1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 12th 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 hosted by University of Virginia, and was played in front of 10,283 fans. The game saw the University of North Carolina defeat Johns Hopkins University by the score of 7–5. [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 was the second straight defeat of Hopkins by the University of North Carolina in the finals. The Tar Heels carried a 7 to 3 lead heading into the fourth quarter, with attackman Dave Wingate scoring five goals for Carolina, in winning their 26th straight game. [Associated Press. "Heels top Hopkins, 7-5". Syracuse Herald Journal, May 30, 1982. pg. D-9]

Tournament results

8TeamBracket | RD1=First RoundMay 19, 1982
RD2=SemifinalsMay 22, 1982
RD3=ChampionshipMay 30, 1982

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team-width=

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=North Carolina
RD1-score1=16
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-team2=Navy
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=Cornell
RD1-score3=11
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-team4=Army
RD1-score4=9

RD1-seed5=3
RD1-team5=Virginia
RD1-score5=15
RD1-seed6=6
RD1-team6=Adelphi
RD1-score6=7

RD1-seed7=2
RD1-team7=Johns Hopkins
RD1-score7=14
RD1-seed8=7
RD1-team8=Maryland
RD1-score8=9

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=North Carolina
RD2-score1=15
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=Cornell
RD2-score2=8

RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team3=Virginia
RD2-score3=9
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Johns Hopkins
RD2-score4=13

RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team1=North Carolina
RD3-score1=7
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-team2=Johns Hopkins
RD3-score2=5

References