2025 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2025) |
| 2025 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||
| Dates | May 9-25 | ||||
| Teams | 29 | ||||
| Finals site | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina (4th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Northwestern (11th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Florida (3rd Final Four) Boston College (8th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jenny Levy (4th title) | ||||
| Attendance[1] | 14,423 finals | ||||
| |||||
The 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 43rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on May 23 and May 25.[2][3][4] All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 9–15. First and second round games will be broadcast on ESPN+, quarterfinals and semifinal games will be broadcast on ESPNU, and the national championship will be broadcast on ESPN.
Tournament field
[edit]All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs are eligible for this championship, and a total of 29 teams will be invited to participate. 15 teams qualify automatically by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 14 teams qualify at-large based on their regular season records.[5]
Teams
[edit]| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI[6] | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 1 | 18-0 |
| 2 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 2 | 17-2 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Big Ten | Automatic | 3 | 16-2 |
| 4 | Florida | Big 12 | Automatic | 5 | 17-2 |
| 5 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 7 | 11-6 |
| 6 | Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 8 | 14-5 |
| 7 | Yale | Ivy | Automatic | 6 | 14-3 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 10 | 12-6 |
| Akron | MAC | Automatic | 87 | 11-7 | |
| Army West Point | Patriot | At-large | 21 | 13-3 | |
| Brown | Ivy | At-large | 27 | 10-6 | |
| Clemson | ACC | At-large | 17 | 13-6 | |
| Denver | Big East | Automatic | 24 | 14-5 | |
| Duke | ACC | At-large | 20 | 12-5 | |
| Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 52 | 11-7 | |
| James Madison | American | Automatic | 9 | 14-4 | |
| Liberty | ASUN | Automatic | 39 | 12-7 | |
| LIU | Northeast | Automatic | 67 | 12-6 | |
| Loyola (MD) | Patriot | At-large | 15 | 13-6 | |
| Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 16 | 15-3 | |
| Mercer | Big South | Automatic | 53 | 12-7 | |
| Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 19 | 12-6 | |
| Navy | Patriot | Automatic | 14 | 15-5 | |
| Penn | Ivy | At-large | 12 | 10-6 | |
| Princeton | Ivy | At-large | 4 | 14-3 | |
| Stanford | ACC | At-large | 11 | 14-5 | |
| Stony Brook | CAA | Automatic | 18 | 15-4 | |
| Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 13 | 9-8 | |
| UAlbany | American East | Automatic | 49 | 9-9 |
Bracket
[edit]Tournament bracket
[edit]| First Round May 9 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 11 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 15 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 23 Gillette Stadium | Final May 25 Gillette Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina* | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Johns Hopkins | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Johns Hopkins* | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia* | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida* | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida* | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern* | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army West Point | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland* | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yale* | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAlbany | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yale | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yale | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College* | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- *First and second round host
Source[7]
Tournament notes
[edit]The Boston College Eagles entered the tournament as the reigning national champions, after winning the national championship at the 2024 NCAA tournament. Boston College entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the tournament in its title defense season. However, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament was earned by North Carolina. The Tar Heels defeated the Eagles once during the regular season, 12-11 at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and again in the ACC Tournament Final 14-12 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Analysts and the media considered the national title favorite to be North Carolina, with Boston College, Northwestern and Florida being among the other contenders.[8]
Among the top contenders for the national championship in 2025, Boston College was seeking back-to-back titles, North Carolina was looking for its fourth title and first since 2022, Northwestern was playing for its ninth title and first since 2023, and Florida was hoping to win its first-ever national title.
North Carolina, Boston College, and Northwestern all earned first round byes in the tournament.
Record by Conference
[edit]| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | FR | SR | QF | SF | CG | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 7 | 11-6 | .647 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Big Ten | 4 | 6-3 | .667 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Big 12 | 1 | 3-1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ivy | 4 | 6-4 | .600 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 3 | 0-3 | .000 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| American | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| American East | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big East | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northeast | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.facebook.com/ncaalax/photos/record-broken-with-14423-in-attendance-for-todays-national-championship-the-wome/1372332811229348/?_rdr
- ^ "2025 NCAA women's lacrosse championship: Bracket, schedule, results". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "2025 NCAA Lacrosse Championships – Division I Women's Semifinals". gillettestadium.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Gillette Stadium - NCAA Lacrosse". gillettestadium.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "DI Women's Lacrosse Committee announces 2025 championship field | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "DI Women's Lacrosse Rankings - NCAA Women's Lacrosse RPI | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "2025 DI Women's Lacrosse Championship Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament: Everything you need to know". SB Nation. Retrieved May 9, 2025.