FOXBOROUGH, Mass. --- Quick update before heading over to the stadium for the day.

Tomorrow's final is between third-seeded Syracuse and fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins.

It is not often one of the top two seeds fails to advance to the title game. In fact, this is only the sixth time in 38 tournaments it has happened.

In 1975, No. 3 Maryland topped No. 4 Navy 20-13 in the final.

In 1986, No. 5 North Carolina upended No. 3 Virginia 10-9 in overtime in the title game.

In 1994, No. 3 Princeton edged No. 5 Virginia 9-8 in overtime to deny the Cavaliers their first title under Dom Starsia.

In 1995, No. 3 Syracuse trumped No. 4 Maryland 13-9 two days after those teams took out the top two seeds.

In 1999, No. 3 Virginia knocked off No. 8 Syracuse 12-10 to finally get Starsia's first title.

And that's it.

Well except for this tidbit: That 1986 North Carolina team was the only No. 5 seed (or below) to ever win a championship. The only No. 4 seeds to collect a title were 1987 Hopkins and 2004 Syracuse.

--- Patrick Stevens