SMU Plans Texas’ First Division I Men’s Lacrosse Program
SMU will launch Texas’ first NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program in spring 2028, joining the ACC as its sixth team and giving the conference the required six programs for an automatic NCAA tournament bid. The school has raised about $15 million toward a $25 million launch goal and says it aims to compete immediately.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the ACC's eighteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-eight sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. Current members of the conference are Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.
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