2023 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
The 2023 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse tournament was the 38th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse.
Tournament information | |
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Sport | College lacrosse |
Location | United States |
Dates | May 10, 2023–May 28, 2023 |
Venue(s) | Championship Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Other games Campus sites |
Participants | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lenoir-Rhyne (1st title) |
Runner-up | Mercyhurst |
The championship game was played on May 28, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All other games were played at the campus of the higher-seeded team in the matchup.
Lenoir-Rhyne defeated Mercyhurst in the final, 20–5, to win their first national championship.
Qualification
All Division II men's lacrosse programs were eligible for invitation into the tournament. Unlike the Division I and Division III tournaments, there are no automatic-qualifiers for winning their conference, and each of the 12 teams are selected via committee invitation with six teams from the North region and six from the South region.[1][2]
Seed | Team | Record |
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1 | Le Moyne | 14-0 |
2 | Mercyhurst | 12-2 |
3 | Mercy | 12-3 |
4 | Bently | 9-4 |
5 | Adelphi | 15-2 |
6 | St Anselm | 9-3 |
Seed | Team | Record |
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1 | Rollins | 15-1 |
2 | Limestone | 13-4 |
3 | Wingate | 12-2 |
4 | Tampa | 13-3 |
5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 14-2 |
6 | UIndy | 11-2 |
Bracket
First Round Campus Sites | Quarter-Finals Campus Sites | Semi-Finals Campus Sites | National Championship Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Le Moyne | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Bentley | 8 | 5 | Adelphi | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Adelphi | 9 | 1 | Le Moyne | 10 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Mercyhurst | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Mercyhurst | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mercy | 16 | 6 | St. Anselm | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | St. Anselm | 17 | 2 | Mercyhurst | 5 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Rollins | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Tampa | 9 | 5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 14 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 10 | 5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 18 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Limestone | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Limestone | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Wingate | 10 | 6 | UIndy | 10 | ||||||||||||||
6 | UIndy | 11 |
Boxscores
National Championship
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mercyhurst | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Lenoir-Rhyne | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
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References
- Kuhn, Ryan (2023-05-10). "2023 NCAA D2 Men's Lacrosse Tournament Details". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- "DII Men's Lacrosse Rankings - Regional Rankings | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- "2023 Division II Men's Lacrosse Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- Stars, Lacrosse All (2023-05-28). "Lenoir-Rhyne Finishes the Job: D2 Men's Lacrosse Championship Recap". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 2023-08-18.