1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 1997 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
Teams	12
Finals site	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland
Champions	Princeton (4th title)
Runner-up	Maryland (8th title game)
Semifinalists	Duke (1st Final Four) Syracuse (15th Final Four)
Winning coach	Bill Tierney (4th title)
MOP	Jon Hess, Princeton
Attendance^[1]	25,317 finals 77,170 total
Top scorer	Andrew Whipple, Maryland (17 goals)
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Princeton defeated Maryland in the final, 19–7.^[1] This was Princeton's second consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney and their fourth title since 1992. This championship was part of the 29 straight games Princeton over three seasons.

The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 25,317 fans in attendance.^[2]

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season

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.

Georgetown made their debut appearance in the Division I lacrosse tournament.

Bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Massachusetts	6
		Hofstra	4
						1	Princeton	11
						8	Massachusetts	9
											1	Princeton	10
											5	Duke	9
						4	Johns Hopkins	11
						5	Duke	12*
	5	Duke	11
		Brown	6
																1	Princeton	19
																7	Maryland	7
	6	Loyola Maryland	21
		Notre Dame	5
						3	Syracuse	13
						6	Loyola Maryland	12
											3	Syracuse	17
											7	Maryland	18
						2	Virginia	9
						7	Maryland	10
	7	Maryland	14
		Georgetown	10

• * = Overtime

All-Tournament Team

• Jon Hess, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
• Jesse Hubbard, Princeton
• Chris Massey, Princeton
• Becket Wolf, Princeton
• Pat Cairns, Princeton
• Matt Hahn, Maryland
• Andrew Whipple, Maryland
• Casey Powell, Syracuse
• John Fay, Duke
• Rob Kavovit, Syracuse

See also

• 1997 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
• 1997 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament
• 1997 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

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. from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.