Editing Lacrosse (section)

===={{anchor|Men's college lacrosse}}Men's college lacrosse====
[[File:Allegheny vs. Baldwin Wallace Lacrosse - 49599713087.jpg|thumb|right|A men's college lacrosse match between the [[Allegheny Gators]] and [[Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets]] in 2020]]
Collegiate lacrosse in the United States is played at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] and club levels. There are currently 71 [[NCAA Division I]] men's lacrosse teams, 93 [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] teams, and 236 [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] teams. Thirty-two schools participate at the NAIA level. 184 men's club teams compete in the [[Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association]], including most universities and colleges outside the northeastern United States. The National College Lacrosse League and Great Lakes Lacrosse League are two other lower-division club leagues. In Canada, 14 teams from Ontario and Quebec play field lacrosse in the fall in the [[Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association]].<ref>[http://www.cufla.org Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224650/http://www.cufla.org/ |date=May 15, 2009 }} Accessed December 14, 2018.</ref>

The first U. S. intercollegiate men's lacrosse game was played on November 22, 1877, between [[New York University]] and [[Manhattan College]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Lacrosse: The College Game |url=http://sunsetsportsworldwide.com/sports-history/the-history-of-lacrosse-the-college-game/ |website=Sunset Sports |access-date=October 21, 2018 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122064419/https://sunsetsportsworldwide.com/sports-history/the-history-of-lacrosse-the-college-game/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> An organizing body for the sport, the U. S. National Lacrosse Association, was founded in 1879 and the first intercollegiate lacrosse tournament was held in 1881, with [[Harvard]] beating [[Princeton University|Princeton]] 3–0 in the championship game.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/lacrossetechniqu0000piet|url-access= registration|title= Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition|last1= Pietramala|first1= David G.|last2= Grauer|first2= Neil A.|last3= Scott|first3= Bob|publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press|year= 2006|isbn=0-8018-8371-7}}</ref> Annual post-season championships were awarded by a variety of early lacrosse associations through the 1930s. From 1936 to 1972, the [[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]] awarded the [[Wingate Memorial Trophy]] to the best college lacrosse team each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usila.org/sports/2015/10/27/GEN_1027151106.aspx#Wingate%20Memorial%20Trophy%20Winners%201936-1972|title=National Champions|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=USILA|archive-date=May 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529151657/https://usila.org/sports/2015/10/27/GEN_1027151106.aspx#Wingate%20Memorial%20Trophy%20Winners%201936-1972|url-status=live}}</ref>

The NCAA began sponsoring a men's lacrosse championship in 1971, when [[Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse|Cornell]] took the first title over [[Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse|Maryland]], 12–6. [[Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse|Syracuse]] has 10 Division I titles, [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|Johns Hopkins]] 9, and [[Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse|Princeton]] 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Championship History|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/lacrosse-men/d1|publisher=NCAA|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506002958/https://www.ncaa.com/history/lacrosse-men/d1|url-status=live}}</ref> The NCAA national championship weekend tournament draws over 80,000 fans.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Edward|title=Attendance increased for NCAA men's lacrosse championships in Philadelphia|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/lacrosse-blog/bal-attendance-numbers-for-ncaa-men-s-lacrosse-championships-in-philadelphia-rose-this-past-weekend-20160603-story.html|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=Baltimore Sun|date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083207/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/lacrosse-blog/bal-attendance-numbers-for-ncaa-men-s-lacrosse-championships-in-philadelphia-rose-this-past-weekend-20160603-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>