<p>The statistics reported by TheyKnow’s cite are self reported to that organization.</p>
<p>There are only 5 states on Laxpower that do not have Boys Lacrosse stats for high school, and they may HAVE lax, just not a big enough group for a state ranking system (Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wyoming). I believe there are Native Lacrosse teams from ND that play in regional and national tourneys, and there are a lot of hockey teams that play it for dry land training. U of Wyo has club level lax, so those students are picking it up somewhere.</p>
<p>TheyKnow’s statistic are way off, but it doesn’t matter. Those who want lacrosse scholarships will seek them out, or play club, or just get a group of friends and play for fun. Those who want wrestling can do the same if they can find the opportunities.</p>
<p>Colleges offer/sponsor lacrosse teams because students want them and want to watch lacrosse. If wrestling were as popular, more collegiate teams would be offered. It is certainly not an expensive sport to offer, so why are there not more teams if it is so popular?</p>