NCAA DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship 2025: Full Bracket and Schedule and How to Watch

2025 NCAA men’s lacrosse bracket and schedule

The NCAA DI men’s lacrosse championship for 2025 has arrived. On Sunday, May 4, the 18-team field was unveiled. Four teams are competing today in the first round in an attempt to reach the quarterfinals.

Eight teams were selected at-large by the DI Men’s Lacrosse Committee, while ten teams received automatic qualification by winning conference tournaments. Final rounds of the single-elimination tournament will take place from May 24–26 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

NCAA DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship Bracket 2025-

Here is a look at the 2025 championship bracket:

DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship Bracket

DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule 2025-

All times listed in ET.

Quarterfinals | Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18 — ESPNU
- May 17
  - No. 1 Cornell vs. Richmond, Noon
  - No. 3 Princeton vs. No. 6 Syracuse, 2:30 p.m.
- May 18
  - No. 5 Penn St. vs. Notre Dame, Noon
  - No. 2 Maryland vs. Georgetown, 2:30 p.m
Semifinals | Saturday, May 24 — ESPN2
- Noon
- 2:30 p.m.
Final | Monday, May 26 — ESPN
- 1 p.m.

DI Championship History-

Here’s a detailed historical overview of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship from 2000 to 2024, highlighting each year’s champion, runner-up, and final score. Notre Dame, the reigning champions, are indeed aiming for a historic three-peat in 2025 after winning in both 2023 and 2024.

Year	Champion	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Host or Site
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	—	—	—	—
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