2015 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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Dates | May 8–24, 2015 | ||||
Teams | 26 | ||||
Finals site | PPL Park Chester, PA | ||||
Champions | Maryland (12th title) | ||||
Runner-up | North Carolina (3rd title game) | ||||
MOP | Taylor Cummings, Maryland | ||||
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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 | Record |
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1 | Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 1 | 17–1 |
2 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 2 | 15–3 |
3 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 5 | 14–4 |
4 | Syracuse | ACC | Automatic | 3 | 14–7 |
5 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 6 | 15–3 |
6 | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 4 | 18–1 |
7 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 7 | 11–6 |
8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 12–6 |
Albany | America East | At-large | 19 | 14–4 | |
Bryant | NEC | Automatic | 49 | 14–4 | |
Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 30 | 14–4 | |
Florida | Big East | Automatic | 15 | 14–5 | |
Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 17 | 17–2 | |
James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 11 | 15–4 | |
Johns Hopkins | Independent | At-large | 14 | 14–3 | |
Louisville | ACC | At-large | 24 | 10–7 | |
Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 12 | 15–4 | |
Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 18 | 18–1 | |
Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 20 | 10–8 | |
Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 21 | 13–7 | |
Penn | Ivy | At-large | 16 | 13–4 | |
Penn State | Big Ten | Automatic | 8 | 14–4 | |
Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 10 | 14–3 | |
Stanford | MPSF | Automatic | 13 | 15–2 | |
USC | MPSF | At-large | 22 | 13–5 | |
Winthrop | Big South | Automatic | 42 | 17–3 |
Bracket
First Round May 8 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16–17 Campus Sites | Semifinals May 22 PPL Park | Final May 24 PPL Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Northwestern | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Northwestern | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Northwestern | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Boston College | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany (NY) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Stony Brook | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 15 |
See also
- NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship
- NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
- 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
References
- "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- "2015 Women's Lacrosse Championship Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- "2015 DI NCAA Championship selections | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- "2015 WLax Nitty Gritty Selection" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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