NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

Current season, competition or edition: 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
Sport	Women's college lacrosse
Founded	1982
No. of teams	29
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	North Carolina (3rd title)
Most titles	Maryland (14 titles)
TV partner(s)	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN+
Official website	NCAA.com

The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I since 1982. The Maryland Terrapins are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent championship was won by North Carolina.

History

Lacrosse was one of twelve 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. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the AIAW held its last championship in 1982 and ceased operation.

Separate championships are held for Division II, founded in 2001, and Division III, founded in 1985.

Results

See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the women's lacrosse champions from 1978 to 1982. NOTE: In 1982 there were both NCAA and AIAW Division I champions.

2005 Championship between the Virginia Cavaliers and Northwestern Wildcats

NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
Year	Site	Stadium		Championship Results
				Champion	Score	Runner-Up
1982 Details	Trenton, NJ (Trenton State)	Lions Stadium		Massachusetts	9–6	Trenton State
1983 Details	Philadelphia, PA (Penn)	Franklin Field		Delaware	10–7	Temple
1984 Details	Boston, MA (Boston U.)	Nickerson Field		Temple	6–4	Maryland
1985 Details	Philadelphia, PA (Penn)	Franklin Field		New Hampshire	6–5	Maryland
1986 Details	College Park, MD (Maryland)	Byrd Stadium		Maryland	6–5	Penn State
1987 Details	College Park, MD (Maryland)	Byrd Stadium		Penn State	7–6	Temple
1988 Details	Haverford, PA (Haverford)	Walton Field		Temple (2)	15–7	Penn State
1989 Details	West Chester, PA (West Chester)	John A. Farrell Stadium		Penn State (2)	7–6	Harvard
1990 Details	Princeton, NJ (Princeton)	Palmer Stadium		Harvard	8–7	Maryland
1991 Details	Trenton, NJ (Trenton State)	Lions Stadium		Virginia	8–6	Maryland
1992 Details	Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh)	Goodman Stadium		Maryland (2)	11–10 (OT)	Harvard
1993 Details	College Park, MD (Maryland)	Byrd Stadium		Virginia (2)	8–6 (OT)	Princeton
1994 Details	College Park, MD (Maryland)	Byrd Stadium		Princeton	10–7	Maryland
1995 Details	Trenton, NJ (Trenton State)	Lions Stadium		Maryland (3)	13–5	Princeton
1996 Details	Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh)	Goodman Stadium		Maryland (4)	10–5	Virginia
1997 Details	Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh)	Goodman Stadium		Maryland (5)	8–7	Loyola (MD)
1998 Details	Catonsville, MD (UMBC)	UMBC Stadium		Maryland (6)	11–5	Virginia
1999 Details	Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins)	Homewood Field		Maryland (7)	16–6	Virginia
2000 Details	Trenton, NJ (TCNJ)	Lions Stadium		Maryland (8)	16–8	Princeton
2001 Details	Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins)	Homewood Field		Maryland (9)	14–13 (3OT)	Georgetown
2002 Details	Baltimore, MD (Loyola)	Diane Geppi-Aikens Field		Princeton (2)	12–7	Georgetown
2003 Details	Syracuse, NY (Syracuse)	Carrier Dome		Princeton (3)	8–7 (OT)	Virginia
2004 Details	Princeton, NJ (Princeton)	Princeton Stadium		Virginia (2)	10–4	Princeton
2005 Details	Annapolis, MD (Navy)	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium		Northwestern	13–10	Virginia
2006 Details	Boston, MA (Boston U.)	Nickerson Field		Northwestern (2)	7–4	Dartmouth
2007 Details	Philadelphia, PA (Penn)	Franklin Field		Northwestern (3)	15–13	Virginia
2008 Details	Towson, MD (Towson)	Johnny Unitas Stadium		Northwestern (4)	10–6	Penn
2009 Details	Towson, MD (Towson)	Johnny Unitas Stadium		Northwestern (5)	21–7	North Carolina
2010 Details	Towson, MD (Towson)	Johnny Unitas Stadium		Maryland (10)	13–11	Northwestern
2011 Details	Stony Brook, NY (Stony Brook)	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium		Northwestern (6)	8–7	Maryland
2012 Details	Stony Brook, NY (Stony Brook)	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium		Northwestern (7)	8–6	Syracuse
2013 Details	Villanova, PA (Villanova)	Villanova Stadium		North Carolina	13–12 (3OT)	Maryland
2014 Details	Towson, MD (Towson)	Johnny Unitas Stadium		Maryland (11)	15–12	Syracuse
2015 Details	Chester, PA (Saint Joseph's)	PPL Park		Maryland (12)	9–8	North Carolina
2016 Details	Chester, PA (Saint Joseph's)	Talen Energy Stadium		North Carolina (2)	13–7	Maryland
2017 Details	Foxborough, MA (UMass)	Gillette Stadium		Maryland (13)	16–13	Boston College
2018 Details	Stony Brook, NY (Stony Brook)	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium		James Madison	16–15	Boston College
2019 Details	Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins)	Homewood Field		Maryland (14)	12-10	Boston College
2020	Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins)	Homewood Field		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Details	Towson, MD (Towson)	Johnny Unitas Stadium		Boston College	16-10	Syracuse
2022 Details	Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins)	Homewood Field		North Carolina (3)	12-11	Boston College
2023 Details	Cary, NC (North Carolina)	WakeMed Soccer Park
2024 Details
2025 Details	Foxborough, MA (Harvard)	Gillette Stadium
2026 Details

Team titles

Maryland

North Carolina

James Madison

Princeton

Delaware

Northwestern

Virginia

Penn State

Temple

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Boston Schools
Harvard
Boston College

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National Championships by school: 14, 7, 3, 2, 1

Team	Number	Winning years
Maryland	14	1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Northwestern	7	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
North Carolina	3	2013, 2016, 2022
Princeton	3	1994, 2002, 2003
Virginia	3	1991, 1993, 2004
Penn State	2	1987, 1989
Temple	2	1984, 1988
Delaware	1	1983
Massachusetts	1	1982
New Hampshire	1	1985
Harvard	1	1990
James Madison	1	2018
Boston College	1	2021

See also

• NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship bids by school
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Champions
• NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship (from 2001)
• NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship (from 1985)
• NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

External links

• Division I women's lacrosse