Selection committees have finalized brackets for the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament 2025 Division I championships after Sunday's announcements. Fields were set for both the men's and women's tournaments.
The 2025 DI Women's Lacrosse Championship field includes 29 teams. Selections were revealed Sunday, May 4. The field consists of 15 conference champions earning automatic bids and 14 teams receiving at-large selections. The single-elimination tournament will conclude with final rounds at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, from May 23 to 25.
The women's tournament schedule begins with the selection show, which aired Sunday evening on ESPNU. First round games are set for Friday, May 9, with coverage on ESPN+. Second round play follows Sunday, May 11, quarterfinals are Thursday, May 15, semifinals Friday, May 23, and the final Sunday, May 25. Information for the 2025 NCAA DII women's lacrosse championship is also available.
On the men's side, the Division I bracket also took shape Sunday, May 4. Projections indicated an 18-team field selected through automatic qualifiers and at-large berths. Committee decisions involved evaluating team records, strength of schedule, and rating percentage index figures. Seeding and geographic considerations played a role in determining the final bracket.
According to projections ahead of the official release, Cornell is expected to secure the top overall seed in the men's tournament. Other teams anticipated to hold high seeds include Maryland, Princeton, Penn State, and Ohio State, based on their regular season performance and metrics.
Geographic proximity influenced some bracketing decisions to manage travel distances for teams. Potential quarterfinal sites include locations like Annapolis, Maryland. The tournament structure includes play-in games involving the four lowest-ranked automatic qualifying teams, held before the first round. Teams projected for these play-in contests include Siena, Robert Morris, UAlbany, and Air Force.
The final at-large spots in the men's field were closely contested. Projections suggested Harvard held an advantage in the RPI and strength of schedule over Army for the last position.
Conference champions like Richmond, Colgate, Georgetown, and Towson are among the automatic qualifiers expected to play their first-round games on the road according to bracket projections.
