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 (NCAA) 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 tournament finals from start to finish, though Duke kept the game suspenseful to the end. This was Yale’s first NCAA lacrosse title and second title overall. Yale's Ben Reeves tied Eamon McEneaney’s 1977 record for most points in an NCAA tournament with 25 points. McEneaney set the record in three tournament games. This was the sixth national championship game for Duke since 2005.

Teams

Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record1 Maryland Big TenAt-large112–32 Albany America EastAutomatic214–23 Yale IvyAt-large613–34 Duke ACCAt-large513–35 Johns Hopkins Big TenAutomatic311–46 Loyola PatriotAutomatic712–37 Notre Dame ACCAt-large49–58 Syracuse ACCAt-large108–6 Denver Big EastAt-large812–3 Cornell IvyAutomatic912–4 Virginia ACCAt-large1112–5 Villanova Big EastAt-large1210–5 Georgetown Big EastAutomatic1312–4 Robert Morris NortheastAutomatic1912–4 Massachusetts CAAAutomatic2112–4 Richmond SouthernAutomatic2911–5 Canisius MAACAutomatic498–8

Bracket

Media coverage

Radio Westwood One 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 (ESPN3- Opening Round, ESPNU- First Round and Quarterfinals, ESPN2- Semifinals and National Championship).

Broadcast Assignments Opening Round Andy Helwig & Sean Sharman - Buffalo, NY First Round Jay Alter & Ryan Boyle- New Haven, CT Booker Corrigan & Mark Dixon- College Park, MD Mike Corey & Don Zimmerman- Durham, NC John Brickley & Matt Ward- South Bend, IN Chris Cotter, Paul Carcaterra, & Ric Beardsley (Syracuse only)- Albany and Syracuse, NY Anish Shroff & Quint Kessenich- Baltimore, MD Quarterfinals, Semifinals, & National Championship Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich, & Paul Carcaterra

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