2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 42nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from May 24–26, 2024.[1] All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 10–16. In the championship game, Boston College defeated Northwestern 14–13, avenging its 18–6 loss to Northwestern in the previous year's championship game.
| 2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| Dates | May 10–26, 2024 | ||||
| Teams | 29 | ||||
| Finals site | WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | ||||
| Champions | Boston College (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Northwestern (10th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Florida (2nd Final Four) Syracuse (13th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Acacia Walker (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Kayla Martello, Boston College | ||||
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Tournament field
All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs are eligible for this championship, and a total of 29 teams will be invited to participate. 15 teams qualify automatically by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 14 teams qualify at-large based on their regular season records.[2]
Teams
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI[3] | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | Big Ten | Automatic | 1 | 15–2 |
| 2 | Boston College | ACC | Automatic | 2 | 16–3 |
| 3 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 3 | 14–5 |
| 4 | Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 6 | 12–5 |
| 5 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 10 | 14–4 |
| 6 | Yale | Ivy | Automatic | 4 | 15–2 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 11 | 15–3 |
| 8 | Penn | Ivy | At-large | 4 | 13–4 |
| Binghamton | America East | Automatic | 42 | 12–6 | |
| Coastal Carolina | ASUN | Automatic | 33 | 14–5 | |
| Denver | Big East | Automatic | 14 | 15–3 | |
| Drexel | CAA | At-large | 20 | 13–5 | |
| Duke | ACC | At-large | 31 | 10–8 | |
| Fairfield | MAAC | At-large | 16 | 16–2 | |
| Florida | American | Automatic | 15 | 17–2 | |
| James Madison | American | At-large | 19 | 13–5 | |
| Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 12 | 11–7 | |
| LIU | Northeast | Automatic | 73 | 11–7 | |
| Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 8 | 17–2 | |
| Mercer | Big South | Automatic | 41 | 14–5 | |
| Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 14–3 | |
| Niagara | MAAC | Automatic | 26 | 16–3 | |
| North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 18 | 10–6 | |
| Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 21 | 11–7 | |
| Princeton | Ivy | At-large | 17 | 10–6 | |
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 38 | 13–5 | |
| Robert Morris | MAC | Automatic | 102 | 8–11 | |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 13 | 13–4 | |
| Stony Brook | CAA | Automatic | 7 | 17–2 |
Bracket
Tournament bracket
| First Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 24 WakeMed Soccer Park | Final May 26 WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern* | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Penn | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Penn | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Penn* | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia* | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn St. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland* | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Syracuse* | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Syracuse | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Yale | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Yale | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghampton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Yale* | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Syracuse | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame* | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College* | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- *First and second round host
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | FR | SR | QF | SF | CG | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 6 | 8–5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 8–5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| American | 2 | 4–2 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ivy League | 3 | 5–3 | .625 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Big East | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 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
- 2024 NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament
- 2024 NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament
- 2024 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
References
- "DI Women's College Lacrosse – Bracket". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- "Road to the Championship" (Press release). Indianapolis: NCAA.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- "D-I Women's Lacrosse RPI Ranking". NCAA. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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