2023 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship is the 52nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The tournament is hosted by Drexel University and held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
| 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 17 | ||||
| Finals site | Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| |||||
Format
Seventeen teams will compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season. For nine teams, entry into the tournament is by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier, while for the remaining eight teams at-large selection was determined by the NCAA selection committee.[2][3]
Teams
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Blue Devils | ACC | At-large | 1 | 13–2 |
| 2 | Virginia Cavaliers | ACC | At-large | 3 | 11–3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ACC | At-large | 2 | 10–2 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | Big Ten | At-large | 6 | 10–5 |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Big Ten | At-large | 7 | 9–4 |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | Big Ten | At-large | 4 | 11–5 |
| 7 | Georgetown Hoyas | Big East | Automatic | 5 | 12–3 |
| 8 | Cornell Big Red | Ivy League | At-large | 8 | 11–3 |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | CAA | Automatic | 26 | 12–4 | |
| Marist Red Foxes | MAAC | Automatic | 40 | 10–7 | |
| Michigan Wolverines | Big Ten | Automatic | 12 | 9–6 | |
| Richmond Spiders | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 21 | 11–4 | |
| Yale Bulldogs | Ivy League | At-large | 9 | 9–5 | |
| Princeton Tigers | Ivy League | Automatic | 13 | 8–6 | |
| Army Black Knights | Patriot League | Automatic | 16 | 11–5 | |
| Bryant Bulldogs | America East | Automatic | 19 | 12–4 | |
| Utah Utes | ASUN | Automatic | 14 | 12–4 |
Bracket
| Play–in game[4] May 10 Newark, DE | ||||
| Delaware | 25 | |||
| Marist | 10 | |||
| First round May 13–14, ESPNU Hosted by seeded team | Quarterfinals May 20–21, ESPNU Annapolis, MD and Albany, NY | Semifinals May 27, ESPN2 Philadelphia, PA | National Championship May 29, ESPN Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cornell | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 15* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Army | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Johns Hopkins | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Johns Hopkins | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgetown | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgetown | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Virginia | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
Tournament boxscores
Tournament Quarterfinals
Tournament First Round
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Richmond (10-8) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Utah (12-4) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Yale (9-6) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Maryland (9-6) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Bryant (12-5) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Cornell (12-5) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| ||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Delaware (13-5) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Princeton (12-5) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| |||||
Tournament Play In
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| Marist (10-8) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| |||||
All-Tournament Team
--- (Most Outstanding Player) --->
Record by Conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | PG | R16 | QF | SF | CG | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 3 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Big Ten | 4 | 3–1 | .750 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Big East | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Patriot | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| CAA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ivy League | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | 3 | |||||
| America East | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | |||||
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | |||||
| A-10 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | |||||
| MAAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 |
Media coverage
ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network will air the first round and quarterfinals games on ESPNU, the semifinals on ESPN2 and the national championship on ESPN. All games are also available streaming via ESPN+.[5]
Commentators
|
|
References
- Harrigan, Victoria (May 12, 2023). "Drexel hosts NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships". thetriangle.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- "2023 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship selections". NCAA.com. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- Bender, Bill (May 11, 2023). "NCAA men's lacrosse tournament bracket 2023: Schedule, TV channels, scores and players to watch". sportingnews.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- "2023 DI Men's Lacrosse Championship Official Bracket". NCAA.com. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- Ufnowski, Amy (May 12, 2023). "#MayMadness: ESPN's Coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Begins Saturday, May 13". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.