NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

The NCAA Division I field hockey tournament is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion. The tournament has been held annually since 1981.

NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
Founded1981
Number of teams18
Current championsNorth Carolina
Most successful club(s)North Carolina (11)
Television broadcastersESPNU
WebsiteNCAA.com
2023 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

The championship is contested exclusively by women's teams and there is no equivalent NCAA men's field hockey championship.

The most successful team is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who have eleven titles. In addition, North Carolina has finished national runner-up an NCAA record eleven times. The most recent championship, in 2023, was also won by North Carolina.

History

Field hockey was one of 12 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.[1] The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA overcame the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership. The first NCAA women's national championship events were staged November 21–22, 1981, in cross country and field hockey.

The tournament originally began with six teams but has since expanded to 19; at different times a third-place game has been played as well. Under the tournament's current format, 19 teams qualify for the tournament with three play-in games. The play-in games and first two rounds are played at the home turf of the higher seeds in each matchup. The final four teams then move on to the championship rounds at a predetermined site.

AIAW champions

Past champions

NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Year Site
(Host Team)
Stadium Championship Third Place Final / Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up Third-place Score Fourth-place
1981
Details
Storrs, CT Memorial Stadium UConn[lower-alpha 1] 4–1 Massachusetts Old Dominion 2–1
(2OT, PS)
Long Beach State
1982
Details
Philadelphia, PA Geasey Field Old Dominion3–2UConn[lower-alpha 1] Delaware 4–0 Penn State
1983
Details
Philadelphia, PA Franklin Field Old Dominion (2)3–1
(3 OT)
UConn[lower-alpha 1] Massachusetts 2–1
(2OT, PS)
Northwestern
1984
Details
Springfield, MA Stagg Field Old Dominion (3)5–1Iowa Temple, UConn[lower-alpha 1]
1985
Details
Norfolk, VA Foreman Field UConn[lower-alpha 1] (2)3–2Old Dominion Northwestern 5–0 Boston U.
1986
Details
Norfolk, VA Foreman Field Iowa2–1
(2 OT)
New Hampshire North Carolina 4–0 Penn State
1987
Details
Chapel Hill, NC Navy Field Maryland2–1
(OT)
North Carolina Massachusetts 3–1 Iowa
1988
Details
Philadelphia, PA Franklin Field Old Dominion (4)2–1Iowa Northeastern 1–0 Penn
1989
Details
Springfield, MA Stagg Field North Carolina2–1
(3OT, PS)
Old Dominion Northwestern 2–1 Iowa
1990
Details
Piscataway, NJ Bauer Field Old Dominion (5)5–0North Carolina Iowa 1–0 Penn State
1991
Details
Villanova, PA Villanova Stadium Old Dominion (6)2–0North Carolina Maryland 2–1
(OT)
Penn State
1992
Details
Richmond, VA Cary Street Field Old Dominion (7)4–0Iowa North Carolina, Massachusetts
1993
Details
Piscataway, NJ Bauer Field Maryland (2)2–1
(2OT, PS)
North Carolina Penn State, Iowa
1994
Details
Brookline, MA Parsons Field James Madison2–1
(2OT, PS)
North Carolina Northwestern, Iowa
1995
Details
Winston-Salem, NC Kentner Stadium[2] North Carolina (2)5–1Maryland James Madison, Northeastern
1996
Details
Chestnut Hill, MA Alumni Stadium North Carolina (3)3–0Princeton Old Dominion, Northeastern
1997
Details
Storrs, CT George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex North Carolina (4)3–2Old Dominion ·Virginia, Princeton
1998
Details
Philadelphia, PA Franklin Field Old Dominion (8)3–2Princeton UConn[lower-alpha 1], Virginia
1999
Details
Brookline, MA Parsons Field Maryland (3)2–1Michigan Iowa, UConn[lower-alpha 1]
2000
Details
Norfolk, VA Foreman Field Old Dominion (9)3–1North Carolina Wake Forest, Maryland
2001
Details
Kent, OH Dix Stadium Michigan2–0Maryland Wake Forest, Princeton
2002
Details
Louisville, KY Trager Stadium[3] Wake Forest2–0Penn State Old Dominion, Michigan State
2003
Details
Amherst, MA Richard F. Garber Field Wake Forest (2)3–1Duke Maryland, Michigan
2004
Details
Winston-Salem, NC Kentner Stadium Wake Forest (3)3–0Duke Maryland, Michigan State
2005
Details
Louisville, KY Trager Stadium Maryland (4)1–0Duke Old Dominion, Wake Forest
2006
Details
Winston-Salem, NC Kentner Stadium Maryland (5)1–0Wake Forest Duke, UConn[lower-alpha 1]
2007
Details
College Park, MD Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex North Carolina (5)3–0Penn State UConn[lower-alpha 1], Wake Forest
2008
Details
Louisville, KY Trager Stadium Maryland (6)4–2Wake Forest Iowa, Syracuse
2009
Details
Winston-Salem, NC Kentner Stadium North Carolina (6)3–2Maryland Princeton, Virginia
2010
Details
College Park, MD Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex Maryland (7)3–2
(2OT)
North Carolina Virginia, Ohio State
2011
Details
Louisville, KY Trager Stadium Maryland (8)3-2
(OT)
North Carolina Old Dominion, UConn[lower-alpha 1]
2012
Details
Norfolk, VA L.R. Hill Sports Complex Princeton3–2North Carolina Maryland, Syracuse
2013
Details
Norfolk, VA L.R. Hill Sports Complex UConn (3)2–0Duke North Carolina, Maryland
2014
Details
College Park, MD Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex UConn (4)1–0Syracuse Albany, North Carolina
2015
Details
Ann Arbor, MI Phyllis Ocker Field Syracuse4–2North Carolina Duke, UConn
2016
Details
Norfolk, VA L.R. Hill Sports Complex Delaware3–2North Carolina Princeton, UConn
2017
Details
Louisville, KY Trager Stadium UConn (5)2–1Maryland North Carolina, Michigan
2018
Details
North Carolina (7)2–0Maryland Wake Forest, Princeton
2019
Details
Winston-Salem, NC Kentner Stadium North Carolina (8)6–1Princeton Boston College, Virginia
2020
Details
Chapel Hill, NC Karen Shelton Stadium North Carolina (9)4–3
(OT)
Michigan Iowa, Louisville
2021
Details
Ann Arbor, MI Phyllis Ocker Field Northwestern2–0Liberty Harvard, Maryland
2022
Details
Storrs, CT Sherman Complex North Carolina (10)2–1Northwestern Penn State, Maryland
2023
Details
Chapel Hill, NC Karen Shelton Stadium North Carolina (11)2–1
(2OT, PS)
Northwestern Duke, Virginia
2024
Details
Ann Arbor, MI Phyllis Ocker Field
2025
Details
Durham, NC Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
  1. Used "Connecticut" as its primary athletic brand before the 2013 season.

Team titles

North Carolina
Old Dominion
Maryland
UConn
Wake Forest
Iowa
James Madison
Michigan
Princeton
Syracuse
Delaware
Northwestern
NCAA National Championships by school: 11, 9, 8, 5, 3, 1
Team Number Winning years
North Carolina 11 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Old Dominion 9 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000
Maryland 8 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
UConn 5 1981, 1985, 2013, 2014, 2017
Wake Forest 3 2002, 2003, 2004
Iowa 1 1986
James Madison 1 1994
Michigan 1 2001
Princeton 1 2012
Syracuse 1 2015
Delaware 1 2016
Northwestern 1 2021

Statistics

  • Most Goals, Game: 10
  • Most Goals, Both Teams: 13
    • Maryland (2008; Maryland–8 vs. Duke–5)
  • Goals Per Game, Tournament: 5.67
  • Fewest Goals Allowed Per Game, Tournament: 0.00
  • Penalty Corners, Game: 31

Individual records

Year Player Goals Assists Points
2006 Michelle Kasold, Wake Forest
Lauren Crandall, Wake Forest
1
4
7
1
9
2007 Katelyn Falgowski, North Carolina
Shaun Banta, Penn State
3
3
1
1
7
2008 Hilary Moore, Wake Forest 7 2 16
2009 Katie O'Donnell, Maryland 6 6 18
2010 Katie O'Donnell, Maryland 4 4 12
2011 Kelsey Kolojejchick, North Carolina 4 2 10
2012 Charlotte Craddock, North Carolina
Kathleen Sharkey, Princeton
6
6
2
2
14
2013 Emmie Le Marchand, Duke 5 4 14
  • Most Goals, Single Game: 5
  • Most Goals, Tournament: 11
  • Most Assists, Game: 6
  • Most Assists, Tournament: 8
  • Saves, Game: 36
    • Missy Farwell, Virginia (1984; Virginia–2 vs. North Carolina–1)
  • Fewest Goals Allowed Per Game, Tournament: 0.00

Result by school and by year

59 teams have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in at least one year starting with 1981 (the initial year that the post-season tournament was under the auspices of the NCAA). The results for all years are shown in this table below.[4] Conference affiliations reflect those for the upcoming 2024 season.

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  SF  Semifinals
  •  QF  Quarterfinals (Two teams in 1981, four teams thereafter)
  •  12 ,  16  Round of 16 (Only 12 teams, 1982-1998)
  •    Play-In Round (Starting 2013)
School Conference # QF SF CG CH 81 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 20 21 22 23
North CarolinaACC4033272211QF12QFSFRUQFCHRURUSFRURUCHCHCHQFQFRU1616QF1616CH16CHRURURUSFSFRURUSFCHCHCH16CHCH
Old DominionBig East322617129SFCHCHCHRUQFQFCHRUCHCHCH12QFQFSFRUCHQFCHQFSFQF16SF1616QFSFQF1616
MarylandBig Ten353221138QFCH1212SFQFCHRUQFQFQFCHSFRUQFSFSFCHCHQFCHRUCHCHSFSFQF16QFRURUQFSFSFQF
UConnBig East32261575CHRURUSFCHQF1212QFQFSFSFQF16QF16QFSFSF1616QFSFQFCHCHSFSFCHQFQFQF
Wake ForestACC18131053QFSFSFCHCHCHSFRUSFRUQF16QF161616SF16
IowaBig Ten28211241QFQFRUQFCHSFRUSFSFQFRUSFSFQFQFSF161616SF161616QFSFQFQF16
PrincetonIvy League25189411212QFRUSFRUQFSFQF1616QFQFSFQF16CHQF16QFSFQFSFRU16
NorthwesternBig Ten1916731QFSFQFSFQFQFQFSFQF12QFSF16QF16QFCHRURU
MichiganBig Ten1913531RUQFCH16SFQFQFQF16QF16QF16SFQF16RUQF16
SyracuseACC1713421QF12QFSFQFQFQFSF16RUCHQF1616QFQFQF
James MadisonMAC94211QFCHSF12161616QF16
DelawareCAA132211SF1216161616CH1616121616
DukeACC191574-QF1216QFRURURUSF16QFQFRUQFSFQFQFQF16SF
Penn StateBig Ten352182-SFQF1212SF12QF12SFSFQFSFQFQF12QFQF1616RUQF16QFRU1616QFQF16QF16QF1616SF
UMassAtlantic 10261141-RU12SF121212SFQFQFQF12SFQF121212QFQF1616161616QF1616
New HampshireAmerica East10311-12QFQFRU121212161616
LibertyBig East5111-16RU1616
VirginiaACC27146--12QF12121212QFSFSF1616QFQF16QFSFSFQF16QFQF1616SF1616SF
NortheasternCAA1683--SFQFQFQF1212SFSF121216QF16QF1616
Michigan StateBig Ten972--QFSFQFSF16QFQF16QF
TempleBig East651--QFQFSFQFQF12
Boston CollegeACC1241--QF12QF161616161616QF16SF
Boston UniversityPatriot1431--SF12QF121216161616QF161616
LouisvilleACC1131--161616161616QFSF1616QF
HarvardIvy League831--1216161616QFSFQF
Ohio StateBig Ten721--121616QF16SF16
AlbanyAmerica East721--161616SF1616QF
PennIvy League521--1212SFQF12
Long Beach Statedefunct111--SF
RutgersBig Ten53---QFQF16QF16
Ball StateMAC43---QFQF12QF
StanfordACC182---121212121212161616161616QF161616QF
AmericanPatriot122---16QFQF1616161616161616
ProvidenceBig East32---QFQF12
CaliforniaACC111---QF121212121616161616
Saint Joseph'sAtlantic 1061---16161616QF16
San Jose Statedefunct41---QF121212
Chico Statedefunct21---12QF
IndianaBig Ten21---QF16
DrexelCAA21---QF16
PurdueBig Ten11---QF
BucknellPatriot11---QF
Kent StateMAC8----121616161616
RichmondAtlantic 108----16161616161616
Miami (OH)MAC8----161612161616
FairfieldNortheast5----1616
William & MaryCAA4----16161616
OhioMAC3----161616
MonmouthCAA3----
Pacificdefunct2----1216
LafayettePatriot2----1616
RiderNortheast2----12
West ChesterD21----12
BrownIvy League1----16
QuinnipiacBig East1----
VCUAtlantic 101----12
MaineAmerica East1----
LehighPatriot1----
Sacred HeartTBA[lower-alpha 1]1----
School Conference # QF SF CG CH 81 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 20 21 22 23
  1. Sacred Heart left the Northeast Conference for the non-sponsoring Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after the 2023 season. The school has not announced a field hockey affiliation for 2024.

All-time record

Source:[5]

as of end of 2022 championship

  • school indicates schools belong to Division II.
  • school indicates schools that no longer sponsor field hockey.
  • School indicates they have win at least one championship.
  • Other bold indicates most in respective column.
TeamAppCF3GPWLPctGFGAGDNotes
Albany70011037.3001318-5
American1200015411.2671946-27
Ball State4000734.4291418-4
Boston College1200117512.2942350-27
Boston University1400120614.3003238-6
Brown1000101.00006-6
Bucknell1000211.50023-1
California1100011110.0911028-18
Chico State1000101.00003-3No longer sponsors field hockey
Connecticut32528744727.63516311548Two consecutive champion
Delaware1310121912.4293959-20
Drexel2000312.333312-9
Duke19042422418.57110385-18
Fairfield 5000615.167925-16
Harvard80001037.3001830-12
Indiana2000312.33339-6
Iowa28138552926.5271058718
James Madison91011468.4291822-4
Kent State8000918.1111428-14
Lafayette2000202.00008-8
Lehigh1000101.00004-4
Liberty5010844.50013112
Long Beach State1001211.500220
Louisville1100112210.167822-14
Maine1000101.00023-1
Maryland35858936726.72023514887Two consecutive champion (twice)
Massachusetts26013391326.3335891-33
Miami (OH)80001147.36424240
Michigan19122392118.5388283-1
Michigan State900219109.52642357
Monmouth3000303.000811-3
New Hampshire1001012210.1671636-20
North Carolina40101151057629.724289158131Three consecutive champion (twice)
Northeastern16003271116.4073754-17
Northwestern19114351817.51452502
Ohio3000303.00017-6
Ohio State70011037.3001529-14
Old Dominion32935714922.690223122101Three consecutive champion (twice)
Pacific2000202.00025-3
Penn5001725.286816-8
Penn State35026622735.435106117-9
Princeton25135563224.5711481435
Providence3000413.250512-7
Purdue1000101.00012-1
Quinnipiac1000101.00013-2
Richmond8000808.000428-24
Rider2000202.000112-11
Rutgers5000734.4291218-6
Saint Joseph's6000615.167719-12
San Jose State4000404.000411-7
Stanford1800021318.1431871-53
Syracuse17112341915.559867511
Temple60011046.4001522-7
VCU1000101.00012-1
Virginia26005431726.39588108-20
Wake Forest18325463115.6741267947Three consecutive champion
West Chester2000312.333440
William & Mary4000413.250611-5

See also

References

  1. "AIAW Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. Facilities. Kentner Stadium wakeforestsports.com
  3. Facilities. Marshall Center gocards.com
  4. "NCAA Field Hockey Records". NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "All-Time Championship Tournament Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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