The NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament is annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion women's collegiate lacrosse among its Division I members in the United States. It has been held every year since 1982, except for 2020.

The Maryland Terrapins have been the most successful program, with fourteen titles.

Northwestern is the reigning national champions, winning their ninth title in 2026.

History Lacrosse was one of the twelve women's sports that was 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, only after a year of dual women's championships, the AIAW held their last championship in 1982 and they 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.

NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournamentYear SiteStadiumChampionship ResultsChampionScoreRunner-up1982 Details Trenton, NJ(Trenton State) Lions Stadium Massachusetts9–6 Trenton State 1983 Details Philadelphia, PA(Penn) Franklin Field Delaware10–7 Temple 1984 Details Boston, MA(Boston U.) Nickerson Field Temple 6–4 Maryland 1985 Details Philadelphia, PA(Penn) Franklin Field New Hampshire6–5 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 Virginia8–6 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) Princeton1994 Details College Park, MD(Maryland) Byrd Stadium Princeton10–7 Maryland 1995 Details Trenton, NJ(Trenton State) Lions Stadium Maryland (3)13–5 Princeton1996 Details Bethlehem, PA(Lehigh) Goodman Stadium Maryland (4) 10–5 Virginia1997 Details Bethlehem, PA(Lehigh) Goodman Stadium Maryland (5)8–7 Loyola (MD)1998 Details Catonsville, MD(UMBC) UMBC Stadium Maryland (6)11–5 Virginia1999 Details Baltimore, MD(Johns Hopkins) Homewood Field Maryland (7)16–6 Virginia2000 Details Trenton, NJ(TCNJ) Lions Stadium Maryland (8)16–8 Princeton2001 Details Baltimore, MD(Johns Hopkins) Homewood Field Maryland (9)14–13(3OT) Georgetown2002 Details Baltimore, MD(Loyola) Diane Geppi-Aikens Field Princeton (2)12–7 Georgetown2003 Details Syracuse, NY(Syracuse) Carrier Dome Princeton (3)8–7(OT) Virginia2004 Details Princeton, NJ(Princeton) Princeton Stadium Virginia (3)10–4 Princeton2005 Details Annapolis, MD(Navy) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Northwestern13–10 Virginia2006 Details Boston, MA(Boston U.) Nickerson Field Northwestern (2)7–4 Dartmouth2007 Details Philadelphia, PA(Penn) Franklin Field Northwestern (3)15–13 Virginia2008 Details Towson, MD(Towson) Johnny Unitas Stadium Northwestern (4)10–6 Penn2009 Details Towson, MD(Towson) Johnny Unitas Stadium Northwestern (5)21–7 North Carolina2010 Details Towson, MD(Towson) Johnny Unitas Stadium Maryland (10)13–11 Northwestern2011 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 Carolina13–12(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 Carolina2016 Details Chester, PA(Saint Joseph's) Talen Energy Stadium North Carolina (2) 13–7 Maryland2017 Details Foxborough, MA(UMass) Gillette Stadium Maryland (13) 16–13 Boston College2018 Details Stony Brook, NY(Stony Brook) Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium James Madison 16–15 Boston College2019 Details Baltimore, MD(Johns Hopkins) Homewood Field Maryland (14) 12–10Boston College2020 Baltimore, MD(Johns Hopkins) Homewood Field Canceled 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 2023Details Cary, NC(North Carolina) WakeMed Soccer Park Northwestern (8) 18–6 Boston College 2024Details Cary, NC(North Carolina) WakeMed Soccer Park Boston College (2) 14–13Northwestern 2025DetailsFoxborough, MA(Harvard)Gillette StadiumNorth Carolina (4) 12–8Northwestern 2026Details Evanston, IL(Northwestern) Martin StadiumNorthwestern (9) 14–11North Carolina 2027Details Chester, PA(Temple) Subaru Park 2028Details Chester, PA(Temple) Subaru Park

Team titles

Team Titles Winning years 14 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 9 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023, 2026 4 2013, 2016, 2022, 2025 3 1991, 1993, 2004 3 1994, 2002, 2003 2 1984, 1988 2 1987, 1989 2 2021, 2024 1 1982 1 1983 1 1985 1 1990 1 2018

Results by year

National Champion National Runner-up Semifinals Quarterfinals Round of 12 (1983 through 1984, 1998 through 2000); Round of 16 (2001 through present) First Round (2013 to present) Opening Round (2018 through 2019) Play-in Game (2004 through 2012. Unlike the Opening Round game of 2018 and 2019, the losers of these Play-in Games are not considered by the NCAA to have been NCAA participants. They appear in the table below, but not counted as having an appearance in the total column.)

The NCAA began seeding the top 4 teams in 1998. The No. 1 seed is marked with , and teams seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 are shown with . Starting in 2005, the top 8 teams were seeded. Teams seeded between No. 5 and No. 8 are shown with .

School CurrentConference # QF SF CG CH Big Ten 41 36 29 21 14 Big Ten 27 24 17 12 9 ACC 27 25 15 7 4 ACC 37 22 14 8 3 Ivy League 31 23 11 7 3 ACC 14 9 8 7 2 Big Ten 27 20 11 4 2 American 18 12 9 4 2 Ivy League 9 9 5 3 1 MAC 16 4 3 1 1 America East 7 4 3 1 1 American 22 11 2 1 1 ASUN 3 2 2 1 1 ACC 23 14 10 3 - Big East 16 8 3 2 - Patriot 27 13 7 1 - Ivy League 15 9 4 1 - Ivy League 18 8 3 1 - D3 1 1 1 1 - ACC 23 17 7 - - Big 12 15 9 3 - - ACC 18 6 1 - - Patriot 9 3 1 - - Patriot 4 3 1 - - Big Ten 13 2 1 - - Big East 10 2 1 - - American 7 1 1 - - Ivy League 5 1 1 - - CAA 13 5 - - - CAA 7 4 - - - Ivy League 6 3 - - - Patriot 8 2 - - - Big Ten 6 2 - - - ACC 14 1 - - - America East 7 1 - - - Big Ten 6 1 - - - Big Ten 4 1 - - - Big 12 4 1 - - - Patriot 1 1 - - - CAA 11 - - - - Metro 10 - - - - ASUN 10 - - - - Big South 8 - - - - Atlantic 10 7 - - - - Big South 6 - - - - Big Ten 4 - - - - Patriot 4 - - - - Metro 4 - - - - Metro 4 - - - - Big East 4 - - - - ACC 4 - - - - CAA 4 - - - - CAA 3 - - - - CAA 3 - - - - NEC 3 - - - - America East 3 - - - - NEC 3 - - - - Patriot 3 - - - - D2 2 - - - - America East 2 - - - - Patriot 2 - - - - Big South 2 - - - - MAC 2 - - - - MAC 2 - - - - NEC 2 - - - - ACC 2 - - - - Patriot 1 - - - - Metro 1 - - - - American 1 - - - - CAA 1 - - - - ACC 1 - - - - Atlantic 10 1 - - - - America East 1 - - - - Big East 1 - - - - Metro 1 - - - - America East 1 - - - - ASUN 1 - - - - Metro 1 - - - - MAC 1 - - - - Ivy League 1 - - - - ASUN 1 - - - - Atlantic 10 1 - - - - NEC 1 - - - - Metro - - - - - Metro - - - - - Big Ten - - - - -

All-time record Note: As of end of 2023 championship indicates schools belong to Division II and indicates a school belongs to Division III. TeamNotesAlbany500007255779-22American10000101319-16Army10000101812-4Boston College111500332310475370105Boston University80000102886107-21Bryant300003031859-41Canisius400004043759-22Central Michigan200002021335-22Colgate400004042366-43Connecticut400004043860-22Cornell5001094594904Colorado300005236478-14Dartmouth150130261115226256-30Delaware31010972836914Wins championship in its first appearanceDenver7001017107164187-23Drexel300003032343-20Duke21007048272154349548Elon10000101911-2Fairfield7000070754103-49Florida12001025131232326558Georgetown1602103115163243222Harvard9122015781231167High Point6000071659124-65Hofstra300003032243-21Holy Cross20000202937-28Jacksonville900001239142160-18James Madison191010341618346368-22Johns Hopkins11000014311138182-44Lafayette400004042950-21Lehigh100002111722-5Le Moyne300003031267-55Louisville400005143758-21Loyola (MD)24016048242452046555Marist10000101520-15Marquette10000101818-10Maryland381486010076241279822457Seven consecutive champion, two consecutive championMassachusetts14100224915195281-86Mercer500005053998-59Michigan3000063367589Monmouth300003031753-36Mount St. Mary's400004042371-48Navy700101477178179-1New Hampshire7102010467384-11North Carolina243280634221774621153Northwestern248150705416917658259Five consecutive champion, two consecutive championNotre Dame1600102812163173170Ohio State400005144663-17Old Dominion10000101516-11Penn160120311516283309-26Penn State2522704623234574570Princeton283440643925689586103Two consecutive championRichmond6000071673106-33Robert Morris10000101016-16Rutgers300005235465-11Sacred Heart10000101516-11Saint Joseph's100001011017-7Stanford11000013211112173-61Stony Brook10000022121023819939Syracuse20036046262056050555Temple182250301416276320-44Towson11000013211137177-40Trenton State1010010169-3UMBC20000202940-31USC600001046117123-6Vanderbilt7001092783114-31Vermont10000101316-13Virginia35365071393277073634Virginia Tech100002112127-6Wagner300005234874-26West Chester200002021441-27William & Mary700007074175-34Winthrop200002021234-22Yale300004132837-9

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) List of NCAA Division I Women's lacrosse programs NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

References

External links Division I women's lacrosse