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The 2026 DI men’s lacrosse championship continues with both semifinal matchups on Saturday, May 23. The championship will be on Monday, May 25 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA.
The DI men’s lacrosse championship is an 18-team, single elimination tournament. Ten teams received automatic qualifications and eight were at-large selections. The four lowest-ranked AQ teams competed in the opening round for the final two spots in the first round.
2026 DI men’s lacrosse championship bracket
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2026 DI men’s lacrosse championship schedule
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 23 | Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA.
- Championship: Monday, May 25 | Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA.
- Selection show: Sunday, May 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU
- Opening round
- First round
- Saturday, May 9
- Sunday, May 10
- Quarterfinals:
- Saturday, May 16
- Sunday, May 17
Championship history
The Cornell Big Red beat the Maryland Terrapins, 13-10, to capture the 2025 national championship, the school’s first in nearly 50 years (1977).
🏆 HOW IT HAPPENED: Rewatch the Big Red win it all, from the bleachers
Check out the list below of every DI men’s lacrosse national champion dating back to 1971.
Year
Champion
Coach
Score
Runner-Up
Host or Site
2025
Cornell (18-1)
Connor Buczek
13-10
Maryland
Foxborough, Mass.
2024
Notre Dame (15-1)
Kevin Corrigan
15-5
Maryland
Philadelphia, Pa.
2023
Notre Dame (14-2)
Kevin Corrigan
13-9
Duke
Philadelphia, Pa.
2022
Maryland (18-0)
John Tillman
9-7
Cornell
East Hartford, Conn.
2021
Virginia (14-4)
Lars Tiffany
17-16
Maryland
East Hartford, Conn.
2020
Canceled due to COVID-19
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2019
Virginia (17-3)
Lars Tiffany
13-9
Yale
Philadelphia, Pa.
2018
Yale (17-3)
Andy Shay
13-11
Duke
Foxborough, Mass.
2017
Maryland (16-3)
John Tillman
9-6
Ohio State
Foxborough, Mass.
2016
North Carolina (12-6)
Joe Breschi
14-13 (ot)
Maryland
Philadelphia
2015
Denver (17-2)
Bill Tierney
10-5
Maryland
Philadelphia
2014
Duke (17-3)
John Danowski
11-9
Notre Dame
Baltimore
2013
Duke (16-5)
John Danowski
16-10
Syracuse
Philadelphia
2012
Loyola (Md.) (18-1)
Charley Toomey
9-3
Maryland
Foxborough, Mass.
2011
Virginia (13-5)
Dom Starsia
9-7
Maryland
Baltimore
2010
Duke (16-4)
John Danowski
6-5 (ot)
Notre Dame
Baltimore
2009
Syracuse (16-2)
John Desko
10-9 (ot)
Cornell
Boston
2008
Syracuse (16-2)
John Desko
13-10
Johns Hopkins
Boston
2007
Johns Hopkins (13-4)
Dave Pietramala
12-11
Duke
Baltimore
2006
Virginia (17-0)
Dom Starsia
15-7
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
2005
Johns Hopkins (16-0)
Dave Pietramala
9-8
Duke
Philadelphia
2004
Syracuse (15-2)
John Desko
14-13
Navy
Baltimore
2003
Virginia (15-2)
Dom Starsia
9-7
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
2002
Syracuse (15-2)
John Desko
13-12
Princeton
Rutgers
2001
Princeton (14-1)
Bill Tierney
10-9 (ot)
Syracuse
Rutgers
2000
Syracuse (15-1)
John Desko
13-7
Princeton
Maryland
1999
Virginia (13-3)
Dom Starsia
12-10
Syracuse
Maryland
1998
Princeton (14-1)
Bill Tierney
15-5
Maryland
Rutgers
1997
Princeton (16-0)
Bill Tierney
19-7
Maryland
Maryland
1996
Princeton (14-1)
Bill Tierney
13-12 (ot)
Virginia
Maryland
1995
Syracuse (13-2)
Roy Simmons Jr.
13-9
Maryland
Maryland
1994
Princeton (14-1)
Bill Tierney
9-8 (ot)
Virginia
Maryland
1993
Syracuse (12-2)
Roy Simmons Jr.
13-12
North Carolina
Maryland
1992
Princeton (13-2)
Bill Tierney
10-9 (2ot)
Syracuse
Penn
1991
North Carolina (16-0)
Dave Klarmann
18-13
Towson
Syracuse
1990
Syracuse* (13-0)
Roy Simmons Jr.
21-9
Loyola Maryland
Rutgers
1989
Syracuse (14-1)
Roy Simmons Jr.
13-12
Johns Hopkins
Maryland
1988
Syracuse (15-0)
Roy Simmons Jr.
13-8
Cornell
Syracuse
1987
Johns Hopkins (10-3)
Don Zimmerman
11-10
Cornell
Rutgers
1986
North Carolina (11-3)
Willie Scroggs
10-9 (ot)
Virginia
Delaware
1985
Johns Hopkins (13-1)
Don Zimmerman
11-4
Syracuse
Brown
1984
Johns Hopkins (14-0)
Don Zimmerman
13-10
Syracuse
Delaware
1983
Syracuse (14-1)
Roy Simmons Jr.
17-16
Johns Hopkins
Rutgers
1982
North Carolina (14-0)
Willie Scroggs
7-5
Johns Hopkins
Virginia
1981
North Carolina (12-0)
Willie Scroggs
14-13
Johns Hopkins
Princeton
1980
Johns Hopkins (14-1)
Henry Ciccarone
9-8 (2ot)
Virginia
Cornell
1979
Johns Hopkins (13-0)
Henry Ciccarone
15-9
Maryland
Maryland
1978
Johns Hopkins (13-1)
Henry Ciccarone
13-8
Cornell
Rutgers
1977
Cornell (13-0)
Richie Moran
16-8
Johns Hopkins
Virginia
1976
Cornell (16-0)
Richie Moran
16-13 (ot)
Maryland
Brown
1975
Maryland (11-3)
Bud Beardmore
20-13
Navy
Johns Hopkins
1974
Johns Hopkins (12-2)
Bob Scott
17-12
Maryland
Rutgers
1973
Maryland (14-1)
Bud Beardmore
10-9 (2ot)
Johns Hopkins
Penn
1972
Virginia (11-4)
Glenn Thiel
13-12
Johns Hopkins
Maryland
1971
Cornell (13-1)
Richie Moran
12-6
Maryland
Hofstra
*After the 1990 championship, the NCAA Committee on Infractions determined that Paul Gait had played in the 1990 championship while ineligible. Under NCAA rules, Syracuse and Paul Gait’s records for that championship were vacated. The NCAA does not recognize Syracuse and coach Roy Simmons Jr.’s 3-0 record, and Paul Gait’s 7 goals, 7 assists and his participation in that championship.
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