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.

1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Teams	12
Finals site	Rutgers Stadium
Champions	Princeton (5th title)
Runner-up	Maryland
Attendance[1]	17,225 finals 64,850 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1997 1999»

The championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 21,194 fans,[2] The game saw the Princeton University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 15–5.[1] This is Princeton's third consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, and their fifth title since 1992.

Tournament bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		Georgetown	9
	8	UMBC	8
						1	Loyola	12
							Georgetown	11
											1	Loyola	8
										5	Maryland	19
						4	Johns Hopkins	10
						5	Maryland	11*
	5	Maryland	18
		Butler	10
																5	Maryland	5
																2	Princeton	15
	7	Duke	16
		North Carolina	14
						2	Princeton	11
						7	Duke	9
											2	Princeton	11
										3	Syracuse	10
						3	Syracuse	17
						6	Virginia	14
	6	Virginia	16
		Hobart	10

• * = 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
• Luke Parrott
• Brian Woody

References

1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. "Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.