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Prior to joining the NCAA, Michigan competed as a club-varsity program at the Division I level of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA), where the Wolverines secured three MCLA national championships and won 11 consecutive conference titles. The team is coached by Kevin Conry.
Michigan men's lacrosse flattened Penn State, 16-4, in the Big Ten tournament final in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday to make the NCAA tournament again.
Originally consisting of eight teams, the size of the tournament field has changed over the years, increasing to 10 in 1986, 12 in 1987, 16 in 2003, 18 in 2014, down to 17 in 2017, down again to 16 in 2021, back up to 18 in 2022, and finally down to 17 in 2023.
The conference was known as the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League until 2011. UMLC Division II teams have dominated at the MCLA National Championships, winning 9 of the last 11 title games. [ 3 ] The University of St. Thomas, the 2019 champion, has won 6 titles since 2009.
Detroit Country Day boys lacrosse won its first MHSAA state championship in 10 years with a convincing 18-7 victory over Ada Forest Hills Eastern.
The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 51st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Eighteen teams competed in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season.
Because the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association added lacrosse beginning with the 2013 season, their members played their last season in the MLC during 2012. Likewise, the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin added lacrosse beginning with the 2015 season, so their teams played their last season in the MLC during 2014. [3]
The tournament's winner received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. The seeds were determined based on the teams' regular season conference record. Maryland won the tournament, beating Rutgers 15–7. [1]