1979 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II and Division III men's college lacrosse in the United States.

1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship

Tournament information
Sport	College lacrosse
Location	Garden City, New York (final)
Host(s)	Adelphi University (final)
Venue(s)	Motamed Field (final)
Participants	12
Final positions
Champions	Adelphi (1st title)
Runner-up	UMBC (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	274 (24.91 per match)
Attendance	7,754 (705 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bob Engelke, AU (22) Jay Robertson, UMBC (22)

This was the final championship before the introduction of a separate Division III men's championship in 1980. As such, this was the final year of the tournament's twelve-team format.

The final was played at Motamed Field at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.

Adelphi defeated UMBC in the final, 17–12, to win their first national title. The Panthers (13–3) were coached by Paul Doherty.

This was the first Division II championship game without Hobart, who lost to St. Lawrence in the quarterfinals. The defending champions, Roanoke, also fell in the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						Towson State		17
	Salisbury State		13			Salisbury State		4
	Loyola (MD)		12								Towson State		12
											UMBC		16
						Roanoke		8
	UMBC		22			UMBC		13
	Babson		7													UMBC		12
																Adelphi		17
						Adelphi		14
	Cortland		11			Cortland		9
	Ithaca		9								Adelphi		16
											St. Lawrence		13
						Hobart		11
	St. Lawrence		14			St. Lawrence		12
	Ohio Wesleyan		12

See also

• 1979 NCAA Division I Lacrosse Championship