2023 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
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College lacrosse tournament
| 2023 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | May 12–28, 2023 | ||||
| Teams | 29 | ||||
| Finals site | WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | ||||
| Champions | Northwestern (8th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Boston College (6th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Denver (1st Final Four) Syracuse (9th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kelly Amonte Hiller (8th title) | ||||
| MOP | Izzy Scane, Northwestern | ||||
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The 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 41st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC from May 26–28, 2023.[1] All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 12–18. The Northwestern Wildcats won their eighth championship, beating Boston College 18–6 in the final.
Tournament field
[edit ]All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 29 teams were invited to participate. 15 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 14 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.[2]
Teams
[edit ]| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI[3] | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | Big Ten | Automatic | 1 | 17–1 |
| 2 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 2 | 16–2 |
| 3 | Boston College | ACC | Automatic | 3 | 16–3 |
| 4 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 4 | 14–4 |
| 5 | Denver | Big East | Automatic | 5 | 19–0 |
| 6 | Florida | American | Automatic | 7 | 16–3 |
| 7 | James Madison | American | At-large | 6 | 17–2 |
| 8 | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 8 | 17–2 |
| Albany | America East | Automatic | 9 | 12–6 | |
| Army | Patriot | At-large | 16 | 15–3 | |
| Central Michigan | MAC | Automatic | 81 | 10–8 | |
| Drexel | CAA | At-large | 23 | 12–5 | |
| Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 21 | 14–4 | |
| Jacksonville | ASUN | Automatic | 25 | 12–7 | |
| Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 18 | 8–8 | |
| Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 14–6 | |
| Marquette | Big East | At-large | 19 | 15–3 | |
| Mercer | Big South | Automatic | 26 | 17–2 | |
| Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 14 | 11–7 | |
| Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 11 | 13–5 | |
| Penn | Ivy | Automatic | 15 | 13–4 | |
| Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 32 | 11–6 | |
| Richmond | Atlantic Ten | Automatic | 22 | 16–3 | |
| Sacred Heart | NEC | Automatic | 71 | 11–7 | |
| Stony Brook | CAA | Automatic | 10 | 14–3 | |
| UConn | Big East | At-large | 12 | 12–6 | |
| UMass | Atlantic 10 | At-large | 17 | 16–2 | |
| USC | Pac-12 | Automatic | 24 | 16–3 | |
| Virginia | ACC | At-large | 13 | 11–6 |
Bracket
[edit ]Tournament bracket
[edit ] First Round
May 12
Regional Campus Sites Second Round
May 14
Regional Campus Sites Quarterfinals
May 18
Campus Sites Semifinals
May 26
WakeMed Soccer Park Final
May 28
WakeMed Soccer Park
May 12
Regional Campus Sites Second Round
May 14
Regional Campus Sites Quarterfinals
May 18
Campus Sites Semifinals
May 26
WakeMed Soccer Park Final
May 28
WakeMed Soccer Park
1
Northwestern*
8
Michigan
7
Michigan
13
Central Michigan
6
1
Northwestern
16
8
Loyola (MD)
6
Stony Brook
12
Penn State
8
Stony Brook
8
8
Loyola (MD)
9
Fairfield
6
8
Loyola (MD)*
11
1
Northwestern
15
5
Denver
7
5
Denver*
10
USC
7
5
Denver
8
Albany (NY)
6
Virginia
14
Albany (NY)
16
5
Denver
5
4
North Carolina
4
Richmond
18
Marquette
8
Richmond
12
4
North Carolina
16
Sacred Heart
5
4
North Carolina*
16
1
Northwestern
18
3
Boston College
6
3
Boston College*
9
Penn
7
Penn
13
UConn
8
3
Boston College
20
Notre Dame
6
Mercer
6
Notre Dame
21
Notre Dame
16
6
Florida
15
Jacksonville
7
6
Florida*
13
3
Boston College
8
2
Syracuse
7
7
James Madison*
12
Army
8
7
James Madison
15
Maryland
14
Maryland
11
Drexel
6
7
James Madison
7
2
Syracuse
13
Johns Hopkins
19
UMass
8
Johns Hopkins
8
2
Syracuse*
25
- *First and second round host
Record by conference
[edit ]| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | R1 | R16 | QF | SF | CG | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 6–4 | .600 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ACC | 5 | 9–5 | .643 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Big East | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| American | 2 | 3–2 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ivy League | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| A-10 | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| NEC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
See also
[edit ]- NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship
- NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
- NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
References
[edit ]- ^ "DI Women's College Lacrosse – Bracket". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Road to the Championship" (Press release). Indianapolis: NCAA.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "D-I Women's Lacrosse RPI Ranking". NCAA. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
