The 1998 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 28th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the team champion of men's

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among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

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defeated

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in the final, 15–5. This was Princeton's third consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, and their fifth title since 1992. The championship game was played at

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, with 21,194 fans in attendance.

Qualifying

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.

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, and UMBC made their debut appearances in the Division I lacrosse tournament.

Bracket

* * = Overtime

All-Tournament Team

*Corey Popham, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player) *

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, Princeton * Jesse Hubbard, Princeton *Jon Hess, Princeton * Josh Sims, Princeton *Scott Hochstadt, Maryland *Mike Bonnani, Maryland *Brian Haggerty, Maryland *

Casey Powell Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is an American retired professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was the NCAA Division I ...

, Syracuse * Ryan Powell, Syracuse *Luke Parrott *Brian Woody

References

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Qualifying

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

See also

References