceased operations in 2024
Championship Records
Division I SeasonConference ChampionRunner-up2009ChapmanUC Santa Barbara2010Arizona StateChapman2011ChapmanArizona State2012Arizona StateChapman2013Arizona StateUC Santa Barbara2014Arizona StateChapman2015Grand CanyonArizona State2016ChapmanGrand Canyon2017Grand CanyonArizona State2018ChapmanConcordia-Irvine2019ChapmanArizona State2020No Championship2021No Championship2022Southern CaliforniaGrand Canyon2023ChapmanConcordia-Irvine2024ChapmanArizona2025Arizona StateArizona2026ArizonaSan Diego State
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
Division II SeasonConference ChampionRunner-up2009Cal State FullertonCal State Long Beach2010Cal State FullertonBiola2011Cal State FullertonConcordia-Irvine2012Grand CanyonCal State Fullerton2013Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton2014Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton2015Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton2016Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton2017Concordia-IrvineNorthern Arizona2018Cal State FullertonCal State San Marcos2019Northern ArizonaUC San Diego2020No Championship2021No Championship2022Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego2023Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego2024Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego2025Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego2026Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
Division III SeasonConference ChampionRunner-up2025MoorparkSanta Barbara City College2026Long Beach StateSanta Barbara City College
References
External links SLC website Official MCLA website