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There are numerous men's and women's college lacrosse teams at schools that are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is an alternate athletic organization for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
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The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) made history on January 27, 2012, by adding lacrosse for both men and women as conference sports effective the fall of 2012. The WHAC was the first conference in the NAIA to offer lacrosse as a conference championship sport.
During the summer of 2015, the NAIA approved men's and women's lacrosse to move from emerging sport status to national invitational. This move allows NAIA varsity teams to compete within the NAIA rather than an outside organization. The first NAIA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) will be held in May 2016. Lacrosse is required to remain an invitational sport for a minimum of two years before applying for full championship status.
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Former Members: St. Gregory's University 2015-2016
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Former Members: Davenport University 2015-16