2024 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Invitational Qualifiers Revealed; #2 Keiser vs #7 Concordia (MI) and #3 Webber vs #6 Indiana Tech in 1st Round
via NAIA press release/website
Apr 28, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [Bracket] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers and pairings for the 2024 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Invitational hosted by the Savannah Sports Council. The eight-team field will get underway in Savannah Ga., with games beginning on May 8th and running through the 11th at Memorial Stadium.
This year’s championship field includes four automatic qualifiers and four at-large bids. Automatic berths were given to teams that won their respective conference tournament title. The final regular-season Men’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Rating announced Sunday determined the remaining at-large bids. That Top 10 rating can be viewed HERE.
Hudl TV will be the official home of the NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Invitational streaming. It will broadcast all matches live at the final site in Savannah, Ga. For more information and to pre-register, click HERE.
Qualifier Highlights
- Men’s lacrosse is in its eighth year as an invitational sport in the NAIA.
- William Penn (Iowa) and Ottawa (Kan.) are in the national invitational field for the first time in program history.
- Reinhardt (Ga.) is the only team in the 2024 field that has won multiple invitational titles. The Eagles won a title in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
- Keiser (Fla.) returns to the national invitational as the reigning champion from the 2024 season as they look to go back-to-back.
- This year’s field has a combined record of 99-27 (.785%).
- For a full look at the bracket, click HERE
Institution | Qualification Method | Season Record | Last Qualified | Appearances | Titles |
Concordia (Mich.) | At-Large | 12-4 | 2023 | 2 | |
Cumberlands (Ky.) | At-Large | 13-4 | 2023 | 5 | |
Indiana Tech | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Champion | 9-6 | 2023 | 7 | |
Keiser (Fla.) | At-Large | 14-2 | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
Ottawa (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion | 7-6 | |||
Reinhardt (Ga.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion | 14-0 | 2023 | 8 | 5 |
Webber International (Fla.) | At-Large | 14-3 | 2023 | 2 | |
William Penn (Iowa) | Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion | 16-2 | 1 |