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May Madness the NCAA Tournaments are in full swing this weekend for all Divisions. The tournaments are single elimination and vary by level. Division 1 Mens and Womens consist of 16 teams each, and the NCAA Interactive Brackets links are below
Mens -
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/lacrosse-men/d1
Womens -
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/lacrosse-women/d1
Massachusetts Colleges and Universities will be well represented with
UMass Mens (6th Seed and Undefeated),
Western NE, and
Tufts (Last years Div 3 Champions). In the
Women's brackets UMass,
Amherst, Endicott, and Springfield will be competing. Amherst hosts Keene St, and UMass Mens host Colgate this Saturday
The Championships are played over Memorial Day weekend with the Mens D1, D2, and D3 being held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, and the Women's at Stony Brook University on Long Island.
The full televised schedule can be found by following this link -
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/02/16/where-watch-lacrosse-games-tv-online-week
Tickets are still available for both the Women's and Men's Championship Games. For the Men's at Gillette tickets can be purchased by the day and for the whole weekend. The Schedule is
Saturday - Division 1 Semi Finals in back to back games
Sunday - Division 2 and 3 Finals also in back to back games
Monday - Division 1 Championship Game
The Monday the crowd is expected to be 50,000 plus.Back to top