1975 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament

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1975 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship
Tournament information
Sport College lacrosse
Location United States
Venue(s) C.W. Post Stadium
Brookville, NY
Participants8
Final positions
Champions Cortland (1st)
Runner-up Hobart
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored163 (23.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bob Griebe, Towson State (15)
  1974
1976  

The 1975 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States. That year's championship game was played at C.W. Post Stadium at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York. [1]

Contents

Cortland defeated Hobart in the final, 12−11, to win their first national title. The Red Dragons (10–4) were coached by Chuck Winters.

Qualification

All Division II men's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship with a total of eight teams invited.

TeamAppearancePrevious
Cortland 2nd 1974
Hobart 2nd 1974
Morgan State 1st
Ohio Wesleyan 1st
Salisbury State 1st
Towson State 2nd 1974
UMBC 2nd 1974
Washington College 2nd 1974

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
Brookville, NY
         
Hobart 18
Ohio Wesleyan 8
Hobart17
Towson State 9
Towson State 17
Salisbury State 7
Hobart 11
Cortland12
Washington College 17
Morgan State 8
Washington College 6
Cortland16
Cortland 9**
UMBC 8

See also

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References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 7, 2018.