[3] The championship game was played at Gillette Stadium, the home of the NFL's New England Patriots, in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with a crowd of 48,970 fans.

[4][5] The Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Committee was responsible for selecting the teams that competed in the championship tournament.

The opening goal of this game was scored by Ohio State goaltender Stefan Schroder, who ran the length of the field to put one past the Big Red netminder.

[18] Notre Dame, who was hosting its first NCAA Tournament game, topped Colgate in a contest that was settled in overtime.

[19] In a victory over Loyola, Duke's Matt Danowski broke the NCAA career points record, eclipsing Joe Vasta's mark.

[27] On Sunday, at Cornell's Schoellkopf Field, Syracuse defeated Notre Dame 11–9 on the play of midfielder Dan Hardy who recorded four points, including three goals and the game winning score.

[28] Also, Duke routed Ohio State 21–10 on the offensive efforts of Zack Greer who recorded a career-high eleven points on six goals and five assists.

[29] On Saturday, May 24, 48,224 fans were spectators for the 2008 Division I Final Four doubleheader held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

[31] Virginia commanded the first half of the contest due in part to extra-man opportunities resulting from penalties by Syracuse.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers went on a run of five unanswered goals and entered half-time with a 6–3 lead, and the game's momentum.

Extra possessions earned by face-off specialist Danny Brennan, including both opportunities in the overtime periods and 70% total for the game, helped the Orange stage the comeback.

While, Syracuse goalkeeper John Galloway settled down in the second half and made a number game saving stops as regulation time expired.

[32] On Memorial Day, Monday May 26, Syracuse defeated Johns Hopkins in the national championship game 13–10 in front of 48,970 fans at Gillette Stadium.

[3] Johns Hopkins' Paul Rabil played an outstanding game leading his team with career-high six goals and one assist in the losing effort.