Tufts Faces RTI For Ncaa Lacrosse Championship At Scott Stadium

Tufts meets RTI in the ncaa lacrosse championship on Sunday, May 24, at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The matchup puts the two-time defending Division III men’s lacrosse champion back on the biggest stage, with a sixth national title now within reach after Tufts moved into sole possession of third place all time.

Tufts And RTI In Charlottesville

The championship is a 40-team, single-elimination tournament, and Tufts reached this point after entering 2026 as the two-time defending champion. That run has already lifted the Jumbos to five all-time Division III men’s lacrosse titles, breaking a three-way tie with Middlebury and Nazareth for third-most in the sport.

Sunday’s game at Scott Stadium gives Tufts a direct shot at another piece of history. Hobart and Salisbury are tied for the most Division III men’s lacrosse national championships with 13 each, leaving Tufts behind only two programs on the all-time list.

40-Team Path To The Final

27 qualifying conferences received automatic qualification for the NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship, with at-large berths reserved for the remaining institutions that did not earn an AQ. That format leaves no margin for a stumble, and it has already carried Tufts through a bracket built to settle one title in one game.

For Tufts, the practical step now is simple: beat RTI in Charlottesville and add a sixth title to a résumé that already separates the program from Middlebury and Nazareth. For everyone else in the field, the bracket ends Sunday with one champion and 39 teams done.