NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Association NCAA
Sport Women's college lacrosse
Founded1982;43 years ago (1982)
Division Division I
No. of teams29
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Boston College (2nd Title)
Most titles Maryland (14 Titles)
TV partner(s) ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN+
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament is annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion women's collegiate lacrosse among its Division I members in the United States. It has been held every year since 1982, except for 2020. [1]

Contents

Maryland Terrapins have been the most successful program, with fourteen titles.

Boston College are the reigning national champions, winning their second title in 2024.

History

Lacrosse was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the AIAW held its last championship in 1982 and ceased operation.

Separate championships are held for Division II, founded in 2001, and Division III, founded in 1985.

Results

See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the women's lacrosse champions from 1978 to 1982. NOTE: In 1982 there were both NCAA and AIAW Division I champions.

2005 Championship between the Virginia Cavaliers and Northwestern Wildcats 2005 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship - Virginia Cavaliers vs Northwestern Wildcats.jpg
2005 Championship between the Virginia Cavaliers and Northwestern Wildcats
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
YearSiteStadiumChampionship Results
ChampionScoreRunner-Up
1982
Details
Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Lions Stadium Massachusetts 9–6 Trenton State
1983
Details
Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Franklin Field Delaware 10–7 Temple
1984
Details
Boston, MA
(Boston U.)
Nickerson Field Temple 6–4 Maryland
1985
Details
Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Franklin Field New Hampshire 6–5 Maryland
1986
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Maryland 6–5 Penn State
1987
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Penn State 7–6 Temple
1988
Details
Haverford, PA
(Haverford)
Walton Field Temple (2)15–7 Penn State
1989
Details
West Chester, PA
(West Chester)
John A. Farrell Stadium Penn State (2)7–6 Harvard
1990
Details
Princeton, NJ
(Princeton)
Palmer Stadium Harvard 8–7 Maryland
1991
Details
Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Lions Stadium Virginia 8–6 Maryland
1992
Details
Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
Goodman Stadium Maryland (2)11–10
(OT)
Harvard
1993
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Virginia (2)8–6
(OT)
Princeton
1994
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Byrd Stadium Princeton 10–7 Maryland
1995
Details
Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Lions Stadium Maryland (3)13–5 Princeton
1996
Details
Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
Goodman Stadium Maryland (4)10–5 Virginia
1997
Details
Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
Goodman Stadium Maryland (5)8–7 Loyola (MD)
1998
Details
Catonsville, MD
(UMBC)
UMBC Stadium Maryland (6)11–5 Virginia
1999
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Homewood Field Maryland (7)16–6 Virginia
2000
Details
Trenton, NJ
(TCNJ)
Lions Stadium Maryland (8)16–8 Princeton
2001
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Homewood Field Maryland (9)14–13
(3OT)
Georgetown
2002
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Loyola)
Diane Geppi-Aikens Field Princeton (2)12–7 Georgetown
2003
Details
Syracuse, NY
(Syracuse)
Carrier Dome Princeton (3)8–7
(OT)
Virginia
2004
Details
Princeton, NJ
(Princeton)
Princeton Stadium Virginia (3)10–4 Princeton
2005
Details
Annapolis, MD
(Navy)
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Northwestern 13–10 Virginia
2006
Details
Boston, MA
(Boston U.)
Nickerson Field Northwestern (2)7–4 Dartmouth
2007
Details
Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Franklin Field Northwestern (3)15–13 Virginia
2008
Details
Towson, MD
(Towson)
Johnny Unitas Stadium Northwestern (4)10–6 Penn
2009
Details
Towson, MD
(Towson)
Johnny Unitas Stadium Northwestern (5)21–7 North Carolina
2010
Details
Towson, MD
(Towson)
Johnny Unitas Stadium Maryland (10)13–11 Northwestern
2011
Details
Stony Brook, NY
(Stony Brook)
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Northwestern (6)8–7 Maryland
2012
Details
Stony Brook, NY
(Stony Brook)
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Northwestern (7)8–6 Syracuse
2013
Details
Villanova, PA
(Villanova)
Villanova Stadium North Carolina 13–12
(3OT)
Maryland
2014
Details
Towson, MD
(Towson)
Johnny Unitas Stadium Maryland (11)15–12 Syracuse
2015
Details
Chester, PA
(Saint Joseph's)
PPL Park Maryland (12)9–8 North Carolina
2016
Details
Chester, PA
(Saint Joseph's)
Talen Energy Stadium North Carolina (2)13–7 Maryland
2017
Details
Foxborough, MA
(UMass)
Gillette Stadium Maryland (13)16–13 Boston College
2018
Details
Stony Brook, NY
(Stony Brook)
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium James Madison 16–15 Boston College
2019
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Homewood Field Maryland (14)12–10 Boston College
2020
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Homewood Field Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details
Towson, MD
(Towson)
Johnny Unitas Stadium Boston College 16–10 Syracuse
2022
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Homewood Field North Carolina (3)12–11 Boston College
2023
Details
Cary, NC
(North Carolina)
WakeMed Soccer Park Northwestern (8)18–6 Boston College
2024
Details
Cary, NC
(North Carolina)
WakeMed Soccer Park Boston College (2)14–13 Northwestern
2025
Details
Foxborough, MA
(Harvard)
Gillette Stadium
2026
Details
Evanston, IL
(Northwestern)
Martin Stadium
2027
Details
Chester, PA
(Temple)
Subaru Park
2028
Details
Chester, PA
(Temple)
Subaru Park

Team titles

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Maryland
ButtonOrange.svg
North Carolina
ButtonWhite.svg
James Madison
ButtonOrange.svg
Princeton
ButtonWhite.svg
Delaware
ButtonViolet.svg
Northwestern
ButtonOrange.svg
Virginia
ButtonBlue.svg
Penn State
ButtonBlue.svg
Temple
ButtonWhite.svg
Massachusetts
ButtonWhite.svg
New Hampshire
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Boston Schools
ButtonWhite.svg Harvard
ButtonBlue.svg Boston College
National Championships by school: ButtonRed.svg 14, ButtonViolet.svg 8, ButtonOrange.svg 3, ButtonBlue.svg 2, ButtonWhite.svg 1
TeamNumberWinning years
Maryland 14 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Northwestern 8 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023
Virginia 3 1991, 1993, 2004
Princeton 3 1994, 2002, 2003
North Carolina 3 2013, 2016, 2022
Temple 2 1984, 1988
Penn State 2 1987, 1989
Boston College 22021, 2024
Massachusetts 1 1982
Delaware 1 1983
New Hampshire 1 1985
Harvard 1 1990
James Madison 1 2018

Results by year

The NCAA began seeding the top 4 teams in 1998. The No. 1 seed is marked with double underline, and teams seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 are shown with single underline. Starting in 2005, the top 8 teams were seeded. Teams seeded between No. 5 and No. 8 are shown with dotted underline.

#SFCHSchool 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 Current
Conference
392814 Maryland QFRURUCHQFRURUCHSFRUCHCHCHCHCHCHCHQFSFQF1616QFQFSFCHRUSFRUCHCHRUCHSFCH16SF16QF Big Ten
25158 Northwestern 12QFQFQFQFQFCHCHCHCHCHRUCHCHSFSFQF1616QFSFSFSFCHRU Big Ten
36143 Virginia SFSFQFQFCHSFCHSFRUQFRURUQF16QFRUCHRU16RU1616QF1616QFSF161616QF161616 ACC
25133 North Carolina SFSF12QFQFSFQFQFQFQFRUSFSFQFCHQFRUCHQFSFSFSFCHQF ACC
29113 Princeton QFSFSFRUCHRUSFQFQFRUSFCHCHRUQFQF16QFQFQF16QFQF16QF1616 Ivy League
26112 Penn State SFQFSFRUCHRUCHQFSFQFQFSFQFQFSF1616QFQFQFSFSF Big Ten
1892 Temple RUCHSFSFRUCHSFSFQFQFSFQF161616161616 American
1272 Boston College 16QF16RURURUCHRURUCH ACC
951 Harvard QFQFSFRUCHQFRUSFQF Ivy League
1431 UMass CHSFSF16P16161616QF16 Atlantic 10
731 New Hampshire 12CHQFSFSF1616 America East
2021 James Madison QFQFQFQFSFQF16QFQFQF1616CH1616QF16 Colonial
321 Delaware CHSF12 Colonial
2110- Syracuse 1216161616QFSFQFSFRUSFRUSFSF16QFRUQFSFSF ACC
257- Loyola (MD) 1212SFSFSFRUQF12SFSF16SF16QFQF1616QF161616QFQF16 Patriot
227- Duke 12SFQFQFQF1616SFSFSFSFQFQFSFQFQFQFSF16QF16 ACC
154- Dartmouth 12QFSFSFQF12QFQFQFSFRU161616 Ivy League
173- Penn QF12SFRUSFQF16161616QF1616QF Ivy League
163- Georgetown 12QFQFRURUQFSFQFQF161616161616 Big East
132- Florida QFSFQFQF161616QF16QFQF16SF American
171- Notre Dame QF16SF16QF16161616QF16QFQF16 ACC
81- Denver 161616QF1616SF16 Big East
71- Vanderbilt 16SF16161616 American
71- Navy 16161616SFQF16 Patriot
51- Cornell 16SF161616 Ivy League
41- Lafayette SFQFQF16 Patriot
11- TCNJ RUD3
12-- Johns Hopkins 1616QF161616 Big Ten
12-- Stanford 1616161616 Pac-12
11-- Towson 16161616161616 Colonial
11-- Stony Brook 16161616QFQF16QFQF1616 America East
9-- Jacksonville 1616 ASUN
8-- Boston University 1216QF1616QF1616 Patriot
8-- Fairfield 16 MAAC
7-- William & Mary 12QFQFQFQF1216 Colonial
7-- Richmond 16161616 Atlantic 10
6-- High Point 16 Big South
6-- USC 16QFQF Pac-12
6-- Mercer Big South
5-- Albany QF1616 America East
4-- Yale 12QF16QF Ivy League
4-- Ohio State 16QF Big Ten
4-- Colgate 16161616 Patriot
4-- Mount St. Mary's 1616 NEC
4-- Canisius PP MAAC
4-- UConn Big East
4-- Louisville 16 ACC
4-- Michigan 161616QF Big Ten
4-- Drexel Colonial
3-- Rutgers 121616 Big Ten
3-- Monmouth 1616PP MAAC
3-- Hofstra 1616 Colonial
3-- Le Moyne 1616P16D2
3-- Bryant NEC
3-- Wagner NEC
3-- Colorado 1616 Pac-12
2-- West Chester 1212D2
2-- UMBC 1616 America East
2-- Holy Cross 1616 Patriot
2-- Winthrop Big South
2-- Robert Morris MAC
2-- Central Michigan MAC
1-- Lehigh QF Patriot
1-- American 16 Patriot
1-- Marist P16 MAAC
1-- Old Dominion American
1-- Elon Colonial
1-- Virginia Tech 16 ACC
1-- Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10
1-- Vermont America East
1-- Army Patriot
1-- Marquette Big East
1-- Sacred Heart PPP NEC
1-- Binghamton America East
1-- Coastal Carolina ASUN
1-- LIU NEC
1-- Niagara MAAC
--- Manhattan PP MAAC
--- Quinnipiac P MAAC
--- Oregon P Pac-12

All-time record

TeamAppCF34GPWLPctGFGAGDNotes
Albany 50000725.2865779-22
American 10000101.000319-16
Army 10000101.000812-4
Boston College 111500332310.697475370105
Boston University 800001028.20086107-21
Bryant 30000303.0001859-41
Canisius 40000404.0003759-22
Central Michigan 20000202.0001335-22
Colgate 40000404.0002366-43
Connecticut 40000404.0003860-22
Cornell 50010945.44494904
Colorado 30000523.4006478-14
Dartmouth 150130261115.423226256-30
Delaware 31010972.778836914Wins championship in its first appearance
Denver 7001017107.588164187-23
Drexel 30000303.0002343-20
Duke 210070482721.56354349548
Elon 10000101.000911-2
Fairfield 70000707.00054103-49
Florida 120010251312.52032326558
Georgetown 160210311516.4843243222
Harvard 912201578.4671231167
High Point 60000716.14359124-65
Hofstra 30000303.0002243-21
Holy Cross 20000202.000937-28
Jacksonville 900001239.250142160-18
James Madison 191010341618.471346368-22
Johns Hopkins 11000014311.214138182-44
Lafayette 40000404.0002950-21
Lehigh 10000211.5001722-5
Le Moyne 30000303.0001267-55
Louisville 40000514.2003758-21
Loyola (MD) 240160482424.50052046555
Marist 10000101.000520-15
Marquette 10000101.000818-10
Maryland 38148601007624.7601279822457Seven consecutive champion, two consecutive champion
Massachusetts 14100224915.375195281-86
Mercer 50000505.0003998-59
Michigan 30000633.50067589
Monmouth 30000303.0001753-36
Mount St. Mary's 40000404.0002371-48
Navy 700101477.500178179-1
New Hampshire 710201046.4007384-11
North Carolina 243280634221.667774621153
Northwestern 248150705416.771917658259Five consecutive champion, two consecutive champion
Notre Dame 160010281216.4293173170
Ohio State 40000514.2004663-17
Old Dominion 10000101.000516-11
Penn 160120311516.484283309-26
Penn State 252270462323.5004574570
Princeton 283440643925.609689586103Two consecutive champion
Richmond 60000716.14373106-33
Robert Morris 10000101.000016-16
Rutgers 30000523.4005465-11
Sacred Heart 10000101.000516-11
Saint Joseph's 10000101.0001017-7
Stanford 11000013211.154112173-61
Stony Brook 100000221210.54523819939
Syracuse 200360462620.56556050555
Temple 182250301416.467276320-44
Towson 11000013211.154137177-40
Trenton State 10100101.00069-3
UMBC 20000202.000940-31
USC 600001046.400117123-6
Vanderbilt 70010927.22283114-31
Vermont 10000101.000316-13
Virginia 353650713932.54977073634
Virginia Tech 10000211.5002127-6
Wagner 30000523.4004874-26
West Chester 20000202.0001441-27
William & Mary 70000707.0004175-34
Winthrop 20000202.0001234-22
Yale 30000413.2502837-9

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION I WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 27 January 2025.