The NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament is the annual championship which is organized by the NCAA to help determine the national champion of men's collegiate field lacrosse at the Division II level for their programs in the United States.

The tournament has been played every year, with the exception of 2020, in two stints: first from 1974 to 1981 and then again from 1993 the present.

Before the implementation of a separate Division III tournament in 1979, the first five iterations of the event featured teams from both Divisions II and III.

During the eleven-year period (1982 to 1992) in which no Division II championship existed, all Division II men's lacrosse programs were allowed by the NCAA to compete as Division I members in that sport, and several D II teams received invitations to the Division I tournament during this period (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).

Adelphi have been the most successful program, with 8 national titles in their history.

While Tampa are the reigning national champions, winning their second ever national title in the sport happening 2026.

History After the NCAA began to sponsor a lacrosse in 1971 and before the creation of a standalone Division II event in 1974, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association added a "small college" tournament for two years for non-Division I schools. Hobart defeated Washington College to win the subsequent 1972 USILA title, and Cortland State then beat Washington College in 1973. This tournament was superseded by this new Division II tournament in 1974.

Results NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament(NCAA Men's College Division Lacrosse Championship)Year Site(Host Team)StadiumChampionship ResultsSemifinalistsChampionScoreRunner-up1974Details Cortland, NY(Cortland State) SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex Towson State 18–17 Hobart Adelphi and Cortland State1975Details Brookville, NY(C.W. Post) C.W. Post Stadium Cortland State 12–11 Hobart Towson State and Washington College1976Details Catonsville, MD(UMBC) UMBC Stadium Hobart 18–9 Adelphi Ohio Wesleyan and Washington College1977Details Geneva, NY(Hobart) Boswell Field Hobart (2) 23–13 Washington College Roanoke and UMBC1978Details Roanoke 14–13 Hobart Cortland State and UMBC1979Details Garden City, NY(Adelphi) Motamed Field Adelphi 17–12 UMBC St. Lawrence and Towson State1980Details Catonsville, MD(UMBC) UMBC Stadium UMBC 23–14 Adelphi No semifinals held1981Details Garden City, NY(Adelphi) Motamed Field Adelphi (2) 17–14 Loyola (MD)1982–1992 No championship held1993Details Brookville, NY(C.W. Post) C.W. Post Stadium Adelphi (3) 11–7 C.W. Post No semifinals held1994Details Springfield 15–12 NYIT1995Details Springfield, MA(Springfield) Stagg Field Adelphi (4) 12–10 Springfield1996DetailsBrookville, NY(C.W. Post) C.W. Post Stadium C.W. Post 15–10 Adelphi1997Details Garden City, NY(Adelphi) Motamed Field NYIT 18–11 Adelphi1998Details Piscataway, NJ(Rutgers) Rutgers Stadium Adelphi (5) 18–6 C.W. Post1999Details College Park, MD(Maryland) Byrd Stadium Adelphi (6) 11–8 C.W. Post2000Details Limestone 10–9 C.W. Post2001Details Piscataway, NJ(Rutgers) Rutgers Stadium Adelphi (7) 14–10 Limestone C.W. Post and Wingate2002Details Limestone (2) 11–9 NYIT Le Moyne and St. Andrew's (NC)2003Details Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium NYIT 9–4 Limestone Le Moyne and Mercyhurst2004Details Le Moyne 11–10(2OT) Limestone Mercyhurst and NYIT2005Details Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field NYIT (2) 14–13(OT) Limestone C.W. Post and Le Moyne2006Details Le Moyne (2) 12–5 Dowling Limestone and Mercyhurst2007Details Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Le Moyne (3) 6–5 Mercyhurst Limestone and NYIT2008Details Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium NYIT (3) 16–11 Le Moyne Bryant and Limestone2009Details C.W. Post (2) 8–7 Le Moyne Limestone and Merrimack2010Details Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium C.W. Post (3) 14–9 Le Moyne Dowling and Limestone2011Details Mercyhurst 9–8 Adelphi C.W. Post and Limestone2012Details Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Dowling 11–10 Limestone Le Moyne and Mercyhurst2013Details Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Le Moyne (4) 11–10 Mercyhurst Adelphi and Limestone2014Details Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Limestone (3) 12–6 LIU Post Adelphi and Tampa2015Details Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Limestone (4) 9–6 Le Moyne Lake Erie and Merrimack2016DetailsLe Moyne (5)8-4LimestoneMerrimack and Tampa2017DetailsFoxborough, MAGillette StadiumLimestone (5)11-9MerrimackAdelphi and Tampa2018DetailsFoxborough, MAGillette StadiumMerrimack23-6St. LeoSeton Hill and Lenoir–Rhyne2019Details Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial FieldMerrimack (2)16-8LimestoneLe Moyne and Indianapolis2020DetailsCanceled due to COVID-19 2021Details East Hartford, CT Pratt & Whitney Stadium Le Moyne (6) 12–6 Lenoir–Rhyne Mercyhurst and Wingate 2022Details Tampa 11–7 Mercy Le Moyne and Limestone 2023Details Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial FieldLenoir-Rhyne20-5MercyhurstLe Moyne and Limestone 2024DetailsAdelphi (8)12-10Lenoir-RhyneTampa and Saint Anselm 2025Details Foxborough, MA Gillette StadiumAdelphi (9)9-8 (OT)TampaMaryville University and Saint Anselm 2026DetailsCharlottesville, Virginia (Virginia)Scott StadiumTampa (2)12-11 (OT)Adelphi Molloy and Anderson (SC) 2027Philadelphia, PALincoln Financial Field 2028Foxborough, MAGillette Stadium

Team championship records Team Championships Appearances Winning years 9 15 1979, 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2024, 2025 6 10 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021 5 12 2000, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2017 4 6 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008 3 8 1996, 2009, 2010 2 5 1976, 1977 2 3 2018, 2019 2 3 2022, 2026 1 1 1974 1 1 1975 1 1 1978 1 2 1980 1 2 1994 1 4 2011 1 2 2012 1 3 2023 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

✝ indicates schools which are closed or no longer sponsor athletics. ‡ indicates schools which have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.

Finals appearances by state StateTitlesUniversityRunners-upUniversity New York 26 Adelphi (9), Le Moyne (6), NY Tech (4), LIU Post (3), Hobart (2), Dowling (1), SUNY Cortland (1) 22 Adelphi (6), LIU Post (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) Florida 2 Tampa (2) 2 St. Leo (1), Tampa (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) Virginia 1 Roanoke (1) 0

See also NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Wingate Memorial Trophy North–South Senior All-Star Game Pre-NCAA Lacrosse Champion

References

External links Division II men's lacrosse