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2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Year in Review

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #33 North Carolina Tar Heels

Despite a late surge, the Tar Heels missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #34 Villanova Wildcats

Despite beating Denver in the regular season, the Wildcats were unable to beat the Pioneers in the Big East semifinals.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #35 Detroit Mercy Titans

The Titans have posted winning seasons in three of Chris Kolon’s five years as head coach.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #36 Canisius Golden Griffins

Canisius was the fourth seed in the MAAC Tournament for the second straight season, but could not pull off another upset.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #37 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers finished below .500 for the first time since 2015.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #38 Brown Bears

The Bears played in plenty of close games throughout 2019.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #39 Providence Friars

The Friars once again reached the Big East Tournament, but lost in the semifinals after Georgetown went on a fourth quarter rally.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #40 Jacksonville Dolphins

The "Lacrosse Capital of the South" continue to builds in Jacksonville.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #41 Albany Great Danes

The Great Danes did not win the America East Championship and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #42 Holy Cross Crusaders

Head coach Peter Burke led the Crusaders to their first .500 record since 1988.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #43 Bucknell Bison

The Bison improved as the season went on, resulting in a trip back to the Patriot League Tournament.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #44 Ohio State Buckeyes

After a phenomenal start, the Buckeyes fizzled out in conference play and missed the postseason altogether.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #45 Cleveland State Vikings

The Vikings finished above .500 in just their third season of existence.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #46 Princeton Tigers

It was another season where the Tigers missed the Ivy League Tournament, but there’s a good future ahead.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #47 Saint Joseph’s Hawks

The new-look Hawks nearly made it to the NEC Tournament.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #48 Navy Midshipmen

It was a rare down season for Navy, who enter the next decade with a brand new coaching staff.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #49 Siena Saints

It was a good first season under new head coach Liam Gleason.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #50 Marquette Golden Eagles

The Golden Eagles just missed out on the Big East Tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 2014.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #51 Manhattan Jaspers

The Jaspers have improved every season since 2015, with 2019 being their best year since 2010.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #52 Harvard Crimson

The Crimson failed to make the Ivy League Tournament once again, but made a change at head coach this summer.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #53 Hofstra Pride

The Pride had a ton of new faces to their team in 2019.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #54 UMass Lowell River Hawks

The River Hawks came up one game short of reaching the America East Tournament for the second straight season.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #55 Fairfield Stags

Fairfield failed to win a conference game and saw a change at head coach in June.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #56 Utah Utes

It was a very exciting first year for the Utes with a bright future ahead.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #57 Monmouth Hawks

Monmouth failed to qualify for the MAAC Tournament for the first time since 2014, but bring a ton back for next season.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #58 Colgate Raiders

After a fantastic start to the season, the Raiders declined and missed the Patriot League Tournament.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #59 Michigan Wolverines

The injury bug bit the Wolverines pretty hard in 2019.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #60 VMI Keydets

VMI’s four wins was their most since the 2012 season.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #61 St. John’s Red Storm

The Red Storm haven’t won a Big East game since the end of the 2016 season.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #62 Furman Paladins

Furman used plenty of players last season and hopes that experience will carry over to 2020.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #63 Hartford Hawks

The Hawks just missed out on the America East Tournament, but have a very young group of guys playing impactful minutes.

2019 Men’s College Lacrosse Year In Review: #64 Lafayette Leopards

It was a good first year under new head coach Patrick Myers.