2011 National ChampionshipsMay 17-21, 2011 - Denver, CO

Tournament Selection

The MCLA DI and DII Men's Lacrosse Championship is a 16-team, single-elimination tournament. Each of the ten conferences will receive an automatic qualification for each division if they maintain the MCLA policy of at least six (6) qualifying teams per division in a playing season. The remaining teams for the tournament are selected by an at large process by a diverse committee approved by the Board of Directors at each summer meeting.

A team must play a minimum of 8 games against different Divisional opponents during the regular season to be considered for selection and to be eligible for their conference’s automatic qualifier. All Division I teams must also play three distinct Out Of Conference (OOC) games versus Division I opponents and Division II teams must play two distinct OOC games versus Division II opponents to be considered for an At Large bid.

About Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is comprised of the 18,000-seat home stadium of the Colorado Rapids and its surrounding 24-field, fully-lit soccer complex. The 917-acre site is a public-private partnership between Kroenke Sports Enterprises and Commerce City. The site also hosts the brand new city offices of Commerce City, lots for retail outlets, offices for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a new visitors’ and educational center for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, among other entities.

Stadium Amenities

Includes a total of 20 loge-style luxury suites, a unique open concourse design that allows for 360-degree sightlines to the field, and a world-class 120 x 80 yard FIFA regulation size grass field with an innovative underground heating and draining system.

The stadium also features cutting edge technology, including the largest video scoreboard and the most LED boards for a stadium its size anywhere, as well as the only fully-integrated digital electrical signage system in the world.

Finding Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is located nine miles northeast of downtown Denver and only fifteen miles from Denver International Airport near the intersection of Interstate 70 and Quebec Street.

Information Provided Courtesy of Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Hotels

All hotels are set up on an individual call in basis. Cancelation policies differ at each hotel. To receive the block rate, teams and families must ask for the: "Mens Collegiate Lacrosse Association" - or - "MCLA" group rate. There is a large city wide convention scheduled for the same week so please plan and book as soon as possible.

Sponsorship

Sponsor
OpportunitiesThe National Championship tournament at the end of the MCLA season is the premier opportunity for companies to get in front of college lacrosse fans in person, on the web, and over the air. Each year the top sixteen (16) teams from Division I and the top sixteen (16) teams from Division II meet in a central location for a five-day event that culminates with the crowning of the Division I and Division II National Champions of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The following sponsorship opportunities are available to give your company exposure at this premier Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse event.

Merchandise

Stay tuned for details on 2011 MCLA National Tournament Merchandise in April 2011.