# NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament is an annual tournament organized by the NCAA to determine the national champion of men's collegiate field lacrosse among its Division I members in the United States. It has been held every year since 1971, except 2020.
From 1936 through 1970, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy annually to the collegiate champion based on regular season records.
Syracuse have been the most successful program, with ten national titles.
Notre Dame are the reigning national champions, winning their second title in 2024.

## History

The first Division I Championship tournament held in 1971 replaced the USILA and Wingate Memorial Trophy national title awards. As of 2023, 52 NCAA tournaments have been held (not held in 2020). In that span twelve teams — Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Princeton, North Carolina, Virginia, Cornell, Duke, Maryland, Loyola University (Maryland), Denver, Yale and Notre Dame — have won the national title, with Syracuse leading with ten titles (plus one vacated by the NCAA). In all, 41 teams have participated in the NCAA tournament since its inception. Only seven unseeded teams — the 1988 Cornell Big Red, the 1991 Towson Tigers, the 2006 Massachusetts Minutemen, the 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the 2011 and 2012 Maryland Terrapins and the 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels — have made it to the championship game, and only ten unseeded teams have made it to the tournament semi-finals, the most recent being North Carolina in 2016. Johns Hopkins has appeared in every tournament but three (1971, 2013, 2021). The Number One seed in the tournament has won the title 17 times and there have been 13 undefeated National Champions. North Carolina in 2016 was the first unseeded team to win the national title.
Originally consisting of eight teams, the size of the tournament field has changed over the years, increasing to 10 in 1986, 12 in 1987, 16 in 2003, 18 in 2014, down to 17 in 2017, down again to 16 in 2021, back up to 18 in 2022, and finally down to 17 in 2023. The two semifinal games and the final have been played on the same weekend at the same stadium since 1986. All three matches have always been scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, with the semifinals doubleheader on Saturday afternoon and the final held on the holiday itself.
The sport has historically been focused in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, with the sport's U.S. heartland today extending from New England to North Carolina. Only eight schools from outside the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic have played in the NCAA tournament—Air Force, Butler, Denver, Marquette, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan and Utah. No team west of the Eastern Time Zone won an NCAA championship until Denver in 2015.
20 coaches have won Division I titles: Richie Moran, Glenn Thiel, Bud Beardmore, Bob Scott, Henry Ciccarone, Willie Scroggs, Jr., Roy Simmons, Jr., Dave Klarmann, Don Zimmerman, Bill Tierney, Dom Starsia, John Desko, Dave Pietramala, John Danowski, Charley Toomey, John Tillman, Joe Breschi, Andy Shay, Lars Tiffany, and Kevin Corrigan. Tierney is the only one to have won at two different schools (Princeton and Denver).

## Results

NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament :
| Year | Host City (University) | Host Stadium | Final | Final | Final |
| Year | Host City (University) | Host Stadium | Winner (Record) (Seed) | Score | Runner-up (Record) (Seed) |
| 1971 Details | Hempstead, New York (Hofstra) | Hofstra Stadium | Cornell (13–1) (#1) | 12–6 | Maryland (9–4) (#3) |
| 1972 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Virginia (11–4) (n/a) | 13–12 | Johns Hopkins (11–2) (n/a) |
| 1973 Details | Philadelphia (Penn) | Franklin Field | Maryland (10–0) (#1) | 10–9 (OT) | Johns Hopkins (11–2) (#2) |
| 1974 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium I | Johns Hopkins (12–2) (#2) | 17–12 | Maryland (8–2) (#1) |
| 1975 Details | Baltimore (Johns Hopkins) | Homewood Field | Maryland (8–2) (#3) | 20–13 | Navy (10–5) (#4) |
| 1976 Details | Providence, Rhode Island (Brown) | Brown Stadium | Cornell (16–0) (#2) | 16–13 (OT) | Maryland (10–1) (#1) |
| 1977 Details | Charlottesville, Virginia (Virginia) | Scott Stadium | Cornell (13–0) (#1) | 16–8 | Johns Hopkins (11–2) (#2) |
| 1978 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium I | Johns Hopkins (13–1) (#2) | 13–8 | Cornell (13–1) (#1) |
| 1979 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Johns Hopkins (13–0) (#1) | 15–9 | Maryland (9–2) (#2) |
| 1980 Details | Ithaca, New York (Cornell) | Schoellkopf Field | Johns Hopkins (14–1) (#2) | 9–8 (2OT) | Virginia (12–2) (#1) |
| 1981 Details | Princeton, New Jersey (Princeton) | Palmer Stadium | North Carolina (12–0) (#2) | 14–13 | Johns Hopkins (13–1) (#1) |
| 1982 Details | Charlottesville, Virginia (Virginia) | Scott Stadium | North Carolina (14–0) (#1) | 7–5 | Johns Hopkins (11–3) (#2) |
| 1983 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium I | Syracuse (14–1) (#2) | 17–16 | Johns Hopkins (12–2) (#1) |
| 1984 Details | Newark, Delaware (Delaware) | Delaware Stadium | Johns Hopkins (14–0) (#1) | 13–10 | Syracuse (15–1) (#2) |
| 1985 Details | Providence, Rhode Island (Brown) | Brown Stadium | Johns Hopkins (13–1) (#1) | 11–4 | Syracuse (14–2) (#2) |
| 1986 Details | Newark, Delaware (Delaware) | Delaware Stadium | North Carolina (11–3) (#5) | 10–9 (OT) | Virginia (12–3) (#3) |
| 1987 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium I | Johns Hopkins (10–3) (#4) | 11–10 | Cornell (13–1) (#2) |
| 1988 Details | Syracuse, New York (Syracuse) | Carrier Dome | Syracuse (15–0) (#1) | 13–8 | Cornell (9–6) (unseeded) |
| 1989 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Syracuse (14–1) (#1) | 13–12 | Johns Hopkins (11–2) (#2) |
| 1990 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium I | Syracuse (Vacated) (13–0) (#1) | 21–9 | Loyola (11–3) (#3) |
| 1991 Details | Syracuse, New York (Syracuse) | Carrier Dome | North Carolina (16–0) (#1) | 18–13 | Towson (12–4) (unseeded) |
| 1992 Details | Philadelphia (Penn) | Franklin Field | Princeton (13–2) (#3) | 10–9 (OT) | Syracuse (13–2) (#1) |
| 1993 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Syracuse (12–2) (#3) | 13–12 | North Carolina (14–2) (#1) |
| 1994 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Princeton (14–1) (#3) | 9–8 (OT) | Virginia (13–4) (#5) |
| 1995 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Syracuse (13–2) (#3) | 13–9 | Maryland (12–4) (#4) |
| 1996 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Princeton (14–1) (#1) | 13–12 (OT) | Virginia (12–4) (#3) |
| 1997 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Princeton (15–0) (#1) | 19–7 | Maryland (11–5) (#7) |
| 1998 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium II | Princeton (14–1) (#2) | 15–5 | Maryland (14–3) (#5) |
| 1999 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Virginia (13–3) (#3) | 12–10 | Syracuse (12–5) (#8) |
| 2000 Details | College Park, Maryland (Maryland) | Byrd Stadium | Syracuse (15–1) (#1) | 13–7 | Princeton (12–3) (#3) |
| 2001 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium II | Princeton (14–1) (#2) | 10–9 (OT) | Syracuse (13–3) (#1) |
| 2002 Details | Piscataway, New Jersey (Rutgers) | Rutgers Stadium II | Syracuse (15–2) (#2) | 13–12 | Princeton (10–5) (#4) |
| 2003 Details | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | Virginia (15–2) (#2) | 9–7 | Johns Hopkins (14–2) (#1) |
| 2004 Details | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | Syracuse (15–2) (#4) | 14–13 | Navy (15–3) (#2) |
| 2005 Details | Philadelphia (Penn) | Lincoln Financial Field | Johns Hopkins (16–0) (#1) | 9–8 | Duke (17–3) (#2) |
| 2006 Details | Philadelphia (Penn) | Lincoln Financial Field | Virginia (17–0) (#1) | 15–7 | Massachusetts (13–5) (unseeded) |
| 2007 Details | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | Johns Hopkins (13–4) (#3) | 12–11 | Duke (17–3) (#1) |
| 2008 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | Syracuse (16–2) (#3) | 13–10 | Johns Hopkins (11–6) (#5) |
| 2009 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | Syracuse (15–2) (#2) | 10–9 (OT) | Cornell (13–4) (#5) |
| 2010 Details | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | Duke (16–4) (#5) | 6–5 (OT) | Notre Dame (12–6) (unseeded) |
| 2011 Details | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | Virginia (13–5) (#7) | 9–7 | Maryland (13–5) (unseeded) |
| 2012 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | Loyola (18–1) (#1) | 9–3 | Maryland (12–6) (unseeded) |
| 2013 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | Duke (16–5) (#7) | 16–10 | Syracuse (16–4) (#1) |
| 2014 Details | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | Duke (17–3) (#1) | 11–9 | Notre Dame (12–6) (#6) |
| 2015 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | Denver (17–2) (#4) | 10–5 | Maryland (15–4) (#6) |
| 2016 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | North Carolina (12–6) (unseeded) | 14–13 (OT) | Maryland (17–3) (#1) |
| 2017 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | Maryland (16–3) (#1) | 9–6 | Ohio State (16–5) (#3) |
| 2018 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | Yale (17–3) (#3) | 13–11 | Duke (16–4) (#4) |
| 2019 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | Virginia (17–3) (#3) | 13–9 | Yale (15–4) (#5) |
| 2020 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 Details | East Hartford, Connecticut (Fairfield) | Rentschler Field | Virginia (14–4) (#4) | 17–16 | Maryland (15–1) (#3) |
| 2022 Details | East Hartford, Connecticut (Fairfield) | Rentschler Field | Maryland (18–0) (#1) | 9–7 | Cornell (14–5) (#7) |
| 2023 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | Notre Dame (13–2) (#3) | 13–9 | Duke (16–2) (#1) |
| 2024 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | Notre Dame (15–1) (#1) | 15–5 | Maryland (11–5) (#7) |
| 2025 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | | | |
| 2026 Details | TBD | TBD | | | |
| 2027 Details | Philadelphia (Drexel) | Lincoln Financial Field | | | |
| 2028 Details | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium | | | |

## NCAA team titles

Below is a list of championships awarded by the NCAA. A vacated title is not included in the total.
| Team | Titles | Finals lost | Years won |
| Syracuse | 10 | 6 | 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 |
| Johns Hopkins | 9 | 9 | 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007 |
| Virginia | 7 | 4 | 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
| Princeton | 6 | 2 | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 1981, 1982, 1986, 1991, 2016 |
| Maryland | 4 | 13 | 1973, 1975, 2017, 2022 |
| Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1971, 1976, 1977 |
| Duke | 3 | 4 | 2010, 2013, 2014 |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Loyola | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 2015 |
| Yale | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Navy | 0 | 2 | |
| Towson | 0 | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 1 | |
| Ohio State | 0 | 1 | |

### Results by School and Year

Key
* CH National Champion
* RU National Runner-up
* SF Semifinals
* QF Quarterfinals
* 10  12  16 First Round (10 teams in 1986, 12 teams starting in 1987, 16 teams starting in 2003)
* • Play-In Round (1 or 2 teams per year, starting in 2014.)
* CH Syracuse national championship vacated in 1990.
Each tournament has seeded the top 8 seeds. The top seed is shown with double underline, the teams seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 are shown with single underline, and the teams seeded between No. 5 and No. 8 are shown with dotted underline.
| School | Conference | # | QF | SF | CG | CH | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Syracuse | ACC | 40 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 10 | | | | | | | | | QF | SF | QF | | CH | RU | RU | SF | SF | CH | CH | CH | SF | RU | CH | SF | CH | SF | SF | SF | RU | CH | RU | CH | SF | CH | 16 | SF | | CH | CH | 16 | QF | 16 | RU | 16 | QF | QF | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | QF |
| Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | 49 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 9 | | RU | RU | CH | QF | SF | RU | CH | CH | CH | RU | RU | RU | CH | CH | SF | CH | QF | RU | 12 | QF | SF | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | SF | RU | SF | CH | QF | CH | RU | QF | 16 | QF | QF | | QF | SF | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | | | QF | QF |
| Virginia | ACC | 43 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 7 | QF | CH | SF | QF | | | | QF | SF | RU | SF | SF | QF | QF | SF | RU | | SF | | 12 | 12 | | QF | RU | SF | RU | QF | QF | CH | SF | 12 | SF | CH | | SF | CH | 16 | SF | SF | SF | CH | QF | | 16 | 16 | | | 16 | CH | CH | QF | SF | SF |
| Princeton | Ivy League | 23 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | CH | SF | CH | QF | CH | CH | CH | 12 | RU | CH | RU | QF | SF | | QF | 16 | | QF | 16 | | 16 | | | | | | | | | SF | 16 | 16 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 33 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | QF | QF | | | SF | CH | CH | SF | SF | SF | CH | QF | QF | SF | SF | CH | SF | RU | QF | 12 | QF | | 12 | | | | | | QF | | | QF | 16 | QF | QF | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | CH | 16 | | | SF | | | |
| Maryland | Big Ten | 46 | 41 | 29 | 17 | 4 | RU | SF | CH | RU | CH | RU | SF | SF | RU | | QF | QF | SF | | | QF | SF | | SF | | SF | QF | 12 | 12 | RU | QF | RU | RU | | QF | QF | | SF | QF | SF | SF | 16 | QF | QF | QF | RU | RU | 16 | SF | RU | RU | CH | SF | QF | RU | CH | 16 | RU |
| Cornell | Ivy League | 30 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | CH | | | SF | SF | CH | CH | RU | QF | QF | | SF | QF | | | | RU | RU | 12 | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 12 | | QF | | QF | QF | 16 | SF | 16 | RU | SF | QF | | SF | 16 | 16 | | | QF | | | RU | 16 | |
| Duke | ACC | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | QF | 12 | | SF | QF | QF | QF | 12 | QF | | | RU | | RU | SF | SF | CH | SF | SF | CH | CH | 16 | 16 | QF | RU | SF | SF | | RU | QF |
| Notre Dame | ACC | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 12 | 12 | 12 | QF | 12 | 12 | | 12 | QF | SF | | | | | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | RU | QF | SF | QF | RU | SF | QF | QF | 16 | QF | QF | | CH | CH |
| Loyola (MD) | Patriot | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | RU | QF | 12 | QF | QF | QF | 12 | QF | SF | QF | 12 | QF | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | 16 | | CH | 16 | 16 | | SF | 16 | QF | QF | QF | | | |
| Yale | Ivy League | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | SF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | QF | | 16 | 16 | 16 | CH | RU | | QF | 16 | |
| Denver | Big East | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | 16 | SF | QF | SF | SF | CH | 16 | SF | QF | | 16 | | | SF |
| Navy | Patriot | 27 | 20 | 8 | 2 | - | SF | QF | QF | QF | RU | SF | SF | SF | SF | QF | SF | QF | | | | QF | QF | QF | QF | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | 12 | | | | | RU | QF | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | |
| Towson | CAA | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | RU | QF | | 12 | | QF | | | | | SF | | QF | 16 | 16 | | 16 | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | QF | SF | | 16 | | | | 16 |
| UMass | Atlantic 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | QF | QF | | QF | | QF | | | | | QF | 12 | 12 | QF | 12 | 12 | | 12 | | 12 | | QF | | | | | QF | QF | | QF | RU | | | 16 | | | 16 | | | | | | 16 | | | | | |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | QF | | | | | QF | | QF | | RU | | | | 16 | | |
| Washington and Lee | D3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | - | - | | QF | SF | SF | SF | QF | QF | QF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Army | Patriot | 18 | 12 | 2 | - | - | SF | QF | QF | | | | | QF | | | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | | 12 | | | | | | QF | | | 12 | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | QF | |
| Brown | Ivy League | 15 | 10 | 2 | - | - | QF | | QF | | | QF | | | | | | | | | QF | | 12 | | | QF | QF | QF | | SF | QF | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 16 | SF | | | | | 16 | | |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | SF | | | SF | 16 |
| Georgetown | Big East | 17 | 12 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | QF | SF | QF | 12 | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | QF |
| Penn | Ivy League | 14 | 9 | 1 | - | - | | | | | QF | | QF | | | | | | QF | QF | QF | | QF | SF | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | | | | 16 | | | 16 | | | | | QF | | QF | | |
| Rutgers | Big Ten | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - | | QF | | QF | QF | | | | | | | | | QF | | QF | | | | QF | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | SF | | |
| Albany | America East | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | 16 | | QF | | | | | | 16 | QF | QF | 16 | QF | SF | | | | | 16 |
| Delaware | CAA | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | 16 | | SF | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | QF | 16 | |
| Cortland | D3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | | SF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | CAA | 17 | 9 | - | - | - | QF | | QF | QF | QF | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | 12 | 12 | | QF | 12 | QF | | 16 | | | QF | | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelphi | D2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | QF | | QF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | Ivy League | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | 12 | | QF | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | |
| UMBC | America East | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | |
| Bryant | America East | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | QF | • | | 16 | | | 16 | | 16 | |
| Air Force | ASUN | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | CAA | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | QF | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colgate | Patriot | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | QF | | | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | CAA | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | 16 | | | |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | 16 |
| NC State | defunct | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hobart | Atlantic 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 12 | | 12 | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | 16 | 16 | | 16 | 16 | |
| Marist | MAAC | 4 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | • | | | • | |
| Lehigh | Patriot | 4 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | | 16 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 12 | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Providence | Big East | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canisius | MAAC | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | | | • | | | | | |
| Siena | MAAC | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | | • | | | | | | | | | |
| Villanova | Big East | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | ASUN | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | • | | |
| Bucknell | Patriot | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | CAA | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manhattan | MAAC | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | |
| Mount St. Mary's | MAAC | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hartford | D3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | • | | | | | | | |
| High Point | Atlantic 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | 16 | | | |
| Marquette | Big East | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | |
| Monmouth | CAA | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | 16 | | | |
| Vermont | America East | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | |
| Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 |
| Utah | ASUN | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 |
| Long Island | MAAC | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | defunct | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Butler | defunct | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dartmouth | Ivy League | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Detroit Mercy | ASUN | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Boston University | Patriot | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | |
| Sacred Heart | MAAC | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • |

### Finals appearances by state

| State | Titles | University | Runners-up | University |
| Maryland | 14 | Johns Hopkins (9), Maryland (4), Loyola (1) | 26 | Maryland (13), Johns Hopkins (9), Navy (2), Loyola (1), Towson (1) |
| New York | 13 | Syracuse (10), Cornell (3) | 11 | Syracuse (6), Cornell (5) |
| North Carolina | 8 | North Carolina (5), Duke (3) | 5 | Duke (4), North Carolina (1) |
| Virginia | 7 | Virginia (7) | 4 | Virginia (4) |
| New Jersey | 6 | Princeton (6) | 2 | Princeton (2) |
| Indiana | 2 | Notre Dame (2) | 2 | Notre Dame (2) |
| Connecticut | 1 | Yale (1) | 1 | Yale (1) |
| Colorado | 1 | Denver (1) | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | 0 | | 1 | Massachusetts (1) |
| Ohio | 0 | | 1 | Ohio State (1) |

## Championships 1881–present

Below is a list of team championship titles, inclusive of those awarded prior to the formation of the NCAA Division I Championship. These include the ILA champions (1881–1898), the USIULL and ILA champions (1899–1905), the USILL champions (1906–1925), the USILA champions (1926–1935), and the Wingate Memorial Trophy (1936–1972) recipients. Of note several schools have claimed their Northern and Southern Division titles won during the USILL years as national championships (based on the results of 3 or 4 intra-division games), while others have not. Still others were acclaimed in their time as unofficial title winners based on being leading teams in the collegiate ranks in particular years. Furthermore, the USILL (1906–1925) was a closed membership organization. Some strong teams of the era, such as Army and Navy, were never members, so that in some years, the USILL champion was not necessarily the best team in the United States.
| Team | Titles | Years won/claimed$^#$ |
| Johns Hopkins | 44 | 1891, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932§, 1933§, 1934§, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007 |
| Navy | 17 | 1928, 1929, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 |
| Princeton | 15 | 1883, 1884, 1888, 1889, 1935§, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1953, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| Syracuse | 15 | 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 |
| Harvard | 13 | 1881†, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912‡, 1913, 1915 |
| Maryland | 13 | 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1973, 1975, 2017, 2022 |
| Lehigh | 10 | 1890, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921‡ |
| Virginia | 9 | 1952, 1970, 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
| Army | 8 | 1923, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969 |
| Cornell | 8 | 1902, 1903, 1907, 1914, 1916, 1971, 1976, 1977 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1986, 1991, 2016 |
| Swarthmore | 4 | 1901, 1904, 1905, 1910 |
| Stevens Tech | 4 | 1892, 1894, 1917, 1918 |
| Duke | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2014 |
| St John's (MD) | 2 | 1930, 1931 |
| Yale | 2 | 1883, 2018 |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Rutgers | 1 | 1928 |
| Union College | 1 | 1929 |
| RPI | 1 | 1952 |
| Loyola | 1 | 2012 |
| Denver | 1 | 2015 |
| #Championship or co-championship claims, as published in school media guide, record book or yearbook |||
| §The USILA did not name champions for the 1932–1935 seasons. School claims national championship based on being that year's leading team. |||
| †Won a tournament conducted for the first collegiate national championship by the U.S. National Lacrosse Association. |||
| ‡Won a post-season championship game between the winners of the USILL Northern and Southern Divisions. |||

### Championships by state

| State | Titles | University |
| Maryland | 77 | Johns Hopkins (44), Navy (17), Maryland (13), St. John's MD (2), Loyola (1) |
| New York | 33 | Syracuse (15), Army (8), Cornell (8), Union College (1), RPI (1) |
| New Jersey | 20 | Princeton (15), Stevens Tech (4), Rutgers (1) |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | Lehigh (10), Swarthmore (4) |
| Massachusetts | 13 | Harvard (13) |
| Virginia | 9 | Virginia (9) |
| North Carolina | 8 | North Carolina (5), Duke (3) |
| Connecticut | 2 | Yale (2) |
| Indiana | 2 | Notre Dame (2) |
| Colorado | 1 | Denver (1) |