1988 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
| 1988 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York | ||||
| Champions | Syracuse (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Cornell (6th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Penn (1st Final Four) Virginia (9th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Roy Simmons Jr. (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Matt Palumb, Syracuse | ||||
| Attendance | 20,148 finals 46,141 total | ||||
| Top scorer | Gary Gait, Syracuse (18 goals) | ||||
| |||||
The 1988 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 18th 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 1988 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
Hosts Syracuse defeated Cornell in the final, 13–8, for the first of three straight NCAA titles for the Orangemen.
The championship game was played at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, with 20,148 fans in attendance.