The 2026 Division III males’s lacrosse championships continues with a semifinal matchup Sunday, May 17. The championship recreation will happen on Sunday, May 24 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA.
WATCH LIVE: 2026 DIII males’s lacrosse championship rounds
The DIII males’s lacrosse championship is an 40-team, single elimination event. Champions of 27 totally different qualifying conferences obtained automated qualification for the NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship, and at-large berths have been reserved for all remaining establishments not receiving an AQ.
2026 Division III males’s lacrosse championship bracket
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2026 Division III males’s lacrosse championship schedule
- Semifinals: Sunday, May 17
- Championship: Sunday, May 24 | 12 p.m. ET | Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA.
- Selection present: Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. ET on NCAA.com
- First spherical
- Second Round
- Friday, May 8
- Second spherical:
- Saturday, May 9
- Babson 26, Massachusetts Maritime 8
- Bowdoin 16, Scranton 6
- Chris. Newport 20, Pfeiffer 7
- Lynchburg 16, Grove City 15
- Wesleyan (Connecticut) 19, Ohio Northern 4
- Washington & Lee 19, Gettysburg 10
- Saint Lawrence 14, Hamilton 10
- Salisbury 19, Roanoke 3
- Williams 6, Saint John Fisher 5
- Stevens 14, Amherst 13
- York (Pennsylvania) 11, Colorado Col. 4
- Tufts 17, Rhodes 9
- RIT 19, Elmhurst 6
- Middlebury 13, Dickinson 8
- Third spherical
- Saturday, May 9
- Sunday, May 10
- Quarterfinals: Friday-Saturday, May 15-16
- Friday, May 15
- Saturday, May 16
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 16
Championship historical past
Tufts entered 2026 because the two-time defending DIII males’s lacrosse champion. The Jumbos at the moment are as much as 5 all-time titles, utilizing the final two seasons to interrupt from a three-way tie with Middlebury and Nazareth and transfer into sole possession of the third-most DIII males’s lacrosse championships. Hobart and Salisbury are tied for probably the most Division III males’s lacrosse nationwide championships of any program at 13.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Rewatch the Tufts Jumbos win the 2026 championship
Championship History
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Host or Site |
| 2025 | Tufts | Casey D’Annolfo | 25-8 | Dickinson | Foxborough, Mass. |
| 2024 | Tufts | Casey D’Annolfo | 18-14 | RIT | Philadelphia |
| 2023 | Salisbury | Jim Berkman | 17-12 | Tufts | Philadelphia |
| 2022 | RIT (22-1) | Jake Coon | 12-10 | Union (NY) | East Hartford, Conn. |
| 2021 | RIT (14-0) | Jake Coon | 15-14 (OT) | Salisbury | East Hartford, Conn. |
| 2020 | Canceled because of Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Cabrini (22-2) | Steve Colfer | 16-12 | Amherst | Philadelphia |
| 2018 | Wesleyan (CT) (19-3) | John Raba | 8-6 | Salisbury | Foxborough, Mass. |
| 2017 | Salisbury (22-1) | Jim Berkman | 15-7 | RIT | Foxborough, Mass. |
| 2016 | Salisbury (23-1) | Jim Berkman | 14-13 | Tufts | Philadelphia |
| 2015 | Tufts (21-2) | Mike Daly | 19-11 | Lynchburg | Philadelphia |
| 2014 | Tufts (21-2) | Mike Daly | 12-9 | Salisbury | Baltimore |
| 2013 | Stevenson (22-2) | Paul Cantabene | 16-14 | RIT | Philadelphia |
| 2012 | Salisbury (23-0) | Jim Berkman | 14-10 | SUNY Cortland | Foxborough, Mass. |
| 2011 | Salisbury (18-3) | Jim Berkman | 19-7 | Tufts | Baltimore |
| 2010 | Tufts (20-1) | Mike Daly | 9-6 | Salisbury | Baltimore |
| 2009 | SUNY Cortland (19-2) | Steve Beville | 9-7 | Gettysburg | Boston |
| 2008 | Salisbury (22-0) | Jim Berkman | 19-13 | SUNY Cortland | Boston |
| 2007 | Salisbury (23-0) | Jim Berkman | 15-9 | SUNY Cortland | Baltimore |
| 2006 | SUNY Cortland (18-3) | Rich Barnes | 13-12 (ot) | Salisbury | Philadelphia |
| 2005 | Salisbury (20-0) | Jim Berkman | 11-10 | Middlebury | Philadelphia |
| 2004 | Salisbury (20-0) | Jim Berkman | 13-9 | Nazareth | Baltimore |
| 2003 | Salisbury (19-1) | Jim Berkman | 14-13 (ot) | Middlebury | Baltimore |
| 2002 | Middlebury (18-1) | Erin Quinn | 14-9 | Gettysburg | Rutgers |
| 2001 | Middlebury (17-1) | Erin Quinn | 15-10 | Gettysburg | Rutgers |
| 2000 | Middlebury (15-1) | Erin Quinn | 16-12 | Salisbury | Maryland |
| 1999 | Salisbury (18-1) | Jim Berkman | 13-6 | Middlebury | Maryland |
| 1998 | Washington College (14-4) | John Haus | 16-10 | Nazareth | Rutgers |
| 1997 | Nazareth (13-3) | Scott Nelson | 15-14 (ot) | Washington College | Maryland |
| 1996 | Nazareth (15-0) | Scott Nelson | 11-10 (ot) | Washington College | Maryland |
| 1995 | Salisbury (17-0) | Jim Berkman | 22-13 | Nazareth | Maryland |
| 1994 | Salisbury (16-0) | Jim Berkman | 15-9 | Hobart | Maryland |
| 1993 | Hobart (11-3) | B.J. O’Hara | 16-10 | Ohio Wesleyan | Maryland |
| 1992 | Nazareth (14-1) | Scott Nelson | 22-11 | Roanoke | Penn |
| 1991 | Hobart (8-6) | B.J. O’Hara | 12-11 | Salisbury | Salisbury |
| 1990 | Hobart (15-1) | B.J. O’Hara | 18-6 | Washington College | Hobart |
| 1989 | Hobart (15-4) | Dave Urick | 11-8 | Ohio Wesleyan | Hobart |
| 1988 | Hobart (14-4) | Dave Urick | 18-9 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1987 | Hobart (10-4) | Dave Urick | 9-5 | Ohio Wesleyan | Hobart |
| 1986 | Hobart (15-1) | Dave Urick | 13-10 | Washington College | Hobart |
| 1985 | Hobart (11-3) | Dave Urick | 15-8 | Washington College | Washington College |
| 1984 | Hobart (9-4) | Dave Urick | 12-5 | Washington College | Hobart |
| 1983 | Hobart (13-2) | Dave Urick | 13-9 | Roanoke | Hobart |
| 1982 | Hobart (11-3) | Dave Urick | 9-8 (ot) | Washington College | Hobart |
| 1981 | Hobart (12-3) | Dave Urick | 10-8 | SUNY Cortland | Hobart |
| 1980 | Hobart (12-2) | Dave Urick | 11-8 | SUNY Cortland | Hobart |