2017 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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2017 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 12–28, 2017
Teams26
Finals siteGillette Stadium
Foxborough, MA
ChampionsMaryland (13th title)
Runner-upBoston College (1st title game)
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2016 2018»

The 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 36th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts from May 26–28, 2017.[1] All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 12–21.

Tournament field[edit]

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[edit]

Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI[2] Record
1 Maryland Big Ten Automatic 2 19–0
2 North Carolina ACC Automatic 1 16–2
3 Florida Big East Automatic 4 17–2
4 Penn State Big Ten At-large 7 15–3
5 Princeton Ivy Automatic 3 14–3
6 Syracuse ACC At-large 5 15–6
7 Penn Ivy At-large 8 13–3
8 Stony Brook America East Automatic 6 18–1
Albany America East At-large 20 12–5
Boston College ACC At-large 12 13–6
Bryant NEC Automatic 48 13–4
Canisius MAAC Automatic 32 15–4
Colorado MPSF At-large 9 16–3
Cornell Ivy At-large 15 12–5
Elon CAA At-large 17 13–6
High Point Big South Automatic 28 15–3
Jacksonville Atlantic Sun Automatic 29 14–5
James Madison CAA Automatic 14 13–6
Louisville ACC At-large 31 11–7
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 18 16–3
Navy Patriot Automatic 25 15–4
Northwestern Big Ten At-large 10 10–9
Notre Dame ACC At-large 23 11–7
Towson CAA At-large 16 12–6
USC MPSF Automatic 13 16–3
Virginia ACC At-large 11 11–8

Bracket[edit]

First Round
May 12
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
May 14
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
May 20–21
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
May 26
Gillette Stadium 		Final
May 28
Gillette Stadium
               
1 Maryland* 21
High Point 6
Towson 15
High Point 21
1 Maryland 13
8 Stony Brook 12
Northwestern 15
Albany (NY) 7
Northwestern 9
8 Stony Brook 13
Bryant 6
8 Stony Brook* 21
1 Maryland 20
4 Penn State 10
5 Princeton* 11
Cornell 9
Cornell 12
Notre Dame 7
5 Princeton 12
4 Penn State 14
James Madison 12
Louisville 6
James Madison 14
4 Penn State* 19
1 Maryland 16
Boston College 13
3 Florida* 12
USC 15
USC 13
Jacksonville 10
USC 14
Boston College 20
Boston College 21
Canisius 9
Boston College 21
6 Syracuse* 10
Boston College 16
Navy 15
7 Penn* 10
Navy 11
Navy 23
UMass 11
Colorado 7
UMass 13
Navy 16
2 North Carolina 14
Virginia 11
Elon 9
Virginia 12
2 North Carolina* 23
  • *First and second round host.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 Women's Lacrosse Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 WLax Nitty Selection" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.


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