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.

2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship

Tournament information
Sport	College lacrosse
Location	United States
Dates	May 11, 2016–May 29, 2016
Venue(s)	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
Participants	32
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31

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

Second Round May 14, 2016

Quarterfinals May 18, 2016

Semifinals May 22, 2016

Championship May 29, 2016

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RIT

29

John Carroll

6

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RIT

14

Amherst

17

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Rensselaer

11

Amherst

16

Amherst

12

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St. Lawrence

16

*

Middlebury

10

Springfield

11***

Springfield

9

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St. Lawrence

12

*

St. Lawrence

25

New England College

2

St. Lawrence

12

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Tufts

23

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Ithaca

24

Morrisville State

7

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Ithaca

11

Montclair State

8

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Keene State

7

Montclair State

10

Ithaca

7

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Tufts

19

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Western New England

5

SUNY Cortland

13

SUNY Cortland

6

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Tufts

19

*

Tufts

25

Emmanuel

5

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Tufts

13

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Salisbury

14

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Salisbury

19

Catholic

6

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Salisbury

16

Colorado College

5

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Colorado College

11*

Whittier

10

*

Salisbury

11*

Denison

10

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Albion

11

Aurora

12*

Aurora

3

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Denison

12

*

Denison

19

Carthage

2

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Salisbury

14

Gettysburg

6

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Gettysburg

8

Lynchburg

7

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Gettysburg

11

Cabrini

10

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Stevenson

10

Cabrini

15

Gettysburg

7*

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York (PA)

6

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Washington & Lee

9

Sewanee

5

Washington & Lee

5

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York (PA)

12

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York (PA)

11

Eastern

6

• Note: An asterisk marks the host team

See also

• NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
• NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
• NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship