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The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC) is one of ten conferences in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . Currently the RMLC consists of 15 teams encompassing four Rocky Mountain states; Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. It is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. Division II is separated further by region; Northwest and Southeast[ 1]
The RMLC, first known as the RMLA, was formed in 1976 with founding members Colorado State University , University of Colorado , Regis University , Air Force Academy , University of Denver , and Colorado School of Mines . In 1997, the Conference changed names to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League (RMILL) and went to a club-only league as a member of the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA), which reorganized into the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in 2006.
The RMLC has been the home conference of the MCLA Division I National Champions in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013 (Colorado State University);[ 2] Brigham Young University );[ 3] Westminster College were National Champions in 2008,[ 4] [ 5]
In 2017, Utah announced that they were going to elevate their program to play as an NCAA Division 1 Independent, turning them from a club team to an NCAA team.[ 6] University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma would join the conference at the Division 1 level starting in the 2020 season.[ 7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , their first game in the conference had to be pushed back to 2021. In 2021, it was revealed that Oklahoma would leave the conference to go back to the Lone Star Alliance .[ 8]
A game between Montana State and Colorado-Denver in 2017
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Team Nickname
Primary conference
Division I
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
1875
Private (LDS )
34,802
Cougars
West Coast (Division I )
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado
1876
Public
37,956
Buffaloes
Pac-12 (Division I )
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado
1870
Public
32,777
Rams
Mountain West (Division I )
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
1850
Public
34,464
Utes
Pac-12 (Division I )
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah
1941
Public
41,262
Wolverines
Western (Division I )
Division II
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado
1954
Public
4,181
Falcons
Mountain West (Division I )
Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado
1873
Public
7,172
Orediggers
Rocky Mountain (Division II )
University of Denver Denver, Colorado
1864
Private
14,130
Pioneers
Big East (Division I )
Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado
1911
Public
3,550
Skyhawks
Rocky Mountain (Division II )
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado
1965
Public
17,678
Roadrunners
Rocky Mountain (Division II )
Montana State University Bozeman, Montana
1893
Public
16,841
Bobcats
Big Sky (Division I )
Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah
1897
Public
13,611
Thunderbirds
WAC (Division I )
Utah State University Logan, Utah
1888
Public
27,426
Aggies
Mountain West (Division I )
Utah Tech University St. George, Utah
1911
Public
12,266
Trailblazers
WAC (Division I )
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming
1886
Public
11,479
Cowboys
Mountain West (Division I )
Division III
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
1889
Public
21,738
Lobos
Mountain West (Division I )
Western Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado
1901
Public
3,692
Mountaineers
Rocky Mountain (Division II )
Institution
Location
Nickname
Enrollment
New Conference
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Broncos
25,540
PNCLL (MCLA )
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tigers
2,012
SCAC (NCAA Division III )
Johnson & Wales University
Denver, Colorado
Wildcats
1,291
Defunct
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
Lumberjacks
29,569
SLC (MCLA )
Regis University
Denver, Colorado
Rangers
8,368
Defunct
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Pioneers
12,931
Big East (NCAA Division I )
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mountain Lions
12,031
Defunct
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado
Lynx
24,267
Defunct
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
Bears
12,084
Defunct
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Sooners
28,564
LSA (MCLA )
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Longhorns
51,090
LSA (MCLA )
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utes
32,818
ASUN (NCAA Division I )
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
Wildcats
26,681
Defunct
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, Utah
Griffins
2,887
RMAC (NCAA Division II )
Conference Championships [ edit ]
Division I
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1991
Air Force
Colorado College
1992
1993
Colorado
Denver
1994
Colorado College
Denver
1995
Colorado College
Denver
1996
Colorado College
Denver
1997
Brigham Young
1998
Brigham Young
Colorado State
1999
Brigham Young
Colorado State
2000
Colorado State
Colorado
2001
Brigham Young
Colorado State
2002
Colorado State
Brigham Young
2003
Colorado State
Brigham Young
2004
Colorado State
Colorado
2005
Brigham Young
Colorado State
2006
Colorado State
Colorado
2007
Brigham Young
Colorado State
2008
Brigham Young
Colorado State
2009
Brigham Young
Colorado
2010
Colorado State
Brigham Young
2011
Colorado State
Brigham Young
2012
Colorado State
Brigham Young
2013
Colorado State
Colorado
2014
Colorado
Brigham Young
2015
Colorado
Brigham Young
2016
Brigham Young
Colorado
2017
Brigham Young
Colorado
2018
Utah
Colorado
2019
Colorado
Utah Valley
2020
No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021
No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2022
Brigham Young
Colorado
2023
Utah Valley
Brigham Young
2024
Brigham Young
Colorado State
Division I Championship Records
Team
Championships
Championship Years
Runner-ups
Runner-up Years
Brigham Young
12
1997 , 1998 , 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007 , 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024
8
2002, 2003, 2010, 2011 , 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023
Colorado State
9
2000 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2010, 2011, 2012 , 2013
7
1998, 1999 , 2001 , 2005, 2007, 2008, 2024
Colorado
4
1993, 2014 , 2015 , 2019
9
2000, 2004, 2006 , 2009, 2013 , 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
Colorado College
3
1994, 1995, 1996
1
1991
Air Force
1
1991
Utah
1
2018
Utah Valley
1
2023
1
2019
Denver
3
1994, 1995, 1996
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
Division II
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1999
Utah
Colorado School of Mines
2000
Utah Valley
Northern Colorado
2001
Utah Valley
Boise State
2002
Boise State
Utah State
2003
Utah Valley
Fort Lewis
2004
Fort Lewis
Utah Valley
2005
Utah Valley
Montana State
2006
Utah Valley
Northern Colorado
2007
Westminster
Northern Colorado
2008
Westminster
Fort Lewis
2009
Northern Colorado
Westminster
2010
Utah Valley
Westminster
2011
Westminster
Northern Colorado
2012
Westminster
Fort Lewis
2013
Westminster
Fort Lewis
2014
Montana State
Northern Colorado
2015
Utah State
Fort Lewis
2016
Montana State
MSU Denver
2017
MSU Denver
Montana State
2018
Montana State
Colorado Denver
2019
Utah State
Montana State
2020
No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021
No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2022
Utah
Montana State
2023
Air Force
Montana State
2024
Air Force
Montana State
Division II Championship Records
Team
Championships
Championship Years
Runner-ups
Runner-up Years
Utah Valley
6
2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010
1
2004
Westminster
5
2007, 2008 , 2011, 2012, 2013
2
2009, 2010
Montana State
3
2014, 2016, 2018
5
2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Utah State
2
2015, 2019
1
2002
Air Force
2
2023, 2024
Boise State
1
2002
1
2001
Fort Lewis
1
2004
5
2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015
Northern Colorado
1
2009
5
2000, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014
MSU Denver
1
2017
1
2016
Utah
1
2022
Colorado School of Mines
1
1999
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
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