| 2016 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| Teams | 18 | ||||
| Finals site | Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina (5th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Maryland (13th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Loyola (4th Final Four) Brown (2nd Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Joe Breschi (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Chris Cloutier, UNC | ||||
| Attendance | 33,137 semi-finals 26,749 finals 59,886 total | ||||
| Top scorer | Chris Cloutier, UNC (19 goals) | ||||
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The 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 46th 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, chosen by either winning an automatic qualifying conference tournament or as an at-large bid based on their performance during the regular season. The participating teams were announced on May 8.
North Carolina won the title, defeating Maryland 14–13 in overtime in the final, becoming the first unseeded team to win the championship.[1] Chris Cloutier had 19 goals and 3 assists in the tournament, including 9 goals against Loyola in the semifinals. The 19 goals is a tournament record.