The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona founded in 1885. The men’s lacrosse program is a member of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) Division I, an association of 10 conferences nationwide. Arizona qualified for the MCLA National Tournament in 2022 and finished the year ranked #22 nationally in the final 2023 coaches poll. In 2024 Arizona qualified for the SLC Championship game and ended the season ranked #23 in the country. Arizona competes in the Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC), one of the most competitive leagues in the MCLA. The SLC has produced teams that have played in the MCLA championship game in twelve of the last 15 years, winning four of the last nine.