The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 34th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. For the first time, the semifinal and championship rounds were played at PPL Park (the home of the Philadelphia Union of the MLS) in Chester, Pennsylvania from May 22–24, 2015.
Maryland defeated North Carolina in the final, 9–8, to win their twelfth national title.
Tournament field All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 26 teams were invited to participate. 13 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 13 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.
Teams Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record1 Maryland Big TenAt-large1 17–12 North Carolina ACCAt-large2 15–33 Duke ACCAt-large5 14–44 SyracuseACCAutomatic314–75 Boston College ACCAt-large6 15–36 Stony BrookAmerica EastAutomatic418–17 Virginia ACCAt-large7 11–68 Northwestern Big TenAt-large9 12–6 Albany America EastAt-large19 14–4 BryantNECAutomatic4914–4 FairfieldMAACAutomatic3014–4 FloridaBig EastAutomatic1514–5 JacksonvilleAtlantic SunAutomatic1717–2 James MadisonCAAAutomatic1115–4 Johns Hopkins IndependentAt-large14 14–3 Louisville ACCAt-large24 10–7 Loyola (MD)PatriotAutomatic1215–4 MassachusettsAtlantic 10Automatic1818–1 Notre Dame ACCAt-large20 10–8 Ohio State Big TenAt-large21 13–7 Penn IvyAt-large16 13–4 Penn StateBig TenAutomatic814–4 PrincetonIvyAutomatic1014–3 StanfordMPSFAutomatic1315–2 USC MPSFAt-large22 13–5 WinthropBig SouthAutomatic4217–3
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See also NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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