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
Sport College lacrosse
Founded1980
No. of teams34
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Tufts (4th Title)
Most titles Hobart and Salisbury
(13 Titles Each)
TV partner(s) ESPN
CBS College Sports Network
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship is the annual championship in men's lacrosse held by the NCAA for teams competing in Division III.

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. [1]

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. [2]

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 4th national title in 2024.

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

Champions

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Salisbury 131994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023
Tufts 42010, 2014, 2015, 2024
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 [lower-alpha 1] 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 Massachusetts4Tufts (4)4Tufts (3), Amherst (1)
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont3Middlebury (3)3Middlebury (3)
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania1Cabrini (1)3Gettysburg (3)
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut1Wesleyan (1)0
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio04Ohio Wesleyan (4)
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia03Roanoke (2), Lynchburg (1)

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References

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  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_finals_records/2013/D3ResultsRecs.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]