2018 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship


The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship weekend was the 48th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college lacrosse.
Seventeen teams competed in the tournament, based upon their performance during the regular season. For nine teams, entry into the tournament was by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier and/or play in, while for eight teams at-large selection was determined by the NCAA selection committee.
Yale controlled the finals, winning their first NCAA lacrosse title and second title overall. Yale's Ben Reeves tied Eamon McEneaney for most points in an NCAA tournament with 25 points. This was the sixth national championship game for Duke since 2005.

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRPIRecord
2AlbanyAmerica EastAutomatic214-2
CanisiusMAACAutomatic498-8
CornellIvyAutomatic912-4
DenverBig EastAt-large812-3
4DukeACCAt-large513-3
GeorgetownBig EastAutomatic1312-4
5Johns HopkinsBig TenAutomatic311-4
6LoyolaPatriotAutomatic712-3
1MarylandBig TenAt-large112-3
MassachusettsCAAAutomatic2112-4
7Notre DameACCAt-large49-5
RichmondSouthernAutomatic2911-5
Robert MorrisNortheastAutomatic1912-4
8SyracuseACCAt-large108-6
VillanovaBig EastAt-large1210-5
VirginiaACCAt-large1112-5
3YaleIvyAt-large613-3

Bracket

Media coverage

Radio

provided nationwide radio coverage of the semifinals and championship. It was once again streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. Dave Ryan, Mark Dixon and Jason Horowitz provided the call for Westwood One.

Television

Every game of the 2018 Men's Lacrosse Championship was broadcast on the ESPN Networks.

Broadcast Assignments

Opening Round
First Round
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, & National Championship