The 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the thirty-third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's college lacrosse. The tournament began with first-round play on May 9, and concluded with the championship game played at Johnny Unitas Stadium of Towson University in Towson, Maryland, on May 25, 2014. The Maryland Terrapins were the 2014 NCAA Tournament champions.
Dates and locations
The NCAA Tournament's ten first-round games were played Friday, May 9, and eight second-round games were played Sunday, May 11. First- and second-round games were hosted by the eight ranked teams. The four quarterfinal games were played Saturday, May 17 on the home fields of the higher-seeded teams. The winners of the four quarterfinal games advanced to the two semifinal games played on May 23 and hosted by Towson University at Johnny Unitas Stadium, the home field of the Towson Tigers football and lacrosse teams. The tournament championship game was played at Johnny Unitas Stadium on May 25.
Tournament field
Thirteen teams automatically qualified for the tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference championships. These teams included No. 1 seed Maryland of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and No. 4 seed Florida of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC)."Committee announces field of 26 for Div. I women's lacrosse tournament," NCAA.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015. The remaining thirteen tournament teams were chosen by the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee on an at-large basis; the factors considered by the selection committee included: (1) the NCAA's ratings percentage index (RPI); (2) results against common opponents; (3) significant wins and losses; and (4) evaluation of the ten highest-rated teams on a team's schedule, as defined by strength of schedule and winning percentage.LaxPower.com, WD1 NCAA Tournament Selection Criteria. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
The tournament selection committee also awarded seeds to eight tournament teams, granting them the right to host first- and second-round tournament games. In addition, the top six seeds received byes in the first round. Selections were dominated by the ACC, which placed seven teams in the field, including six of the eight seeded teams and the top three teams overall."Seven from @ACCWLAX Earn NCAA Bids ," TheACC.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
Teams
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record1 MarylandACC Automatic219–12 Syracuse ACC At-large118–23 North Carolina ACC At-large314–44 FloridaALC Automatic417–25 Northwestern ALC At-large512–66 Virginia ACC At-large1610–87 Boston College ACC At-large6 13–58 Notre Dame ACC At-large109–8 BryantNEC Automatic3315–3 CanisiusMAAC Automatic25 12–6 DenverMPSF Automatic918–1 Duke ACC At-large139–7 Georgetown Big East At-large23 10–8 High PointBig South Automatic2814–5 JacksonvilleAtlantic Sun Automatic4414–5 Johns Hopkins ALC At-large2115–4 LouisvilleBig East Automatic2215–3 Loyola (MD)Patriot Automatic1214–5 MassachusettsAtlantic 10 Automatic818–1 Ohio State ALC At-large1513–6 PennIvy Automatic712–4 Penn State ALC At-large1910–7 Princeton Ivy At-large1711–6 Stanford MPSF At-large1814–4 Stony BrookAmerica East Automatic1116–3 TowsonCAA Automatic2011–7
Tournament bracket
The 2014 NCAA Tournament bracket consisted of 26 teams, eight of whom were seeded No. 1 through No. 8.NCAA.com, Women's Lacrosse, Division I, 2014 Lacrosse Championship. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
See also NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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