The GWLL ceased operations in 2010 , as a result of Notre Dame 's 2008 decision to leave the conference for the newly established Big East lacrosse conference in 2010 ; the remaining GWLL schools , including the Air Force Academy , University of Denver , The Ohio State University , Quinnipiac University , and Bellarmine University , joined the ECAC , as a five-team GWLL would no longer have been eligible to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA championship tournament under the rule requiring conferences to have at least six members to qualify for the bid
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Great Western Lacrosse League