The Sports Almanac

NCAA Lacrosse


NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
Current Men's NCAA Title Holders

NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
Current Women's NCAA Title Holders

Men's National Champions Women's National Champions
Through the 2023 Championships
Men's Championship Schools  Women's Championship Schools
YEAR WINNER LOSER SCORE
1971 Cornell Big Red
Maryland Terrapins
12-6
1972 Virginia Cavaliers
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
13-12
1973 Maryland Terrapins
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
10-9 2OT
1974 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Maryland Terrapins
17-12
1975 Maryland Terrapins
Navy Midshipmen
20-13
1976 Cornell Big Red
Maryland Terrapins
16-13 OT
1977 Cornell Big Red
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
16-8
1978 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Cornell Big Red
13-8
1979 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Maryland Terrapins
15-9
1980 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Virginia Cavaliers
9-8 2OT
1981 North Carolina Tar Heels
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
14-13
1982 North Carolina Tar Heels
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
7-5
1983 Syracuse Orangemen
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
17-16
1984 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Syracuse Orangemen
13-10
1985 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Syracuse Orangemen
11-4
1986 North Carolina Tar Heels
Virginia Cavaliers
10-9 OT
1987 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Cornell Big Red
11-10
1988 Syracuse Orangemen
Cornell Big Red
13-8
1989 Syracuse Orangemen
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
13-12
1990 Syracuse Orangemen
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
21-9
1991 North Carolina Tar Heels
Towson Tigers
18-13
1992 Princeton Tigers
Syracuse Orangemen
10-9 OT
1993 Syracuse Orangemen
North Carolina Tar Heels
13-12
1994 Princeton Tigers
Virginia Cavaliers
9-8 OT
1995 Syracuse Orangemen
Maryland Terrapins
13-9
1996 Princeton Tigers
Virginia Cavaliers
13-12 OT
1997 Princeton Tigers
Maryland Terrapins
19-7
1998 Princeton Tigers
Maryland Terrapins
15-5
1999 Virginia Cavaliers
Syracuse Orangemen
12-10
2000 Syracuse Orangemen
Princeton Tigers
13-7
2001 Princeton Tigers
Syracuse Orangemen
10-9 OT
2002
Syracuse Orangemen
Princeton Tigers
13-12
2003
Virginia Cavaliers
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
9-7
2004
Syracuse Orange
Navy Midshipmen
14-13
2005
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Duke Blue Devils
9-8
2006
Virginia Cavaliers
Massachusetts Minutemen
15-7
2007
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Duke Blue Devils
12-11
2008
Syracuse Orange
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
13-10
2009
Syracuse Orange
Cornell Big Red
10-9 OT
2010
Duke Blue Devils
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6-5 OT
2011
Virginia Cavaliers
Maryland Terrapins
9-7
2012
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
Maryland Terrapins
9-3
2013
Duke Blue Devils
Syracuse Orange
16-10
2014
Duke Blue Devils
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11-9
2015
Denver Pioneers
Maryland Terrapins
10-5
2016
North Carolina Tar Heels
Maryland Terrapins
14-13 OT
2017
Maryland Terrapins
Ohio State Buckeyes
9-6
2018
Yale Bulldogs
Duke Blue Devils
13-11
2019
Virginia Cavaliers
Yale Bulldogs
13-9
2020
Tournament
Canceled
--
2021
Virginia Cavaliers
Maryland Terrapins
17-16
2022
Maryland Terrapins Cornell Big Red 9-7
2023
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Duke Blue Devils
13-9

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Syracuse Orange
11
2009
2
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
9
2007
3
Virginia Cavaliers 7
2021
4
Princeton Tigers
6
2001
5
North Carolina Tar Heels
5
2016
6
Maryland Terrapins 4
2022
7
Cornell Big Red
3
1977
8
Duke Blue Devils
3
2014
9
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
1
2012
10
Denver Pioneers
1
2015
11
Yale Bulldogs
1
2018
12
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
2023

Women's National Champions  Men's National Champions
YEAR WINNER LOSER SCORE
1982 Massachusetts Minutewomen
Trenton State Lions
9-6
1983 Delaware Fightin Blue Hens
Temple Owls
10-7
1984 Temple Owls
Maryland Terrapins
6-4
1985 New Hampshire Wildcats
Maryland Terrapins
6-5
1986 Maryland Terrapins
Penn State Nittany Lions
11-10
1987 Penn State Nittany Lions
Temple Owls
7-6
1988 Temple Owls
Penn State Nittany Lions
15-7
1989 Penn State Nittany Lions
Harvard Crimson
7-6
1990 Harvard Crimson
Maryland Terrapins
8-7
1991 Virginia Cavaliers
Maryland Terrapins
8-6
1992 Maryland Terrapins
Harvard Crimson
11-10 OT
1993 Virginia Cavaliers
Princeton Tigers
8-6 OT
1994 Princeton Tigers
Maryland Terrapins
10-7
1995 Maryland Terrapins
Princeton Tigers
13-5
1996 Maryland Terrapins
Virginia Cavaliers
10-5
1997 Maryland Terrapins
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
8-7
1998 Maryland Terrapins
Virginia Cavaliers
11-5
1999 Maryland Terrapins
Virginia Cavaliers
16-6
2000 Maryland Terrapins
Princeton Tigers
16-8
2001 Maryland Terrapins
Georgetown Hoyas
14-13 OT
2002
Princeton Tigers
Georgetown Hoyas
12-7
2003
Princeton Tigers
Virignia Cavaliers
8-7
2004
Virginia Cavaliers
Princeton Tigers
10-4
2005
Northwestern Wildcats
Virginia Cavaliers
13-10
2006
Northwestern Wildcats
Dartmouth Big Green
7-4
2007
Northwestern Wildcats
Virginia Cavaliers
15-13
2008
Northwestern Wildcats
Pennsylvania Quakers
10-6
2009
Northwestern Wildcats
North Carolina Tar Heels
21-7
2010
Maryland Terrapins
Northwetsern Wildcats
13-11
2011
Northwestern Wildcats
Maryland Terrapins
8-7
2012
Northwestern Wildcats
Syracuse Orange
8-6
2013
North Carolina Tar Heels
Maryland Terrapins
13-12 3OT
2014
Maryland Terrapins
Syracuse Orange
15-12
2015
Maryland Terrapins
North Carolina Tar Heels
9-8
2016
North Carolina Tar Heels
Maryland Terrapins
13-7
2017
Maryland Terrapins
Boston College Eagles
16-13
2018
James Madison Dukes
Boston College Eagles
16-15
2019
Maryland Terrapins
Boston College Eagles
12-10
2020
Tournament
Canceled
--
2021
Boston College Eagles
Syracuse Orange
16-10
2022
North Carolina Tar Heels
Boston College Eagles
12-11
2023
Northwestern Wildcats
Boston College Eagles
18-6

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Maryland Terrapins
14
2019
2
Northwestern Wildcats
8
2023
3
Virginia Cavaliers
3
2004
4
Princeton Tigers
3
2003
5
North Carolina Tar Heels 3
2022
6
Penn State Nittany Lions
2
1989
7
Temple Owls
2
1988
8
Massachusetts Minutewomen 1
1982
9
Delaware Fightin Blue Hens 1
1983
10
New Hampshire Wildcats 1
1985
11
Harvard Crimson
1
1990
12
James Madison Dukes
1
2018
13
Boston College Eagles
1
2021