| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Sport | College field lacrosse |
| Founded | 1974; 51 years ago (1974) |
| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion | Adelphi (9th) |
| Most titles | Adelphi (9) |
| Broadcasters | ESPN CBS College Sports Network |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
TheNCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament is the annual championship organized by theNCAA to determine the national champion of men's collegiatefield lacrosse among itsDivision II programs in theUnited States.[1]
The tournament has been played every year, except 2020, in two stints: first from 1974 to 1981 and then again from 1993 the present.
Before the implementation of a separateDivision IIItournament in 1979, the first five iterations of the event featured teams from both Divisions II and III.
During the eleven-year period (1982 to 1992) in which no Division II championship existed, all Division II men's lacrosse programs were allowed by the NCAA to compete asDivision I members in that sport, and several D II teams received invitations to the Division I tournament during this period (Adelphi in 1982; C.W. Post in 1986; Adelphi again in 1987, where they upset Army; and Adelphi once more in 1989, where they received a number five seeding).
Adelphi have been the most successful program, with 8 national titles.
Adelphi are the reigning national champions, winning their record eighth national title in 2024.
After the NCAA began to sponsor a lacrosse in 1971 and before the creation of a standalone Division II event in 1974, theUnited States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association added a "small college" tournament for two years for non-Division I schools. Hobart defeated Washington College to win the subsequent 1972 USILA title, and Cortland State then beat Washington College in 1973.[2] This tournament was superseded by this new Division II tournament in 1974.
| NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament (NCAA Men's College Division Lacrosse Championship) | ||||||||||
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| Year | Site (Host Team) | Stadium | Championship Results | Semifinalists | ||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | ||||||||
| 1974 Details | Cortland, NY (Cortland State) | SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex | Towson State | 18–17 | Hobart | Adelphi andCortland State | ||||
| 1975 Details | Brookville, NY (C.W. Post) | C.W. Post Stadium | Cortland State | 12–11 | Hobart | Towson State andWashington College | ||||
| 1976 Details | Catonsville, MD (UMBC) | UMBC Stadium | Hobart | 18–9 | Adelphi | Ohio Wesleyan and Washington College | ||||
| 1977 Details | Geneva, NY (Hobart) | Boswell Field | Hobart(2) | 23–13 | Washington College | Roanoke andUMBC | ||||
| 1978 Details | Roanoke | 14–13 | Hobart | Cortland State and UMBC | ||||||
| 1979 Details | Garden City, NY (Adelphi) | Motamed Field | Adelphi | 17–12 | UMBC | St. Lawrence and Towson State | ||||
| 1980 Details | Catonsville, MD (UMBC) | UMBC Stadium | UMBC | 23–14 | Adelphi | No semifinals held | ||||
| 1981 Details | Garden City, NY (Adelphi) | Motamed Field | Adelphi(2) | 17–14 | Loyola (MD) | |||||
| 1982–1992 | No championship held | |||||||||
| 1993 Details | Brookville, NY (C.W. Post) | C.W. Post Stadium | Adelphi(3) | 11–7 | C.W. Post | No semifinals held | ||||
| 1994 Details | Springfield | 15–12 | NYIT | |||||||
| 1995 Details | Springfield, MA (Springfield) | Stagg Field | Adelphi(4) | 12–10 | Springfield | |||||
| 1996 Details | Brookville, NY (C.W. Post) | C.W. Post Stadium | C.W. Post | 15–10 | Adelphi | |||||
| 1997 Details | Garden City, NY (Adelphi) | Motamed Field | NYIT | 18–11 | Adelphi | |||||
| 1998 Details | Piscataway, NJ (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium | Adelphi(5) | 18–6 | C.W. Post | |||||
| 1999 Details | College Park, MD (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Adelphi(6) | 11–8 | C.W. Post | |||||
| 2000 Details | Limestone | 10–9 | C.W. Post | |||||||
| 2001 Details | Piscataway, NJ (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium | Adelphi(7) | 14–10 | Limestone | C.W. Post andWingate | ||||
| 2002 Details | Limestone(2) | 11–9 | NYIT | Le Moyne and St. Andrew's (NC) | ||||||
| 2003 Details | Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | NYIT | 9–4 | Limestone | Le Moyne andMercyhurst | ||||
| 2004 Details | Le Moyne | 11–10 (2OT) | Limestone | Mercyhurst and NYIT | ||||||
| 2005 Details | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | NYIT(2) | 14–13 (OT) | Limestone | C.W. Post and Le Moyne | ||||
| 2006 Details | Le Moyne(2) | 12–5 | Dowling | Limestone and Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 2007 Details | Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | Le Moyne(3) | 6–5 | Mercyhurst | Limestone and NYIT | ||||
| 2008 Details | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | NYIT(3) | 16–11 | Le Moyne | Bryant and Limestone | ||||
| 2009 Details | C.W. Post(2) | 8–7 | Le Moyne | Limestone andMerrimack | ||||||
| 2010 Details | Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | C.W. Post(3) | 14–9 | Le Moyne | Dowling and Limestone | ||||
| 2011 Details | Mercyhurst | 9–8 | Adelphi | C.W. Post and Limestone | ||||||
| 2012 Details | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | Dowling | 11–10 | Limestone | Le Moyne and Mercyhurst | ||||
| 2013 Details | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | Le Moyne(4) | 11–10 | Mercyhurst | Adelphi and Limestone | ||||
| 2014 Details | Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | Limestone(3) | 12–6 | LIU Post | Adelphi andTampa | ||||
| 2015 Details | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | Limestone(4) | 9–6 | Le Moyne | Lake Erie and Merrimack | ||||
| 2016 Details | Le Moyne(5) | 8-4 | Limestone | Merrimack and Tampa | ||||||
| 2017 Details | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | Limestone(5) | 11-9 | Merrimack | Adelphi and Tampa | ||||
| 2018 Details | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | Merrimack | 23-6 | St. Leo | Seton Hill andLenoir–Rhyne | ||||
| 2019 Details | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | Merrimack(2) | 16-8 | Limestone | Le Moyne andIndianapolis | ||||
| 2020 Details | Canceled due toCOVID-19 | |||||||||
| 2021 Details | East Hartford, CT | Pratt & Whitney Stadium | Le Moyne(6) | 12–6 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Mercyhurst and Wingate | ||||
| 2022 Details | Tampa | 11–7 | Mercy | Le Moyne and Limestone | ||||||
| 2023 Details | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | Lenoir-Rhyne | 20-5 | Mercyhurst | Le Moyne and Limestone | ||||
| 2024 Details | Adelphi(8) | 12-10 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Tampa and St. Anselm | ||||||
| 2025 Details | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | Adelphi(9) | 9-8 (OT) | Tampa | Maryville University and St. Anselm | ||||
| 2026 Details | TBD | TBD | ||||||||
| Team | Championships | Appearances | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | 9 | 14 | 1979, 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2024, 2025 |
| Le Moyne ‡ | 6 | 10 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021 |
| Limestone ‡ | 5 | 12 | 2000, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| NYIT ✝ | 4 | 6 | 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008 |
| LIU Post ✝[a][b] | 3 | 8 | 1996, 2009, 2010 |
| Hobart ‡[c] | 2 | 5 | 1976, 1977 |
| Merrimack ‡[d] | 2 | 3 | 2018, 2019 |
| Towson ‡ (Towson State)[e][d] | 1 | 1 | 1974 |
| Cortland ‡[f] | 1 | 1 | 1975 |
| Roanoke ‡[f] | 1 | 1 | 1978 |
| UMBC ‡[d] | 1 | 2 | 1980 |
| Springfield ‡[f] | 1 | 2 | 1994 |
| Mercyhurst | 1 | 4 | 2011 |
| Dowling ✝ | 1 | 2 | 2012 |
| Tampa | 1 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lenoir–Rhyne | 1 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy (NY) | 0 | 1 | |
| Loyola (MD) ‡[d] | 0 | 1 | |
| Saint Leo | 0 | 1 | |
| Washington College ‡[f] | 0 | 1 |
| State | Titles | University | Runners-up | University |
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 New York | 26 | Adelphi (9), Le Moyne (6), NY Tech (4), LIU Post (3), Hobart (2), Dowling (1), SUNY Cortland (1) | 21 | LIU Post (5), Adelphi (5), LeMoyne (4), Hobart (3), NY Tech (2), Mercy (1), Dowling (1) |
 South Carolina | 5 | Limestone (5) | 7 | Limestone (7) |
 Massachusetts | 3 | Merrimack (2), Springfield (1) | 2 | Merrimack (1), Springfield (1) |
 Maryland | 2 | UMBC (1), Towson (1) | 3 | UMBC (1), Loyola (1), Washington (1) |
 Pennsylvania | 1 | Mercyhurst (1) | 2 | Mercyhurst (2) |
 North Carolina | 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne (1) | 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne (2) |
 Florida | 1 | Tampa (1) | 2 | St. Leo (1), Tampa (1) |
 Virginia | 1 | Roanoke (1) | 0 |
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