2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 2007 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 37th 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 2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.^[2] The tournament was held from May 12–28, 2007.

2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
Dates	May 12–28, 2007
Teams	16
Finals site	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, Maryland
Champions	Johns Hopkins (9th title)
Runner-up	Duke (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Cornell (10th Final Four) Delaware (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Dave Pietramala (2nd title)
MOP	Jesse Schwartzman, Johns Hopkoins
Attendance^[1]	52,004 semi-finals 48,443 finals 100,447 total
Top scorer	Matt Danowski, Duke (24 goals)
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Johns Hopkins won their ninth national title, defeating Duke in the final 12–11.^[3] Johns Hopkins was led by Paul Rabil and coach Dave Pietramala, and Duke was led by Zack Greer and Matt Danowski.

The championship game was played at M&T Bank Stadium, the home of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, in Baltimore, Maryland, with a crowd of 48,443 fans. The first round of the tournament was played on May 12 and May 13 at the home field of the top-seeded team. The quarterfinals were held on May 19 and May 20 on two separate neutral fields: the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, and Princeton Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. The tournament culminated with the championship weekend, which included the Division II and Division III championships, semifinals and finals held on Memorial Day weekend.^[4]

Delaware, led by Alex Smith made it to the Final Four for the first time in school history.

Qualifying

Main article: 2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season

Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.

No teams made their debut appearance in the Division I men's lacrosse tournament.

Tournament results

	First Round May 12–13					Quarterfinals May 19–20					Semifinals May 26					Final May 28
	1	Duke	18
		Providence	3
						1	Duke	19
						8	North Carolina	11
		Navy	8
	8	North Carolina	12
											1	Duke	12
											4	Cornell	11
	5	Albany	19
		Loyola Maryland	10
						5	Albany	11
						4	Cornell	12*
		Towson	6
	4	Cornell	14
																1	Duke	11
																3	Johns Hopkins	12
	3	Johns Hopkins	11*
		Notre Dame	10
						3	Johns Hopkins	14
						6	Georgetown	6
		Princeton	8
	6	Georgetown	9*
											3	Johns Hopkins	8
												Delaware	3
	7	Maryland	9
		UMBC	13
						UMBC		6
						Delaware		10
		Delaware	14
	2	Virginia	8

• * = Overtime

Notes

• The championship game was played in front of 48,443 fans, a tournament record
• 100,447 fans attended the tournament, a new NCAA attendance record

See also

• 2007 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
• 2007 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
• 2007 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

References

1. "Lax Power". static.active.com.
2. "DIVISION I MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
4. "Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships". LaxPower.com. from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.

External links

• Delaware 1st Round Upset of UVA
• Johns Hopkins Edges Duke to Claim the Championship 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
• YouTube 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship