1972 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

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The 1972 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the second annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.^[1] This was the last NCAA championship in which the Wingate Memorial Trophy was also presented to the national champion. Prior to NCAA Lacrosse Championships, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the NCAA annual champion based on regular season records.

The 1972 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at University of Maryland in front of 7,001 fans. The Virginia Cavaliers led by coach Glenn Thiel with an 11 and 4 record, defeated Johns Hopkins 13 to 12. Virginia was led by USILA player of the year Pete Eldredge.^[2]

This tournament saw the entry in the tournament of two early innovative lacrosse programs, Cortland State and Washington and Lee.

[edit] Tournament bracket

	First Round					Semifinals					Championship
	1	Maryland'	9
	8	Rutgers	3
						1	Virginia	14
						4	Cortland State	7
	4	Johns Hopkins	11
	5	Washington and Lee	5
											1	Virginia	13
											2	Johns Hopkins	12
	3	Virginia	12
	10	Army	3
						2	Johns Hopkins	9
						3	Maryland	6
	2	Cortland State	10
	7	Navy	9

• * = Overtime

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