NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

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NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship
Association NCAA
Sport College lacrosse
Founded1980;45 years ago (1980)
Division Division III
No. of teams34
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Tufts (5th title)
Most titles Hobart (13)
Salisbury (13)
Broadcaster(s) ESPN
CBS College Sports Network
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament is the annual championship in men's lacrosse held by the NCAA for teams competing in Division III. [1]

Contents

After the inauguration of the NCAA Division I championship in 1971, the USILA added a "small college" tournament for two years. Hobart defeated Washington College 15-12 to win the 1972 USILA title. And Cortland State beat Washington College to win the 1973 title, 13-8. [2]

The NCAA conducted a combined Division II and III tournament for the 1974 through 1979 seasons, followed by separate tournaments for Division II and Division III beginning in 1980.

Hobart and Salisbury have been the most successful teams at the Division III level, winning thirteen titles each. Hobart, however, has since departed for Division I.

Tufts is the defending national champion, winning their 5th national title in 2025.

Results

NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship
YearSite
(Host Team)
StadiumChampionship ResultsSemifinalists
ChampionScoreRunner-Up
1980
Details
Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell Field Hobart 11–8 Cortland State Ithaca and Salisbury State
1981
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Hobart(2)10–8Cortland StateSalisbury State and Washington (MD)
1982
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Hobart(3)9–8
(OT)
Washington (MD) Roanoke and Salisbury State
1983
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Hobart(4)13–9Roanoke Ohio Wesleyan and Washington (MD)
1984
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Hobart(5)12–5Washington (MD) RIT and Salisbury State
1985
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Chestertown, MD
(Washington (MD))
Kibler Field Hobart(6)15–8Washington (MD)Cortland State and RIT
1986
Details
Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell FieldHobart(7)13–10Washington (MD)Cortland State and Ohio Wesleyan
1987
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Hobart(8)9–5Ohio WesleyanRIT and Washington and Lee
1988
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Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
Selby Field Hobart(9)18–9Ohio Wesleyan Franklin & Marshall and Roanoke
1989
Details
Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell FieldHobart(10)11-8Ohio Wesleyan Nazareth (NY) and Washington (MD)
1990
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Hobart(11)18–6Washington (MD)Ohio Wesleyan and Salisbury State
1991
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Salisbury, MD
(Salisbury State)
Sea Gull Stadium Hobart(12)12–11Salisbury StateNazareth (NY) and Ohio Wesleyan
1992
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Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Franklin Field Nazareth (NY)22–11RoanokeHobart and Ithaca
1993
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Hobart(13)16–10Ohio WesleyanNazareth (NY) and Washington (MD)
1994
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Salisbury State15–9Hobart Gettysburg and Nazareth (NY)
1995
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Salisbury State(2)22–13Nazareth (NY)Gettysburg and Ohio Wesleyan
1996
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Nazareth (NY)(2)11–10
(OT)
Washington (MD)Ohio Wesleyan and Salisbury State
1997
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Nazareth (NY)(3)15–14
(OT)
Washington (MD)Gettysburg and Ohio Wesleyan
1998
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Piscataway, NJ
(Rutgers)
Rutgers Stadium Washington (MD)16–10Nazareth (NY)Ohio Wesleyan and Salisbury State
1999
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College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd StadiumSalisbury State(3)13–6 Middlebury Denison and RIT
2000
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Middlebury16–12Salisbury StateNazareth (NY) and Washington & Lee
2001
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Piscataway, NJ
(Rutgers)
Rutgers StadiumMiddlebury(2)15–10 Gettysburg Denison and Nazareth (NY)
2002
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Middlebury(3)14–9GettysburgIthaca and Washington & Lee
2003
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Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Salisbury(4)14–13
(OT)
Middlebury SUNY Cortland and Whittier
2004
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Salisbury(5)13–9Nazareth (NY)Middlebury and Washington (MD)
2005
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Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Salisbury(6)11–10MiddleburyNazareth and Roanoke
2006
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SUNY Cortland13–12
(OT)
Salisbury'Roanoke and Wesleyan
2007
Details
Baltimore, MDM&T Bank StadiumSalisbury(7)15–9SUNY CortlandGettysburg and Wesleyan
2008
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Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Salisbury(8)19–13SUNY CortlandIthaca and Gettysburg
2009
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SUNY Cortland(2)9–7GettysburgMiddlebury and Stevenson
2010
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Baltimore, MDM&T Bank Stadium Tufts 9–6SalisburySUNY Cortland and Stevenson
2011
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Salisbury(9)19–7TuftsRoanoke and RIT
2012
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Foxborough, MAGillette StadiumSalisbury(10)14–10SUNY CortlandStevenson and Tufts
2013
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Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial FieldStevenson16–14RITSUNY Cortland and Salisbury
2014
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Baltimore, MDM&T Bank StadiumTufts(2)12–9SalisburyRIT and Washington (MD)
2015
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Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial FieldTufts(3)19–11 Lynchburg RIT and Gettysburg
2016
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Salisbury(11)14-13TuftsSt. Lawrence and Gettysburg
2017
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Foxborough, MAGillette StadiumSalisbury (12)15-7RITDenison and Wesleyan
2018
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Wesleyan8-6SalisburyGettysburg and RIT
2019
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Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial Field Cabrini 16–12 Amherst Williams and Salisbury
2020
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Canceled due to COVID-19
2021
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East Hartford, CT Pratt & Whitney Stadium RIT 15–14
(2OT)
Salisbury Tufts and Christopher Newport
2022
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RIT (2)12–10 Union Tufts and York
2023
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Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial Field Salisbury (13)17-12 Tufts Christopher Newport and RIT
2024
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Tufts (4)18-14RIT Bowdoin and Washington & Lee
2025
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Foxborough, MAGillette Stadium Tufts (5)25-8 Dickinson Bowdoin and RIT
2026
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TBDTBD

Champions

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Salisbury 131994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023
Tufts 52010, 2014, 2015, 2024, 2025
Middlebury 32000, 2001, 2002
Nazareth 31992, 1996, 1997
RIT 22021, 2022
Cortland 22006, 2009
Stevenson 12013
Wesleyan (CT) 12018
Washington College 11998

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
Hobart 13 [a] 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Cabrini 12019
  1. Currently plays NCAA Division I men's lacrosse despite being a Division III member

Finals appearances by state

StateChampionsSchoolRunners-upSchool
Flag of New York.svg New York20Hobart (13), Nazareth (3), RIT (2), SUNY Cortland (2)14SUNY Cortland (5), RIT (3), Nazareth (3), Hobart (2), Union (1)
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland15Salisbury (13), Washington (1), Stevenson (1)13Washington (7), Salisbury (6)
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts5Tufts (5)4Tufts (3), Amherst (1)
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont3Middlebury (3)3Middlebury (3)
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania1Cabrini (1)4Gettysburg (3), Dickinson (1)
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut1Wesleyan (1)0
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio04Ohio Wesleyan (4)
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia03Roanoke (2), Lynchburg (1)

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION III MEN'S LACROSSE RECORDS" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. Scott, Bob (1976). Lacrosse Technique and Tradition . The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   0-8018-2060-X.