American Lacrosse Conference

The American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) was a group of colleges and universities in the eastern half of the United States that played NCAA Division I women's lacrosse against one another each season. Women's lacrosse was the only sport that this conference ever played—all members were (and still are) in other conferences for other sports. The conference champion earned a spot in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament.

The ALC was founded in 2001 by seven schools, with play starting in 2002. Nine schools were members at one time or another, but no more than seven played in any season. The conference folded after the 2014 season, mainly because the Big Ten Conference, home to four of the ALC's final seven members, planned to start a women's lacrosse league in the 2015 season.

Members
Nine schools were members of the ALC during its history.

Note that because NCAA women's lacrosse is a spring sport, the year of joining is the year before the first season of play.

 School  Location  Founded  Type(affiliation)  Nickname  Joined  Left  Current lacrosse conference  Davidson College  Davidson, North Carolina  1837  Private (Presbyterian)  Wildcats  2001  2006  Atlantic 10 Conference   Gainesville, Florida  1853  Public  Gators  2009  2014  American Athletic Conference Johns Hopkins University  Baltimore, Maryland  1876  Private (nonsectarian)  Blue Jays  2001  2014  Big Ten Conference   Ann Arbor, Michigan  1817  Public  Wolverines  2013  2014  Big Ten Conference Northwestern University  Evanston, Illinois  1851  Private (nonsectarian)  Wildcats  2001  2014  Big Ten Conference Ohio University  Athens, Ohio  1804  Public  Bobcats  2001  2007  – (dropped women's lacrosse) Ohio State University  Columbus, Ohio  1870  Public  Buckeyes  2001  2014  Big Ten Conference Pennsylvania State University  State College, Pennsylvania  1855  Public/private hybrid  Nittany Lions  2001  2014  Big Ten Conference Vanderbilt University  Nashville, Tennessee  1873  Private (nonsectarian)  Commodores  2001  2014  American Athletic Conference

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Category:2001 establishments in the United States
Category:2014 disestablishments in the United States