By 11 a.m. on Memorial Day, the air surrounding Gillette Stadium had become a cloud of smoke rising off charred hot dogs and burgers. Tents dotted the parking lots, spilling across Route 1. After two days of play that already saw a new attendance record set for the D-III Championship, the fans came out early to prep themselves for a matchup of two historical behemoths in the D-I Championship, between Syracuse and Johns Hopkins, teams that both launched upsets in the semifinals to get here today.

Game time's at 1 p.m.