Who's In

The teams have been selected for the 2025 DIII men's and women's championship tournaments

MAY 4, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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🏆️  Here is our list of who has qualified for the 2025 NCAA DIII men’s and women’s lacrosse championships.

» Men’s Selection Reveal. The 40-team field for the DIII men’s tournament will be revealed on Sunday night on NCAA.com

» Women’s Selection Reveal. The 47-team field for the DIII women’s championship will be revealed on Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. on NCAA.com

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MEN
1. Who’s In The 40-Team Men’s Field

Here is a list of the 27 automatic qualifiers to the NCAA DIII men’s lacrosse championship field. Thirteen (13) teams have qualified as at-large selections due to their NPI ranking.

Updated Sunday, May 4, 8:50 p.m.

Conference

Atlantic East
Centennial
Coastal
CCIW
CNE
Empire 8
Great Northeast
Heartland
Landmark
Liberty
Little East
Michigan
MAC Commonwealth
MAC Freedom
NESCAC
NEWMAC
North Atlantic
North Coast
Northern Athletics
Ohio
Old Dominion
Presidents
Skyline
Southern Athletic
SUNYAC
United East
USA South

Automatic Qualifier (# NPI rank)

Immaculata (101)
Dickinson (16)
Salisbury (2)
Illinois Wesleyan (23)
Endicott (21)
St. John Fisher (20)
Rivier (45)
Transylvania (74)
Scranton (53)
RIT (3)
Western Connecticut (58)
Albion (66)
York (6)
Stevens (22)
Tufts (1)
Babson (27)
Maine Maritime (105)
Ohio Wesleyan (13)
Aurora (77)
Ohio Northern (44)
Washington and Lee (8)
Grove City (41)
Farmingdale State (34)
Rhodes (49)
Cortland (11)
St. Mary’s MD (64)
Pfeiffer (65)

» Top Eight Seeds. Tufts (1), Salisbury (2), RIT (3), Christopher Newport (4), Bowdoin (5), York (6), Wesleyan (7), Washington and Lee (8).

» At-Large Selections (13). Christopher Newport (4), Bowdoin (5), Wesleyan (7), Gettysburg (9), RPI (10), Amherst (12), Stevenson (14), St. Lawrence (15), Denison (17), Middlebury (18), Lynchburg (19), Williams (24), Trinity (25).

» First Four Out. Elmhurst (26), Kean (28), Bates (29), Swarthmore (30).

WOMEN
2. Who’s In The 47-Team Women’s Field

Here is a list of the 30 automatic qualifiers to the NCAA DIII men’s lacrosse championship field. Seventeen (17) teams have qualified as at-large selections due to their NPI ranking.

Updated Sunday, May 4, 8 p.m.

Conference

Atlantic East
Centennial
CCIW
CNE
Empire 8
Great Northeast
Heartland
Landmark
Liberty
Little East
Massachusetts
Michigan
MAC Commonwealth
MAC Freedom
NESCAC
NEWMAC
New Jersey
North Atlantic
North Coast
Northern Athletics
Northwest
Ohio
Old Dominion
Presidents
Skyline
Southern Athletic
Southern California
SUNYAC
United East
USA South

Automatic Qualifier (# NPI rank)

Marymount (39)
Franklin & Marshall (3)
Carroll (38)
Endicott (25)
St. John Fisher (6)
Emmanuel (70)
Transylvania (160)
Scranton (33)
Ithaca (36)
Western Connecticut (18)
Worcester State (73)
Hope (47)
York (8)
Stevens (17)
Tufts (2)
MIT (45)
TCNJ (14)
Husson (167)
Denison (20)
Lake Forest (59)
George Fox (50)
Mount Union (35)
Washington and Lee (11)
Grove City (89)
Merchant Marine (66) 
Sewanee (10)
Pomona-Pitzer (15)
Oswego (34)
St. Mary’s, Md. (100)
Meredith (44)

» Top Eight Seeds. Middlebury (1), Tufts (2), Franklin & Marshall (3), Colby (4), Gettysburg (5), St. John Fisher (6), Wesleyan (7), York (8).

» At-Large Selections (17). Middlebury (1), Colby (4), Gettysburg (5), Wesleyan (7), Amherst (9), Rowan (12), Salisbury (13), Colorado College (16), Haverford (19), Chicago (21), William Smith (22), Wooster (23), Babson (24), Plymouth State (26), John Carroll (27), Trinity (28), Messiah (29).

» First Four Out. Union (30), Muhlenberg (31), Williams (32), Randolph-Macon (37).

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