2016 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament was the 37th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division III men's college lacrosse in the United States. The championship was played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 29, 2016.[1] All other rounds were played at campus sites, at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 11 to May 22.

2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship
Tournament information
SportCollege lacrosse
LocationUnited States
DatesMay 11, 2016–May 29, 2016
Venue(s)Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Participants32
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
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Qualification

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All Division III men's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 32 teams were invited, with programs receiving bids through one of three methods (or "Pools").

  • Pool A: Twenty-three (23) teams received automatic bids by winning their conference's post-season tournament
Conference Champion Record
Capital York (PA) 16–3
Centennial Gettysburg 14–2
CSAC Cabrini 14–4
Empire 8 Ithaca 18–1
Great Northeast Emmanuel 11–8
Landmark Catholic 11–6
Liberty RIT 17–1
Little East Keene State 14–3
MIAA Albion 13–4
MAC Commonwealth Stevenson 15–4
MAC Freedom Eastern 14–5
MLC Aurora 16–2
NESCAC Tufts 16–2
NEWMAC Springfield 11–7
NAC New England College 13–6
NCAC Denison 16–1
NEAC Morrisville State 13–2
OAC John Carroll 12–5
ODAC Washington & Lee 15–3
Skyline Montclair State 12–6
SAA Sewanee 12–3
SUNYAC SUNY Cortland 13–5
  • Pool B: Three (3) bids were awarded to three teams that either independents or are in conferences that do not sponsor post-season tournaments
Team Record
Carthage 9–9
Colorado College 11–4
Whittier 8–5
  • Pool C: Six (6) at-large bids were to awarded to teams that did not win their conference's bid (tournament or non-tournament)
Team Record
Amherst 12–4
Middlebury 12–6
Lynchburg 12–8
Rensselaer 13–4
Salisbury 18–1
St. Lawrence 15–2

Bracket

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First Round
May 11, 2016
Second Round
May 14, 2016
Quarterfinals
May 18, 2016
Semifinals
May 22, 2016
Championship
May 29, 2016
               
* RIT 29
John Carroll 6
* RIT 14
Amherst 17
* Rensselaer 11
Amherst 16
Amherst 12
* St. Lawrence 16
* Middlebury 10
Springfield 11***
Springfield 9
* St. Lawrence 12
* St. Lawrence 25
New England College 2
St. Lawrence 12
* Tufts 23
* Ithaca 24
Morrisville State 7
* Ithaca 11
Montclair State 8
* Keene State 7
Montclair State 10
Ithaca 7
* Tufts 19
* Western New England 5
SUNY Cortland 13
SUNY Cortland 6
* Tufts 19
* Tufts 25
Emmanuel 5
* Tufts 13
* Salisbury 14
* Salisbury 19
Catholic 6
* Salisbury 16
Colorado College 5
* Colorado College 11*
Whittier 10
* Salisbury 11*
Denison 10
* Albion 11
Aurora 12*
Aurora 3
* Denison 12
* Denison 19
Carthage 2
* Salisbury 14
Gettysburg 6
* Gettysburg 8
Lynchburg 7
* Gettysburg 11
Cabrini 10
* Stevenson 10
Cabrini 15
Gettysburg 7*
* York (PA) 6
* Washington & Lee 9
Sewanee 5
Washington & Lee 5
* York (PA) 12
* York (PA) 11
Eastern 6
  • Note: An asterisk marks the host team

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 12, 2016.