The DI men’s lacrosse championship for 2025 has arrived. On Sunday, May 4, the 18-team field was unveiled. Eight of those teams will be selected at-large by the DI Men’s Lacrosse Committee, while ten of those teams will automatically qualify by winning conference tournaments. Final rounds of the single-elimination competition will take place from May 24–26 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The Bracket for the 2025 DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship-
The 2025 championship bracket is as follows:
2025 DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule-
All times listed in ET.
- Selection show | Sunday, May 4 — ESPNU
- Opening round | Wednesday, May 7 — ESPN+
- Robert Morris vs. Air Force, 5 p.m.
- UAlbany vs. Siena, 7 p.m.
- First round | Saturday-Sunday, May 10-11 — ESPN2/ESPNU
- May 10
- No. 8 North Carolina vs. Richmond, noon
- No. 3 Princeton vs. Towson, 2:30 p.m.
- No. 5 Penn St. vs Colgate, 5 p.m.
- No. 7 Duke vs. Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.
- May 11
- No. 4 Ohio St. vs. Notre Dame, noon
- No. 2 Maryland vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m.
- No. 6 Syracuse vs. Harvard, 5 p.m.
- No. 1 Cornell vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
- May 10
- Quarterfinals | Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18 — ESPNU
- Semifinals | Saturday, May 24 — ESPN2
- Noon
- 2:30 p.m.
- Final | Monday, May 26 — ESPN
- Noon
The History of the DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship-
After winning the event in 2023 and 2024, Notre Dame, the current national champions, are attempting to win it three times. This century’s winners and runners-up are as follows:
| 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 |
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