MD2 NCAA Tournament Selection Criteria

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General Information

The Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship consists of a four-team, single-elimination tournament. One team from each of the geographic regions (North, Central, South) and one at-large team from any region will be selected. Teams must have a .500 or better record versus Division II opponents to be selected. There is no automatic qualification for the tournament. The two teams selected from the same region will be paired for the semifinals.

See conferences for members and current standings. The distribution of institutions by geographic region is as follows:

North Region
Adelphi American International Assumption Bentley Franklin Pierce Le Moyne Merrimack Pace Southern New Hampshire Saint Anselm Saint Michael's Saint Rose

Central Region
Adams State C.W. Post Chestnut Hill Colorado Mesa Dominican College Dominican Univ. Dowling Lake Erie Lindenwood Mercy Mercyhurst Molloy NYIT Notre Dame de Namur Ohio Valley Seton Hill Wheeling Jesuit

South Region
Belmont Abbey Catawba Coker Florida Southern Florida Tech Lees-McRae Lenoir-Rhyne Limestone Mars Hill Pfeiffer Queens Rollins Saint Leo Shorter Tampa Wingate

Primary Factors for Selecting Teams

The Division II Men's Lacrosse Committee considers (in no specified order) the following factors in making selections for the tournament:

Overall won-lost record
In-region won-lost record
Overall strength of schedule
Head-to-head competition
Results against common opponents

Secondary Factors for Selecting Teams

If evaluation of the primary criteria does not result in a decision, the committee will consider the following secondary criteria in the selection process (again not in priority order):

Results against Division II out-of-region competition
Results against teams already selected

Input is also provided by regional advisory committees. However, coaches' or other polls or rankings are not used by the selection committee.