2023 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
| 2023 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| 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
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
- NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship
- NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
- NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
References
- ^ "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.