2024 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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2024 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams17
Finals siteLincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship is the 53rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The tournament is hosted by Drexel University and held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Format[edit]

Seventeen teams competed in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season. For nine conferences, entry into the tournament was by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier, while for ACC teams and the remaining eight teams, at-large selection was determined by the NCAA selection committee.[2]

Teams[edit]

Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC At-large 1 12–1
2 Duke Blue Devils ACC At-large 2 12–5
3 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Big Ten At-large 3 10–4
4 Syracuse Orange ACC At-large 4 11–5
5 Denver Pioneers Big East At-large 6 11–3
6 Virginia Cavaliers ACC At-large 5 10–5
7 Maryland Terrapins Big Ten At-large 7 8–5
8 Georgetown Hoyas Big East Automatic 10 12–3
Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten At-large 9 11–4
Princeton Tigers Ivy League Automatic 8 11–4
Saint Joseph's Hawks Atlantic 10 Automatic 15 12–3
Michigan Wolverines Big Ten Automatic 13 10–6
Towson Tigers CAA Automatic 16 13–3
Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot League Automatic 21 10–6
Utah Utes ASUN Automatic 24 12–4
Albany Great Danes America East Automatic 36 9–7
Sacred Heart Pioneers MAAC Automatic 32 13–4

Bracket[edit]

Play–in game[3]
May 8
Albany, NY
   
Albany
Sacred Heart
First round
May 11–12, ESPNU
Hosted by seeded team
Quarterfinals
May 18–19, ESPNU
Hempstead, NY and Towson, MD
Semifinals
May 25, ESPN2
Philadelphia, PA
National Championship
May 27, ESPN
Philadelphia, PA
            
1 Notre Dame
 
 
 
8 Georgetown
Penn State
 
 
5 Denver
Michigan
 
 
4 Syracuse
Towson
 
 
3 John Hopkins
Lehigh
 
 
6 Virginia
Saint Joseph's
 
 
7 Maryland
Princeton
 
 
2 Duke
Utah

* denotes overtime period

Record by conference[edit]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % PG R16 QF SF CG NC
ACC 4 0–0 4
Big Ten 4 0–0 4
Big East 2 0–0 2
Patriot 1 0–0 1
CAA 1 0–0 1
Ivy League 1 0–0 1
America East 1 0–0 1
ASUN 1 0–0 1
Atlantic 10 1 0–0 1
MAAC 1 0–0 1

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Drexel hosts NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships". drexeldragons.org. October 14, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 NCAA DI men's lacrosse championship: Bracket, schedule, scores". NCAA.com. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 DI Men's Lacrosse Championship Official Bracket". NCAA.com. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.