Lone Star Alliance

Lone Star Alliance
	LSA
Association	MCLA
Division	Division I, II
Members	32
Sports fielded	College lacrosse men's: 32; women's: 0; ;
Region	South Central United States
Commissioner	Jason Zantjer
Website	http://mcla.us/LSA/

The Lone Star Alliance (LSA) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA).[1] The conference incorporates teams in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska and is divided into three divisions, Division I, Division II, and Division III.[2]

Division I

Seven institutions currently make up the LSA Division II. All of the LSA DI members are members of NCAA Division I. Currently the LSA DI league includes two Big 12 members, three SEC members, one Sun Belt Conference member, and one American Athletic Conference member.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Team Nickname	Primary conference
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	1871	Public	26,754	Razorbacks	SEC (Division I)
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	1860	Public	25,215	Tigers	SEC (Division I)
Southern Methodist University	University Park, Texas	1911	Private/Methodist	10,693	Mustangs	American (Division I)
Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	1871	Public	48,702	Aggies	SEC (Division I)
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	1873	Private/Disciples of Christ	8,696	Horned Frogs	Big 12 (Division I)
Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	1899	Public	34,229	Bobcats	Sunbelt (Division I)
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	1923	Public	30,049	Red Raiders	Big 12 (Division I)

Fifteen institutions currently make up the LSA Division II. The league comprises members of various NCAA collegiate athletic conferences.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Team Nickname	Primary conference
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas, Texas	1879	Private	5,257	Patriots	Heartland (Division II)
Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	1863	Public	21,719	Wildcats	Big 12 (Division I)
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	1890	Public	25,295	Cowboys	Big 12 (Division I)
University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	1969	Public	19,727	Comets	ASC (Division III)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana	1898	Public	16,361	Ragin' Cajuns	Sunbelt (Division I)
Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond, Louisiana	1925	Public	13,331	Lions	SLC (Division I)
Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana	1834	Private	14,062	Green Wave	American (Division I)
Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	1878	Private	8,910	Bluejays	Big East (Division I)
Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	1905	Public	26,001	Bears	MVC (Division I)
Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	1818	Private	12,649	Billikens	A-10 (Division I)
Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	1853	Private	15,045	Bears	UAA (Division III)
Baylor University	Waco, Texas	1845	Private, Baptist	14,769	Bears	Big 12 (Division I)
Rice University	Houston, Texas	1891	Private/Non-sectarian	6,799	Owls	C-USA (Division I)
Texas A&M University at Galveston	Galveston, Texas	1962	Public	2,324	Sea Aggies	n/a
University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	1969	Public	28,955	Roadrunners	C-USA (Division I)

Ten institutions currently make up the LSA Division III. The league comprises members of various NCAA collegiate athletic conferences.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Team Nickname	Primary conference
Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	1871	Public	48,702	Aggies	SEC (Division I)
University of Houston	Houston, Texas	1927	Public	40,747	Cougars	American (Division I)
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston, Louisiana	1894	Public	11,957	Bulldogs	C-USA (Division I)
St. Edward's University	Austin, Texas	1878	Private/Catholic	5,400	Hilltopper	Heartland (Division II)
Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets	College Station, Texas	1871	Public	48,702	Aggies	SEC (Division I)
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi, Texas	1947	Public	11,929	Islanders	SLC (Division I)
Hardin–Simmons University	Abilene, Texas	1891	Private	2,392	Cowboys	ASC (Division III)
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio, Texas	1881	Private	10,984	Cardinals	SLC (Division I)
Tarleton State University	Stephenville, Texas	1899	Public	13,226	Texans	WAC (Division I)
Trinity University	San Antonio, Texas	1869	Private/Non-sectarian	2,487	Tigers	SCAC (Division III)

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