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2022 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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2022 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 13–29, 2022
Teams29
Finals siteHomewood Field
Baltimore, MD
ChampionsNorth Carolina (3rd title)
Runner-upBoston College (5th title game)
SemifinalistsNorthwestern (13th Final Four)
Maryland (28th Final Four)
Winning coachJenny Levy (3rd title)
MOPSam Geiersbach, North Carolina
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
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The 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 40th 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, MD from May 27–29, 2022.[1] All other rounds will be played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 13–19.

Tournament field

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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

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Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI[3] Record
1 North Carolina ACC Automatic 1 18–0
2 Maryland Big Ten Automatic 2 17–1
3 Boston College ACC At-large 3 16–3
4 Northwestern Big Ten At-large 4 13–4
5 Syracuse ACC At-large 6 13–5
6 Loyola (MD) Patriot Automatic 10 18–1
7 Florida American Automatic 5 15–4
8 Stony Brook America East At-large 8 14–2
Central Michigan MAC Automatic 74 12–7
Denver Big East Automatic 9 17–2
Drexel CAA Automatic 37 12–7
Duke ACC At-large 13 15–3
Fairfield MAAC Automatic 32 13–6
Jacksonville ASUN Automatic 21 13–4
James Madison CAA At-large 12 13–4
Johns Hopkins Big Ten At-large 15 10–8
Mercer Big South Automatic 34 14–4
Michigan Big Ten At-large 20 10–6
Mount St. Mary's NEC Automatic 45 15–4
Notre Dame ACC At-large 17 9–9
Princeton Ivy Automatic 11 14–3
Rutgers Big Ten At-large 7 15–4
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 Automatic 29 14–6
Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 26 12–6
UConn Big East At-large 14 13–4
UMass Atlantic 10 At-large 19 16–3
USC Pac-12 At-large 16 13–4
Vermont America East Automatic 33 14–4
Virginia ACC At-large 18 9–9

Bracket

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Tournament bracket

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First Round
May 13
Regional Campus Sites
Second Round
May 15
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
May 19
Campus Sites
Semifinals
May 27
Homewood Field
Final
May 29
Homewood Field
               
1 North Carolina* 24
Virginia 2
USC 11
Virginia 13
1 North Carolina 8
8 Stony Brook 5
Rutgers 17
Saint Joseph's 10
Rutgers 7
8 Stony Brook 11
Drexel 4
8 Stony Brook* 16
1 North Carolina 15
4 Northwestern 14
5 Syracuse 12
Fairfield 11
5 Syracuse 13
Princeton 9
UMass 9
Princeton* 15
5 Syracuse 4
4 Northwestern 15
Michigan 17
Notre Dame 11
Michigan 12
4 Northwestern 15
Central Michigan 7
4 Northwestern* 22
1 North Carolina 12
3 Boston College 11
3 Boston College* 13
Denver 8
Denver 16
Vermont 3
3 Boston College 20
6 Loyola (MD) 13
UConn 7
James Madison 14
James Madison 8
6 Loyola (MD) 18
Mount St. Mary's 5
6 Loyola (MD)* 17
3 Boston College 17
2 Maryland 16
7 Florida* 19
Mercer 12
7 Florida 15
Jacksonville 10
Jacksonville 20
Stanford 8
7 Florida 5
2 Maryland 18
Duke 17
Johns Hopkins 12
Duke 6
2 Maryland* 19
  • *First and second round host

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DI Women's College Lacrosse – Bracket". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Teams announced for 2022 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse championship" (Press release). Indianapolis: NCAA.com. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "D-I Women's Lacrosse RPI Ranking". NCAA. Retrieved May 12, 2022.