ECAC Lacrosse

ECAC Lacrosse, in full the ECAC Lacrosse League, was an American college sports conference that only played men's lacrosse. The conference, a member of NCAA Division I, was founded in 1999 with play beginning in 2000 (both events were in the same school year).

The conference started with six members, and grew to as many as 10 schools. In its final years, it went through many membership changes; the biggest ones were:
 The original Big East Conference added the sport for the 2010 season, leading three members to leave.
 At the same time, two other members left for the Colonial Athletic Association.
 The Great Western Lacrosse League collapsed after the 2009 season, with five of that league's six final schools joining ECAC Lacrosse.

ECAC Lacrosse disbanded after the 2014 season. This came after the Big Ten Conference, home to two of the final five members, said it would start a men's lacrosse league in the 2015 season. Two of the other three final members soon announced moves to other conferences.

Members
Final members
These schools were members in the league's last season of 2014. Because NCAA lacrosse is a spring sport, the year of joining is the calendar year before the first season of play. 

 School  Location  Founded  Type  Nickname  Joined  Main conference  Current lacrosseconference  (Air Force)  Colorado Springs, Colorado  1954  Federal  Falcons  2009  Mountain West  Independent Bellarmine University  Louisville, Kentucky  1950  Private  Knights  2009  GLVC (Div. II)  Southern Conference Fairfield University  Fairfield, Connecticut  1942  Private  Stags  2005  MAAC  CAA   Ann Arbor, Michigan  1817  Public  Wolverines  2013  Big Ten  Big Ten Ohio State University  Columbus, Ohio  1870  Public  Buckeyes  2009  Big Ten  Big Ten

Other members
These schools left ECAC Lacrosse before 2014. As in the previous table, the year of joining is the calendar year before the first season of play.

 School  Location  Founded  Type  Nickname  Joined  Left  Current lacrosseconference   Denver, Colorado  1864  Private  Pioneers  2009  2013  Big East Hobart College  Geneva, New York  1822  Private  Statesmen  2004  2013  Northeast Conference Georgetown University  Washington, D.C.  1789  Private  Hoyas  1999  2010  Big East Loyola University Maryland  Baltimore, Maryland  1852  Private  Greyhounds  2004  2013  Patriot League  (Navy)  Annapolis, Maryland  1845  Federal  Midshipmen  1999  2004  Patriot League Pennsylvania State University  University Park, Pennsylvania  1855  Public/private hybrid  Nittany Lions  1999  2010  Big Ten Quinnipiac University  Hamden, Connecticut  1929  Private  Bobcats  2009  2011  MAAC Rutgers University  New Brunswick, New Jersey  1766  Public  Scarlet Knights  1999  2010  Big Ten   Jamaica, New York  1870  Private  Red Storm  2004  2010  Big East Stony Brook University  Stony Brook, New Yotk  1957  Public  Seawolves  1999  2002  America East  (UMass)  Amherst, Massachusetts  1863  Public  Minutemen  1999  2010  CAA  (UMBC)  Catonsville, Maryland  1966  Public  Retrievers  1999  2003  America East

References

Category:1999 establishments in the United States
Category:2014 disestablishments in the United States