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.
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 RecordCapitalYork (PA)16–3CentennialGettysburg14–2CSACCabrini14–4Empire 8Ithaca18–1Great NortheastEmmanuel11–8LandmarkCatholic11–6LibertyRIT17–1Little EastKeene State14–3MIAAAlbion13–4MAC CommonwealthStevenson15–4MAC FreedomEastern14–5MLCAurora16–2NESCACTufts16–2NEWMACSpringfield11–7NACNew England College13–6NCACDenison16–1NEACMorrisville State13–2OACJohn Carroll12–5ODACWashington & Lee15–3SkylineMontclair State12–6SAASewanee12–3SUNYACSUNY Cortland13–5
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 RecordCarthage9–9Colorado College11–4Whittier8–5 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 RecordAmherst12–4Middlebury12–6Lynchburg12–8Rensselaer13–4Salisbury18–1St. Lawrence15–2
Bracket
Note: An asterisk marks the host team
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