1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 28th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.

The championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 21,194 fans,cite web |url=http://www.laxpower.com/common/NCAA-Attendance.php |title=Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships |accessdate=2008-06-25 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=LaxPower.com] The game saw the Princeton University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 15–5. [cite web |url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/lacrosse/m_lacrosse_champs_records_book/2005/2005_d1_m_lacrosse_champ_records.pdf |title=Men's Lacrosse Championship Record Book |accessdate=2008-06-25 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=NCAA.org] This is Princeton's third consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, and their fifth title since 1992.

Tournament bracket

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First Round | RD2=Quarterfinals | RD3=Semifinals | RD4=Final
RD1-seed01= 8
RD1-team01= Georgetown
RD1-score01= 9
RD1-team02= UMBC
RD1-score02= 8

RD1-seed15= 7
RD1-team15= Virginia
RD1-score15= 16
RD1-team16=Hobart
RD1-score168= 10

RD1-seed09= 6
RD1-team09= Duke
RD1-score09= 16
RD1-team10= North Carolina
RD1-score10= 14

RD1-seed07= 5
RD1-team07= Maryland
RD1-score07= 18
RD1-team08= Butler
RD1-score08= 10

RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= Loyola
RD2-score01= 12
RD2-seed02= 8
RD2-team02= Georgetown
RD2-score02= 11

RD2-seed07= 2
RD2-team07= Syracuse
RD2-score07= 17
RD2-seed08= 7
RD2-team08= 'Virginia
RD2-score08= 14

RD2-seed05= 3
RD2-team05= Princeton
RD2-score05= 11
RD2-seed06= 6
RD2-team06= Duke
RD2-score06= 9

RD2-seed03= 4
RD2-team03= Johns Hopkins
RD2-score03= 10
RD2-seed04= 5
RD2-team04= Maryland
RD2-score04= 11*

RD3-seed01= 1
RD3-team01= Loyola
RD3-score01= 8
RD3-seed02= 5
RD3-team02= Maryland
RD3-score02= 19

RD3-seed03= 3
RD3-team03= Princeton
RD3-score03= 11
RD3-seed04= 6
RD3-team04= Syracuse
RD3-score04= 10

RD4-seed02= 3
RD4-team02= Princeton
RD4-score02= 15
RD4-seed01= 5
RD4-team01= Maryland
RD4-score01= 5
* * = Overtime

All-Tournament Team

*Corey Popham, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
*Christian Cook, Princeton
*Jesse Hubbard, Princeton
*Jon Hess, Princeton
*Josh Sims, Princeton
*Scott Hochstadt, Maryland
*Mike Bonnani, Maryland
*Brian Haggerty, Maryland
*Casey Powell, Syracuse
*Ryan Powell, Syracuse

References