The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 43rd annual single–elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season, and for some, by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier. The Divisions I men’s lacrosse committees announced the matchups (16 teams, eight games) on 5 May 2013. Duke defeated Loyola, Notre Dame, Cornell, and Syracuse to capture to their second NCAA Championship.
Tournament overview The tournament started on May 11 and ended on May 27 with the championship game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schools from eight conferences, America East, Big East, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), ECAC Lacrosse League (ECAC), Ivy League, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Northeast Conference (NEC), and Patriot League, earned automatic bids into the tournament by winning their respective conference tournaments, leaving eight remaining at-large bids for top ranked teams. Albany (America East), Syracuse (Big East), Towson (CAA), Ohio State (ECAC), Yale (Ivy), Detroit Mercy (MAAC), Bryant (NEC), and Lehigh (Patriot) received automatic bids.
Teams
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record1 Syracuse Big EastAutomatic313–32 Notre Dame Big EastAt-large110–43 Ohio State ECACAutomatic212–34 Denver ECACAt-large512–45 North Carolina ACCAt-large412–36 Maryland ACCAt-large610–37 Duke ACCAt-large1212–58 Penn State CAA At-large912–4 Yale IvyAutomatic711–4 Cornell IvyAt-large812–3 Loyola ECAC At-large1011–4 Albany America EastAutomatic1313–4 Lehigh PatriotAutomatic1512–4 Towson CAA Automatic2310–7 Bryant NEC Automatic438–10 Detroit Mercy MAAC Automatic515–9
Tournament bracket
† = Double Overtime
Returning All-Americans in the NCAA tournament There are thirteen players on the top five teams in division I men's lacrosse (North Carolina, Cornell, Denver, Loyola (Md.) and Syracuse) that were All-Americans in the 2012 season. The only player on one of the top five teams that was a first-team All American in 2012 is RG Keenan from North Carolina. Cornell attackman Rob Pannell was a first-team All American in 2010 and 2011, but missed most of the 2012 season due to a broken foot.
Name School 2012 All-American team Position Class Notes North Carolina Honorable mention Attack Sophomore North Carolina Honorable mention Midfield Junior North Carolina 2nd team Attack Senior 2013 Tewaaraton nominee North Carolina 1st team Face off Junior Cornell 2nd team Defense Senior Denver 2nd team Face off Senior Denver Honorable mention Midfield Senior Denver 3rd team Midfield Junior Has not played in a game since 16 March 2013 Loyola Honorable mention Defense Senior Loyola Honorable mention Defense Junior Loyola 3rd team Long-stick midfield Senior 2013 Tewaaraton nominee Loyola 2nd team Attack Senior2013 Tewaaraton nominee Syracuse 2nd team Defense Senior 2013 Tewaaraton nominee
Tewaaraton Award nominees in NCAA tournament There are eight players on the top five teams in division I men's lacrosse (North Carolina, Cornell, Denver, Loyola (Md.) and Syracuse) that were nominees for the annual Tewaaraton award given to the best college lacrosse player.
Name School Position Class Notes North Carolina Attack Senior Repeat nominee Cornell Attack Senior Cornell Attack Senior Three-time All-American (2009, 2010 and 2011), Player of the year in 2011, #3 in D-1 points per game in 2013 Denver Attack Senior Loyola Long-stick midfield Senior Repeat nominee Loyola Attack Senior Repeat nominee Syracuse Midfield Senior 2011 All-American (attack, honorable mention) Syracuse Defense Senior Repeat nominee
Major League Lacrosse players (drafted) in NCAA tournament Major League Lacrosse holds its draft in January each year and selects from collegiate players that are playing their final year of eligibility.
Player name School Draft year Position MLL team Cornell 2013 Defense Hamilton Nationals Cornell 2013 Attack New York Lizards Cornell 2013 Midfield Charlotte Hounds Denver 2013 Midfield Ohio Machine Denver 2013 Midfield Boston Cannons Denver 2013 Attack Ohio Machine Loyola 2013 Defense Hamilton Nationals Loyola 2013 Midfield Denver Outlaws Loyola 2013 Midfield Hamilton Nationals Loyola 2013 Long-stick midfield Boston Cannons Loyola 2013 Attack Charlotte Hounds North Carolina 2013 Attack Ohio Machine Syracuse 2013 Midfield New York Lizards Syracuse 2013 Defense Denver Outlaws
All–Tournament Brendan Fowler, M, Duke (Most Outstanding Player) Jordan Wolf, A, Duke David Lawson, M, Duke Jake Tripucka, M, Duke JoJo Marasco, A, Syracuse Sean Young, D, Syracuse Dylan Donahue, A, Syracuse Dominic LaMolinara, G, Syracuse Rob Pannell, A, Cornell Eric Law, A, Denver
References
External links Tournament statistics via NCAA