My belief is that conferences already with the sport will have the next schools to add. I would think Texas would be a great add with a lax only venue and a strong club team but they along with Oklahoma are moving to SEC. No women’s lacrosse teams in that conference and the only NCAA team in Texas is U of Dallas(D3). Too much travel expenses for those teams to add unless the whole conference decided to add it. Hopefully with more growth in the those states over the next few years it will happen.
Watch out for ACC schools- NCState, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Miami and Wake Forest
AAC(American)-Florida Atlantic, UNC Charlotte stated 2 years ago they were adding WLax but seems to have stalled,
PAC 12 and the west coast- hopefully as the MPSF conference only has 2 teams- UC Davis and San Diego state.
CAA-College of Charleston, Northeastern, UNC Wilmington
ASUN-Bellamine, Central Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast, UNorth Florida, Eastern Kentucky, Cleveland State
How about a school like West Virginia? Close to many lax schools but they are currently in Big 12. There is a tremendous amount of realignment as football schools look to grab TV $$. So who knows what the future will bring.
Rumor is the next two D1 women teams will be NJIT and Miami (OH). Potential start of 2024 for both
Despite the growth of Lacrosse elsewhere, the Northeast will still be prominent for a long time. Some Midwest and the Atlantic states will add but heaviest recruiting is still on the east coast.
