Maryland men’s lacrosse earned the No. 2 seed in the 2025 NCAA tournament, the Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee announced Sunday.
The Terps will play the winner of the Air Force and Robert Morris match at 2:30 p.m. at SECU Stadium on May 11. They received their highest seed since 2022, when they won the national championship in an undefeated season.
Maryland went 10-2 in the regular season and lost to Ohio State on Saturday in the Big Ten tournament championship. It defeated four top-five opponents and beat six of the top-10 teams in Inside Lacrosse’s rankings, playing the second-toughest schedule nationally.
“Certainly not trying to toot our own horn, but you kind of step back after the season and you’re like, “Holy crap,’” coach John Tillman said. “Playing that schedule, the guys definitely accomplished a lot. Certainly some things we’d like to have back, but we kind of are where we are at this point.”
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Maryland failed to win the Big Ten regular season or conference tournament title for the third straight season. The Terps won their first seven games, including a victory over then-No. 1 Notre Dame, to avenge last season’s national championship loss.
Tillman’s team went 4-3 to close the season, including losses to then-unranked Michigan and Rutgers. Maryland may have had a chance at the No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament if it captured the Big Ten title.
It will be the team’s 47th and its nation-leading 22nd consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. The Terps have made the tournament in every full season under Tillman.
“Super proud of that, just in terms of the consistency,” Tillman said. “Even in recruiting, it’s like, ‘Hey, there’s a really good chance you’re going to the NCAA tournament.’”
If Maryland wins on May 11, it will face the winner of Georgetown’s game against No. 7 seed Duke.
