The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) is the conference that is home to the Bears. Consisting of teams from Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indiana, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Tennessee, the GRLC is one of the largest conferences in terms of both geographic size and teams (29 teams in 2 divisions). The GRLC consistently has some of the best teams in the country and competes at the national level.