2015 MCLA Tournament

The 2015 MCLA Tournament is the 19th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The tournament is being held in Irvine, CA for the second year in a row, hosted by Chapman University. 16 Division 1 teams and 16 Division 2 teams will be selected to compete in two different brackets of the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season, and for some, by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier.^[1]

Division 1 Bracket

	First Round May 11					Quarterfinals May 12					Semifinals May 14					Final May 16
	1	Grand Canyon	22
	16	Purdue	8
						1	Grand Canyon	9
						9	Cal Poly	5
	8	Oregon State	5
	9	Cal Poly	8
											1	Grand Canyon	11
											4	Chapman	8
	5	BYU	10
	12	Stanford	11
						12	Stanford	3
						4	Chapman	14
	4	Chapman	16
	13	Michigan State	2
																1	Grand Canyon	9
																3	Colorado	8
	3	Colorado	8
	14	Texas State	5
						3	Colorado	12
						11	Georgia Tech	7
	6	Westminster	7
	11	Georgia Tech	9
											3	Colorado	12*
											7	Virginia Tech	11
	7	Virginia Tech	9
	10	SDSU	7
						7	Virginia Tech	10*
						2	ASU	9
	2	ASU	15
	15	UCONN	5

* = Overtime

Division 1 Tournament Appearances

Team	Appearances	Years
Grand Canyon	3	2012,[lower-alpha 1] 2013, 2015
ASU	8	2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Colorado	9	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Chapman	8	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BYU	13	1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Westminster	9	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,[lower-alpha 2] 2014, 2015
Virginia Tech	4	2005, 2008, 2014, 2015
Oregon State	2	2013, 2015
Cal Poly	9	2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
SDSU	1	2015
Georgia Tech	2	2004, 2015
Stanford	3	2001, 2013, 2015
Michigan State	6	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Texas State	2	2010, 2015
UCONN	1	2015
Purdue	2	2013, 2015

1. Competed in MCLA D2 Tournament.
2. Competed in MCLA D2 Tournament in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. They won the D2 National Championship in 2008.

Results

This marks the first National Championship for Grand Canyon University in only their 4th year in the MCLA Division 1. Previously to competing in the MCLA, GCU was an NCAA II program.

Division 2 Bracket

	First Round May 11					Quarterfinals May 12					Semifinals May 14					Final May 16
	1	Concordia	16
	16	Briarcliffe	11
						1	Concordia	14
						8	St. John's	12
	8	St. John's	15
	9	Grove City	13
											1	Concordia	15
											12	Western Washington	8
	5	Grand Valley State	9
	12	Western Washington	10*
						12	Western Washington	12*
						4	North Dakota State	11
	4	North Dakota State	13
	13	Sierra Nevada	8
																1	Concordia	11
																6	Dayton	12
	3	Missouri Valley	7
	14	Siena Heights	8
						14	Siena Heights	6
						6	Dayton	7*
	6	Dayton	20
	11	Kennesaw State	6
											6	Dayton	13
											2	St. Thomas	12
	7	Florida Gulf Coast	9
	10	CSU Fullerton	8
						7	Florida Gulf Coast	6
						2	St. Thomas	16
	2	St. Thomas	21
	15	Utah State	14

* = Overtime

References

1. http://mcla.us/national_tournament/2015/1/ MCLA National Championship About Retrieved 6.21.2015