| 2019 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| Dates | May 7–26, 2019 | ||||
| Teams | 28 | ||||
| Finals site | Homewood Field Baltimore, MD | ||||
| Champions | Maryland (14th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Boston College (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Northwestern (11th Final Four) North Carolina (11th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Cathy Reese (5th title) | ||||
| MOP | Megan Taylor, Maryland | ||||
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The 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 38th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds will be played at Homewood Field in Baltimore from May 24–26, 2019.[1] All other rounds will be played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 7–19.
Tournament field
All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 28 teams were invited to participate. 15 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 13 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.
Seeds
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1. Maryland (18-1) |
Teams
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI[2] | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 2 | 19-1 |
| Colorado | Pac-12 | At-large | 21 | 10-7 | |
| Dartmouth | Ivy | At-large | 17 | 11-5 | |
| Denver | Big East | At-large | 13 | 14-3 | |
| Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 33 | 15-3 | |
| Florida | American | Automatic | 8 | 13-6 | |
| Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 25 | 11-8 | |
| High Point | Big South | Automatic | 27 | 15-4 | |
| Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 29 | 16-3 | |
| James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 16 | 16-3 | |
| Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 20 | 10-7 | |
| Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 10 | 15-4 | |
| 1 | Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 1 | 18-1 |
| Mercer | SoCon | Automatic | 82 | 10-9 | |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 12 | 15-3 |
| Navy | Patriot | At-large | 11 | 15-4 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 3 | 15-3 |
| 4 | Northwestern | Big Ten | Automatic | 4 | 14-4 |
| Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 15 | 13-4 | |
| Penn | Ivy | At-large | 14 | 12-5 | |
| 7 | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 7 | 14-3 |
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 23 | 17-3 | |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | At-large | 24 | 13-5 | |
| Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 19 | 15-4 | |
| Southern Cal | Pac-12 | Automatic | 9 | 16-3 | |
| 5 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 5 | 15-4 |
| 6 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 6 | 12-6 |
| Wagner | Northeast | Automatic | 31 | 15-3 |
Bracket
Play-in games
| May 7 | ||||
| Jacksonville* | 22 | |||
| Mercer | 7 | |||
Tournament bracket
Games on Conference Sports Networks (BTN & BTN+) or ESPN3 for First & Second Rounds. Semifinals on ESPNews & Finals on ESPNU
| First Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 18 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 24 Homewood Field | Final May 26 Homewood Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland* | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 10* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan* | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse* | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern* | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina* | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia* | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 15** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Princeton* | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Princeton | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Princeton | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College* | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- *First and second round host.
See also
References
- ↑ "DI Women's College Lacrosse - Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ↑ "2019WLA_NittyGritty_Selections" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2019.