NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

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NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship
SportCollege lacrosse
Founded1980
No. of teams34
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Salisbury (13th Title)
Most titlesHobart and Salisbury
(13 Titles Each)
TV partner(s)ESPN
CBS College Sports Network
Official websiteNCAA.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.

After the inauguration of the NCAA Division I championship in 1971, the USILA added a "small college" tournament for two years for all non-Division I schools. 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.

Salisbury are the defending national champions, winning their record-tying 13th national title in 2023.

Champions[edit]

NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship
Year Site
(Host Team)
Stadium Championship Results Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up
1980
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Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell Field Hobart 11–8 Cortland State Ithaca and Salisbury State
1981
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Hobart (2) 10–8 Cortland State Salisbury 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) 13–9 Roanoke Ohio Wesleyan and Washington (MD)
1984
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Hobart (5) 12–5 Washington (MD) RIT and Salisbury State
1985
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Chestertown, MD
(Washington (MD))
Kibler Field Hobart (6) 15–8 Washington (MD) Cortland State and RIT
1986
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Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell Field Hobart (7) 13–10 Washington (MD) Cortland State and Ohio Wesleyan
1987
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Hobart (8) 9–5 Ohio Wesleyan RIT and Washington and Lee
1988
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Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
Selby Field Hobart (9) 18–9 Ohio Wesleyan Franklin & Marshall and Roanoke
1989
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Geneva, NY
(Hobart)
Boswell Field Hobart (10) 11-8 Ohio Wesleyan Nazareth (NY) and Washington (MD)
1990
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Hobart (11) 18–6 Washington (MD) Ohio Wesleyan and Salisbury State
1991
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Salisbury, MD
(Salisbury State)
Sea Gull Stadium Hobart (12) 12–11 Salisbury State Nazareth (NY) and Ohio Wesleyan
1992
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Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Franklin Field Nazareth (NY) 22–11 Roanoke Hobart and Ithaca
1993
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College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Hobart (13) 16–10 Ohio Wesleyan Nazareth (NY) and Washington (MD)
1994
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Salisbury State 15–9 Hobart Gettysburg and Nazareth (NY)
1995
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Salisbury State (2) 22–13 Nazareth (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) 16–10 Nazareth (NY) Ohio Wesleyan and Salisbury State
1999
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College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Salisbury State (3) 13–6 Middlebury Denison and RIT
2000
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Middlebury 16–12 Salisbury State Nazareth (NY) and Washington & Lee
2001
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Piscataway, NJ
(Rutgers)
Rutgers Stadium Middlebury (2) 15–10 Gettysburg Denison and Nazareth (NY)
2002
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Middlebury (3) 14–9 Gettysburg Ithaca 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) 13–9 Nazareth (NY) Middlebury and Washington (MD)
2005
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Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Salisbury (6) 11–10 Middlebury Nazareth and Roanoke
2006
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SUNY Cortland 13–12
(OT)
Salisbury' Roanoke and Wesleyan
2007
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Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Salisbury (7) 15–9 SUNY Cortland Gettysburg and Wesleyan
2008
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Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Salisbury (8) 19–13 SUNY Cortland Ithaca and Gettysburg
2009
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SUNY Cortland (2) 9–7 Gettysburg Middlebury and Stevenson
2010
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Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Tufts 9–6 Salisbury SUNY Cortland and Stevenson
2011
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Salisbury (9) 19–7 Tufts Roanoke and RIT
2012
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Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Salisbury (10) 14–10 SUNY Cortland Stevenson and Tufts
2013
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Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Stevenson 16–14 RIT SUNY Cortland and Salisbury
2014
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Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Tufts (2) 12–9 Salisbury RIT and Washington (MD)
2015
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Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Tufts (3) 19–11 Lynchburg RIT and Gettysburg
2016
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Salisbury (11) 14-13 Tufts St. Lawrence and Gettysburg
2017
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Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Salisbury (12) 15-7 RIT Denison and Wesleyan
2018
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Wesleyan 8-6 Salisbury Gettysburg and RIT
2019
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Philadelphia, PA Lincoln 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, PA Lincoln Financial Field Salisbury (13) 17-12 Tufts Christopher Newport and RIT
2024
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2025
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Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
2026
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TBD TBD

Team championship records[edit]

Team Championships Appearances Winning years
Salisbury (Salisbury State) 13 19 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023
Hobart[a] 13 15 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Middlebury 3 6 2000, 2001, 2002
Nazareth 3 6 1992, 1996, 1997
Tufts 3 6 2010, 2014, 2015
RIT 2 4 2021, 2022
SUNY Cortland 2 7 2006, 2009
Cabrini 1 1 2019
Stevenson 1 1 2013
Wesleyan 1 1 2018
Washington College 1 8 1998
Amherst 0 1
Ohio Wesleyan 0 4
Gettysburg 0 3
Roanoke 0 2
Lynchburg 0 1
Union (NY) 0 1
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.
  1. ^ Currently plays NCAA Division I men's lacrosse despite being a Division III member.

Finals appearances by state[edit]

State Champions School Runners-up School
New York (state) New York 20 Hobart (13), Nazareth (3), RIT (2), SUNY Cortland (2) 13 SUNY Cortland (5), Nazareth (3), Hobart (2), RIT (2), Union (1)
Maryland Maryland 15 Salisbury (13), Washington (1), Stevenson (1) 13 Washington (7), Salisbury (6)
Massachusetts Massachusetts 3 Tufts (3) 4 Tufts (3), Amherst (1)
Vermont Vermont 3 Middlebury (3) 3 Middlebury (3)
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1 Cabrini (1) 3 Gettysburg (3)
Connecticut Connecticut 1 Wesleyan (1) 0
Ohio Ohio 0 4 Ohio Wesleyan (4)
Virginia Virginia 0 3 Roanoke (2), Lynchburg (1)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Scott, Bob (1976). Lacrosse Technique and Tradition. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-2060-X.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_finals_records/2013/D3ResultsRecs.pdf[bare URL PDF]

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