title: 2016 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
text: # 2016 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
  
  The 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship is the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States. The championship game will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 29, 2016. All other matches will be played at campus sites, always at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 14 to 22.
  
  LeMoyne defeated defending-champions Limestone in the final, 8−4, to win their fifth national title.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  All Division II men's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of eight teams were invited: the top four teams from the Division II lacrosse's North and South Regions.
  
  North Region :
  
  | Seed | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Le Moyne | 17–0 |
  | 2 | Merrimack | 14–2 |
  | 3 | LIU Post | 12–3 |
  | 4 | NYIT | 13–4 |
  
  South Region :
  
  | Seed | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Limestone | 19–0 |
  | 2 | Mercyhurst | 15–2 |
  | 3 | Tampa | 14–2 |
  | 4 | Mount Olive | 13–4 |
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals May 14, 2016 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 14, 2016 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 14, 2016 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 22, 2016 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 22, 2016 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 22, 2016 Campus Sites | Championship May 29, 2016 Philadelphia, PA | Championship May 29, 2016 Philadelphia, PA | Championship May 29, 2016 Philadelphia, PA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | N1 | Le Moyne* | $8^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
  | N4 | NYIT | 7 | | | | | | |
  | N4 | NYIT | 7 | N1 | Le Moyne* | 8 | | | |
  | North Region | North Region | North Region | N1 | Le Moyne* | 8 | | | |
  | North Region | North Region | North Region | N2 | Merrimack | 4 | | | |
  | N3 | LIU Post | 13 | N2 | Merrimack | 4 | | | |
  | N2 | Merrimack* | 15 | | | | | | |
  | N2 | Merrimack* | 15 | | | | N1 | Le Moyne | 8 |
  | | | | | | | S1 | Limestone | 4 |
  | S1 | Limestone* | 15 | | | | | | | S1 | Limestone | 4 |
  | S4 | Mount Olive | 6 | | | | | | |
  | S4 | Mount Olive | 6 | S1 | Limestone* | 13 | | | |
  | South Region | South Region | South Region | S1 | Limestone* | 13 | | | |
  | South Region | South Region | South Region | S2 | Tampa | 10 | | | |
  | S3 | Mercyhurst | 9 | S2 | Tampa | 10 | | | |
  | S2 | Tampa* | $10^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
  
  * Note: An asterisk marks the host team
  