1999 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
The 1999 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 29th 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 1999 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
| 1999 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| Dates | May 15–31, 1999 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland | ||||
| Champions | Virginia (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Syracuse (9th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Georgetown (1st Final Four) Johns Hopkins (21st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dom Starsia (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Conor Gill, Virginia | ||||
| Attendance | 24,135 finals 70,668 total | ||||
| Top scorers | John Grant Jr., Delaware Ryan Powell, Syracuse (14 goals) | ||||
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Virginia and held off Syracuse, the number eight seed, in the final, 12–10. This was Virginia's first NCAA title since 1972 and fourth overall, including two pre-NCAA tournament Wingate Trophies in 1952 and 1970.
The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 24,135 fans in attendance.
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