2023 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

2023 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 12–28, 2023
Teams29
Finals siteWakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
ChampionsNorthwestern (8th title)
Runner-upBoston College (6th title game)
SemifinalistsDenver (1st Final Four)
Syracuse (9th Final Four)
Winning coachKelly Amonte Hiller (8th title)
MOPIzzy Scane, Northwestern
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
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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

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

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

Tournament bracket

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
               
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

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

References

  1. ^ "DI Women's College Lacrosse – Bracket". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Road to the Championship" (Press release). Indianapolis: NCAA.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "D-I Women's Lacrosse RPI Ranking". NCAA. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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