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The 40-team bracket for the 2026 NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse championship is out and Tufts is the top seed, following its 18-14 win against Bowdoin in the NESCAC final on Sunday.

Twenty-seven teams received automatic qualification into the tournament, while 13 others earned at-large berths to the field.

The NCAA Power Index “cut line” fell at No. 25 (Roanoke) with a 66.224 rating.

Two flights - Rhodes makes the trip to New Hampshire, while Colorado College heads to Lynchburg.

» First Round. Rhodes at Rivier. Grove City at Ohio Wesleyan. Transylvania at Pfeiffer. Ohio Northern at Concordia (Wis.). Maritime at Scranton. Western New England at Cortland. Husson at Massachusetts Maritime. Marymount at Roanoke.

» Second Round. Rhodes/Rivier at Tufts; Dickinson vs. Middlebury | Grove City/OWU at Lynchburg; York vs. Colorado College | Transy/Pfeiffer at Christopher Newport. Gettysburg vs. Washington and Lee | ONU/CUW at Wesleyan; St. John Fisher vs. Williams | Maritime/Scranton at Bowdoin; Stevens vs. Amherst | WNE/Cortland at Bates; Hope vs. Ithaca | Husson/MA Maritime at Babson; Hamilton vs. St. Lawrence | Roanoke/Marymount at Salisbury; RIT vs. Elmhurst

The 47-team field for the 2026 NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse championship is out and Middlebury is the top seed, following its 7-5 win against Wesleyan in the NESCAC final on Sunday.

Thirty teams received automatic qualification into the tournament, while 17 others earned at-large berths to the field. According to the NPI, they are Salisbury, Wesleyan, Tufts, Amherst, Trinity, Chicago, Wooster, Rowan, Gettysburg, Christopher Newport, Messiah, Williams, Claremont-M-S, Union, Haverford, Colby, Coast Guard.

The NCAA Power Index “cut line” fell at No. 32 (Coast Guard) with a 60.278 rating.

The bracket will be released this morning at 10:30 AM ET.

A number of conference team tennis champions were crowned over the weekend as automatic berths were earned to the NCAA Division III championship tournament. The brackets will be announced today at noon and 12:30 p.m. ET.

» Men’s Team Champions. Luther (A-R-C), Carthage (CCIW), Roger Williams (CNE), St. John Fisher (E8), Rose-Hulman (HCAC), Moravian (LAND), Bridgewater State (LEC), Skidmore (LL), Albright (MACC), Kalamazoo (MIAA), Illinois Tech (NACC), Tufts (NESCAC), Ohio Northern (OAC), Washington and Lee (ODAC), Claremont-M-S (SCIAC), Farmingdale State (SKY), Penn State Harrisburg (UEC), Greenville (UMAC), TCNJ (WIAC)

» Women’s Team Champions. Christopher Newport (C2C), Swarthmore (CC), Rose-Hulman (HCAC), RPI (LL), Albright (MACC), Stevens (MACF), Hope (MIAA), Grinnell (MWC), Illinois Tech (NACC), Kenyon (NCAC), Wesleyan (NESCAC), Babson (NEWMAC), Ohio Northern (OAC), Claremont-M-S (SCIAC), St. Mary’s, Md. (UEC), UW-Superior (UMAC)

It was conference championship weekend for most Division III leagues last weekend. Here are the team champions and the links to results.

» Men’s Team Champions. Marymount (AEC), Wartburg (A-R-C), East Texas Baptist (ASC), Johns Hopkins (CC), North Central (CCIW), Maryville (CCS), Salisbury (C2C), Hartford (CNE), Geneseo (E8), Saint Joseph’s ME (GNAC), Rose-Hulman (HCAC), Moravian (LAND), UMass Dartmouth (LEC), RPI (LL), Lebanon Valley (MAC), Bridgewater State (MASCAC), Calvin (MIAA), Thomas (NAC), MSOE (NACC), John Carroll (NCAC), Amherst (NESCAC), MIT (NEWMAC), Rowan (NJAC), George Fox (NWC), Mount Union (OAC), Lynchburg (ODAC), Geneva (PAC), Centre (SAA), McMurry (SCAC), Claremont-M-S (SCIAC), Greenville (SLIAC), Cortland (SUNYAC), Merchant Marine (SKY), Chicago (UAA), Martin Luther (UMAC), Pfeiffer (USAS), La Crosse (WIAC)

» Women’s Team Champions. Marywood (AEC), Wartburg (A-R-C), Johns Hopkins (CC), Elmhurst (CCIW), Santa Cruz (C2C), Maryville (CCS), Hartford (CNE), Geneseo (E8), Emmanuel (GNAC), Manchester (HCAC), Scranton (LAND), Southern Maine (LEC), Ithaca (LL), Lebanon Valley (MAC), Westfield State (MASCAC), Calvin (MIAA), Thomas (NAC), St. Norbert (NACC), John Carroll (NCAC), Tufts (NESCAC), MIT (NEWMAC), Rowan (NJAC), Whitworth (NWC), Ohio Northern (OAC), Washington and Lee (ODAC), Geneva (PAC), Centre (SAA), McMurry (SCAC), Claremont-M-S (SCIAC), Greenville (SLIAC), Cortland (SUNYAC), Farmingdale State (SKY), Washington (UAA), Crown (UMAC), Southern Virginia (USAS), La Crosse (WIAC)

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