2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

2007 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
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 Hopkins
Attendance	52,004 semi-finals; 48,443 finals; 100,447 total
Top scorer	Matt Danowski, Duke; (24 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2006	2008»

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.

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

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

References

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

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[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.

[attend-4] "Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.

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