# 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. All other rounds were played at campus sites, at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 11 to May 22.

## Qualification

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

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