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Maryland men's lacrosse has missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years, ending a streak of 22 consecutive appearances. The Terps, who started the season ranked No. 1, were not included in the 18-team field announced recently.
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Maryland menâs lacrosseâs inclusion in the NCAA Division I Tournament has been a given for the past 22 postseasons.
No longer.
The Terps, who opened the season as the preseason No. 1 team in the country, were left out of the 18-team field Sunday night when the bracket was unveiled on ESPN. The last time they did not participate in the NCAA Tournament was in 2002 â a streak of 22 tournaments that was the third-longest in the sportâs history behind Johns Hopkins (41 from 1972 to 2012) and Syracuse (24 from 1983 to 2006).
Maryland lost out on what was believed to be two at-large spots in the postseason. Duke (9-4) and Yale (9-5) were rewarded by the selection committee instead of Maryland (7-6) and Harvard (9-5).
Reagan Bednar, a team spokeswoman, said coach John Tillman would address the media on Monday.
Maryland wasnât simply a guest in the postseason. It had earned a top-eight seed and a home game in the first round in 18 of the past 22 tournaments, advanced to the Final Four 11 times, and played in the championship final nine times, capturing titles in 2017 and 2022.
But the Terpsâ resume was not as strong as it had been in the past. Their 7-6 record ended a 22-year run of at least 10 wins in a season, and their six losses before the playoffs marked their most since the 2009 squad went 9-6 before going 1-1 in the tournament.
And Maryland had opportunities to strengthen its profile. It had seven chances against teams ranked in the top 10 in RPI â the selection committeeâs favorite metric for assessing teamsâ worthiness â and finished 1-6, which included dropping two meetings to Penn State, with the latest setback occurring in Thursdayâs Big Ten Tournament semifinal.
A year after being omitted from the NCAA postseason, Johns Hopkins (9-5) drew an at-large spot, but not a top-eight seed in the field. The Blue Jays will visit No. 7 seed Cornell (11-4) in the first round on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Ithaca, New York.
With the Terps, Towson (losing, 13-11, to Stony Brook in Saturdayâs Coastal Athletic Association Tournament final) and Loyola Maryland (falling, 14-7, to Army West Point in Sundayâs Patriot League title game) absent from the bracket, the Blue Jays are the only team from Maryland, marking the stateâs fewest representatives since 2022 when the Terps were the only team in the bracket.
Maryland men's lacrosse missed the NCAA Tournament due to their performance during the season, which did not qualify them for the 18-team field.
Maryland men's lacrosse had a streak of 22 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, which ended in 2023.
The last time Maryland men's lacrosse missed the NCAA Tournament was in 2002.
Maryland's absence marks a significant shift in the program, as they were previously a consistent contender and opened the season as the preseason No. 1 team.
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Maryland (16-3) earned the No. 3 seed in the 29-team bracket, trailing only top-seeded Northwestern (15-3) and No. 2 seed and reigning national champion North Carolina (16-1). The No. 3 seed is the programâs best seeding since 2022 when that squad was the No. 2 seed.
The Terps earned a first-round bye and will face the winner of Fridayâs first-round matchup between Princeton (11-6) and Rutgers (10-8) in the second round on Sunday at noon at SECU Stadium in College Park.
Johns Hopkins (14-4) got the No. 4 seed and will tangle with Albany (12-5), the America East Tournament champion, in the first round on Friday at 3 p.m. at Homewood Field in Baltimore. If the Blue Jays triumph, they will meet either Army West Point (14-4) or Fairfield (15-3), the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament titlist, in the second round on Sunday at noon at Homewood.
The Blue Jays were seeded seventh in 2007 but played at Hofstra because of commencement at Homewood that weekend. Johns Hopkins was seeded eighth seed last spring.
Navy (18-1), the Patriot League regular-season and tournament champion, secured the No. 6 seed and will clash with UMass (16-2), the Mid-American Conference Tournament titlist, in the first round on Friday at 3 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. This marks the second time in school history that the Mids collected a top-eight seed, joining the 2013 squad that was seeded eighth.
If the Midshipmen win, they will face either Loyola Maryland (12-7) or Syracuse (13-5) in the second round on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Annapolis.
The Greyhounds, who secured one of the last at-large berths in the field, will face the Orange on Friday at 7 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They avoided missing the postseason for the first time since 2017.
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