NCAA men's lacrosse tournament bracket winners and losers include Princeton, ACC

Virginia

The Cavaliers couldn’t claim an automatic berth with the ACC not having enough teams to qualify, but they made the most of their weekend in the conference tournament. Top-five wins against Notre Dame and North Carolina vaulted them all the way to the No. 5 seed and earned them a first-round home game against Georgetown.

The ACC

The league sent all five of its lacrosse-playing members to the dance with Duke squeaking into the field with one of the final at-large spots. The Blue Devils missed the conference tournament but had a defeat of North Carolina in the regular-season finale that boosted their resume at just the right time.

Yale

The Bulldogs needed a huge comeback against Brown in their regular-season finale just to reach the Ivy League tournament, and they couldn’t offer much resistance against Princeton once they got there. But their earlier win against Cornell on the road and overall body of work was enough to give the Ivy a third representative in the field.

Jacksonville

The Dolphins are in the tournament for the first time in program history, romping past Air Force 16-7 Sunday to claim the Atlantic Sun title. They, unfortunately, will not have much time to celebrate with an opening-round game Wednesday at Robert Morris on their agenda.

Losers

Maryland

The Terrapins will miss the tournament for the first time since 2002. The preseason No. 1 team was forced to navigate one of the nation’s toughest schedules but managed just a 7-6 overall record with no top-10 victories. A loss to Penn State in the Big Ten semifinals effectively ended Maryland's run of 22 appearances in a row - the longest active run in Division I.

Harvard

The Crimson began the campaign with eight consecutive wins, including a home triumph against Syracuse. But in a remarkable turnaround, they dropped five of their last six, and a head-to-head loss to Yale might have been their undoing. Instead of making its third NCAA appearance in five years, the Crimson will be staying home.

The Big Ten

With just two teams in the field, the conference might not be represented on Memorial Day weekend. Penn State had a potentially shaky resume with three sub-top-20 losses but removed any doubt by winning the league tournament to snag the conference's automatic bid. The Nittany Lions did get a first-round home game as the No. 8 seed, but they get a tough draw against Army. Johns Hopkins earned an at-large invitation but must go on the road to meet No. 7 Cornell.

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