NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament

Last updated
NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
Sport Field lacrosse
Founded1974
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Adelphi (8th Title)
Most titles Adelphi (8 Titles)
TV partner(s) ESPN
CBS College Sports Network
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship is the annual championship in men's lacrosse held by the NCAA for teams competing in Division II. [1]

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Following the institution of a tournament for Division I in 1971 by the NCAA, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association added a "small college" tournament for two years for non-Division I schools. In 1972, Hobart defeated Washington College 15-12 to win the USILA title. And Cortland State beat Washington College to win the 1973 title, 13-8. [2]

Beginning in 1974, a combined NCAA Division II and III tournament was played through the 1979 season, after which separate divisional championships were instituted. The Division II championship was discontinued after the 1981 season. Following a twelve-year interruption, the tournament was resumed in 1993.

During the 1982–1992 period in which no Division II championship existed, all Division II men's lacrosse programs were allowed by NCAA rules to compete as Division I members in that sport. Several D-II teams received invitations to the D-I tournament in this period, including 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.

Results

NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
(NCAA Men's College Division Lacrosse Championship)
YearSite
(Host Team)
StadiumChampionship ResultsSemifinalists
ChampionScoreRunner-Up
1974
Details
Cortland, NY
(Cortland State)
SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex Towson State 18–17 Hobart Adelphi and Cortland State
1975
Details
Brookville, NY
(C.W. Post)
C.W. Post Stadium Cortland State12–11HobartTowson State and Washington College
1976
Details
Catonsville, MD
(UMBC)
UMBC Stadium Hobart18–9Adelphi Ohio Wesleyan and Washington College
1977
Details
Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell Field Hobart (2)23–13Washington College Roanoke and UMBC
1978
Details
Roanoke14–13HobartCortland State and UMBC
1979
Details
Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Motamed Field Adelphi 17–12UMBC St. Lawrence and Towson State
1980
Details
Catonsville, MD
(UMBC)
UMBC StadiumUMBC23–14AdelphiNo semifinals held
1981
Details
Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Motamed FieldAdelphi (2)17–14 Loyola (MD)
1982–1992No championship held
1993
Details
Brookville, NY
(C.W. Post)
C.W. Post StadiumAdelphi (3)11–7 C.W. Post No semifinals held
1994
Details
Springfield 15–12 NYIT
1995
Details
Springfield, MA
(Springfield)
Stagg Field Adelphi (4)12–10Springfield
1996
Details
Brookville, NY
(C.W. Post)
C.W. Post StadiumC.W. Post15–10Adelphi
1997
Details
Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Motamed FieldNYIT18–11Adelphi
1998
Details
Piscataway, NJ
(Rutgers)
Rutgers Stadium Adelphi (5)18–6C.W. Post
1999
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Adelphi (6)11–8C.W. Post
2000
Details
Limestone 10–9C.W. Post
2001
Details
Piscataway, NJ
(Rutgers)
Rutgers StadiumAdelphi (7)14–10LimestoneC.W. Post and Wingate
2002
Details
Limestone (2)11–9NYITLe Moyne and St. Andrew's (NC)
2003
Details
Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium NYIT9–4Limestone Le Moyne and Mercyhurst
2004
Details
Le Moyne11–10
(2OT)
LimestoneMercyhurst and NYIT
2005
Details
Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field NYIT (2)14–13
(OT)
LimestoneC.W. Post and Le Moyne
2006
Details
Le Moyne (2)12–5 Dowling Limestone and Mercyhurst
2007
Details
Baltimore, MDM&T Bank StadiumLe Moyne (3)6–5MercyhurstLimestone and NYIT
2008
Details
Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium NYIT (3)16–11Le Moyne Bryant and Limestone
2009
Details
C.W. Post (2)8–7Le MoyneLimestone and Merrimack
2010
Details
Baltimore, MDM&T Bank StadiumC.W. Post (3)14–9Le MoyneDowling and Limestone
2011
Details
Mercyhurst9–8AdelphiC.W. Post and Limestone
2012
Details
Foxborough, MAGillette StadiumDowling11–10LimestoneLe Moyne and Mercyhurst
2013
Details
Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial FieldLe Moyne (4)11–10MercyhurstAdelphi and Limestone
2014
Details
Baltimore, MDM&T Bank StadiumLimestone (3)12–6LIU PostAdelphi and Tampa
2015
Details
Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial FieldLimestone (4)9–6Le MoyneLake Erie and Merrimack
2016
Details
Le Moyne (5)8-4LimestoneMerrimack and Tampa
2017
Details
Foxborough, MAGillette StadiumLimestone (5)11-9MerrimackAdelphi and Tampa
2018
Details
Foxborough, MAGillette StadiumMerrimack23-6St. LeoSeton Hill and Lenoir–Rhyne
2019
Details
Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial FieldMerrimack (2)16-8LimestoneLe Moyne and Indianapolis
2020
Details
Canceled due to COVID-19
2021
Details
East Hartford, CT Pratt & Whitney Stadium Le Moyne (6)12–6Lenoir–RhyneMercyhurst and Wingate
2022
Details
Tampa 11–7 Mercy Le Moyne and Limestone
2023
Details
Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial FieldLenoir-Rhyne20-5MercyhurstLe Moyne and Limestone
2024
Details
Adelphi (8)12-10Lenoir-RhyneTampa and St. Anselm
2025
Details
Foxborough, MAGillette Stadium
2026
Details
TBDTBD

Team championship records

TeamChampionshipsAppearancesWinning years
Adelphi 8141979, 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2024
Le Moyne ‡ 6102004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021
Limestone 5122000, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2017
New York Tech 461997, 2003, 2005, 2008
LIU Post ✝ [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 381996, 2009, 2010
Hobart ‡ [lower-alpha 3] 251976, 1977
Merrimack ‡ [lower-alpha 4] 232018, 2019
Towson ‡ [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 4] 111974
Cortland ‡ [lower-alpha 6] 111975
Roanoke ‡ [lower-alpha 6] 111978
UMBC ‡ [lower-alpha 4] 121980
Springfield ‡ [lower-alpha 6] 121994
Mercyhurst 142011
Dowling ✝ 122012
Tampa 112022
Lenoir–Rhyne 132023
Mercy (NY) ]01
Loyola Maryland ‡ [lower-alpha 4] 01
Saint Leo 01
Washington College ‡ [lower-alpha 6] 01
  1. Known as C.W. Post before the 2012 season.
  2. The LIU Post athletic program was merged with the Division I program of Long Island University's Brooklyn campus in July 2019. The new program, playing as the LIU Sharks, maintains Brooklyn's Division I membership, but the men's lacrosse program inherited Post's records, since it was the only one of the campuses that sponsored men's lacrosse.
  3. Current NCAA Division III member that plays Division I men's lacrosse.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Current NCAA Division I member.
  5. Known as Towson State before the 1998 season.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Current NCAA Division III member.

Finals appearances by state

StateTitlesUniversityRunners-upUniversity
Flag of New York.svg New York25Adelphi (8), LeMoyne (6), NY Tech (4), LIU Post (3), Hobart (2), Dowling (1), SUNY Cortland (1)21LIU Post (5), Adelphi (5), LeMoyne (4), Hobart (3), NY Tech (2), Mercy (1), Dowling (1)
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina5Limestone (5)7Limestone (7)
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts3Merrimack (2), Springfield (1)2Merrimack (1), Springfield (1)
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland2UMBC (1), Towson (1)3UMBC (1), Loyola (1), Washington (1)
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania1Mercyhurst (1)2Mercyhurst (2)
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina1Lenoir-Rhyne (1)2Lenoir-Rhyne (2)
Flag of Florida.svg Florida1Tampa (1)1St. Leo (1)
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia1Roanoke (1)0

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References

  1. "Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. Scott, Bob (1976). Lacrosse Technique and Tradition . The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   0-8018-2060-X.