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]
| Sport | Field lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United 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 |
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
edit| NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament (NCAA Men's College Division Lacrosse Championship) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and Cortland State | ||||
| 1975 Details |
Brookville, NY (C.W. Post) |
C.W. Post Stadium | Cortland State | 12–11 | Hobart | Towson State and Washington 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 and UMBC | ||||
| 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 and Wingate | ||||
| 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 and Mercyhurst | ||||
| 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 and Merrimack | ||||||
| 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 and Tampa | ||||
| 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 and Lenoir–Rhyne | ||||
| 2019 Details |
Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | Merrimack (2) | 16-8 | Limestone | Le Moyne and Indianapolis | ||||
| 2020 Details |
Canceled due to COVID-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 | ||||||||
| 2026 Details |
TBD | TBD | ||||||||
Team championship records
edit| Team | Championships | Appearances | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | 8 | 14 | 1979, 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2024 |
| Le Moyne ‡ | 6 | 10 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021 |
| Limestone | 5 | 12 | 2000, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| New York Tech | 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 ‡[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 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lenoir–Rhyne | 1 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy (NY)] | 0 | 1 | |
| Loyola Maryland ‡[d] | 0 | 1 | |
| Saint Leo | 0 | 1 | |
| Washington College ‡[f] | 0 | 1 |
- ✝ indicates schools which are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
- ‡ indicates schools which have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.
- ^ Known as C.W. Post before the 2012 season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Current NCAA Division III member that plays Division I men's lacrosse.
- ^ a b c d Current NCAA Division I member.
- ^ Known as Towson State before the 1998 season.
- ^ a b c d Current NCAA Division III member.
Finals appearances by state
edit| State | Titles | University | Runners-up | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York
|
25 | Adelphi (8), LeMoyne (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) | 1 | St. Leo (1) |
 Virginia
|
1 | Roanoke (1) | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Scott, Bob (1976). Lacrosse Technique and Tradition. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-2060-X.