NAIA lacrosse

[1] During the summer of 2015, the NAIA approved men's and women's lacrosse to move from emerging sport status to national invitational.

The first NAIA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) was held in May 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Lacrosse is required to remain an invitational sport for a minimum of two years before applying for full championship status.

Women's lacrosse moved to championship status beginning in the 2020–21 season.

The inaugural NAIA women's lacrosse championship was held in Savannah, Georgia, in May 2021.