(Scroll down for NCAA Division II & III brackets)
The 28-team field for the 2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship was revealed on Sunday night and as expected, Maryland tops the field as the No. 1 seed. Right behind the Terps is No.2 Boston College. Both teams went undefeated until losing in their respective conference championship games.
Taking the next two seeds are the teams that beat them in the conference finals. North Carolina, which beat Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, is the No. 3 seed. Northwestern, which won the Big Ten title today over Maryland, is the No. 4 seed.
The ACC finished with four of the top six seeds with Syracuse claiming the No. 5 seed and Virginia being slated at No. 6.
Ivy League champion Princeton is the No. 7 seed and the final seeded position went to Michigan at No. 8. This is the first NCAA tournament appearance for the Wolverines.
The top eight seeds will serve as hosts sites for the first and second rounds and the top six seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Tournament action begins with a pair of opening round games on Tuesday. Southern Conference champion Mercer plays Atlantic Sun champion Jacksonville in one game while Northeast Conference champion Wagner meets Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Fairfield in the other game.
Johns Hopkins University will serve as the host for championship weekend, hosting the semifinals on Friday, May 24 and the championship game on Sunday, May 26 at historic Homewood Field.
Finally, we have the OFFICIAL @NCAALAX Women's Division I bracket.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) May 6, 2019
Take a look at the full 28-team field unveiled just minutes ago. @MarylandWLax sits at No. 1, while @BCwlax slots in at No. 2. pic.twitter.com/AVXQJWW6N3
Here’s a look at the complete 28-team field and the matchups:
Opening Round • May 7
Mercer (10-9) at Jacksonville (16-3)
Wagner (15-3) at Fairfield (15-3)
First/Second Round Sites • May 10/12
College Park, Md.
Stony Brook (15-4) vs. James Madison (16-3)
(1) Maryland (18-1) vs. Stony Brook/JMU
Ann Arbor, Mich.
USC (16-3) vs. Denver (14-3)
(8) Michigan (15-3) vs. Jacksonville/Mercer
Syracuse, N.Y.
Penn (12-5) vs. Georgetown (11-8)
(5) Syracuse vs. Penn/Georgetown
Evanston, Ill.
Notre Dame (13-4 vs. Stanford (13-5)
(4) Northwestern (14-4) vs. Notre Dame/Stanford
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Florida (13-6) vs. Johns Hopkins (10-7)
(3) North Carolina (15-3) vs. Florida/Johns Hopkins
Charlottesville, Va.
Navy (15-4) vs. High Point (15-4)
(6) Virginia (12-6) vs. Navy/High Point
Princeton, N.J.
Loyola (15-4) vs. Richmond (17-3)
(7) Princeton (14-3) vs. Fairfield/Wagner
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Dartmouth (11-5) vs. Colorado (10-7)
(2) Boston College vs. Dartmouth/Colorado
Division II
The NCAA Division II tournament gets underway on Friday with LeMoyne, Regis (Colo.), Tampa and West Chester hosting the four regionals. The winners will advance to the national semifinals and finals at Grand Valley State in Michigan, May 17-19.
Friday, May 10
Atlantic Region • West Chester, Pa.
(4) Seton Hill at (1) West Chester (16-3)
(2) East Stroudsburg (15-4) vs. (3) Mercyhurst (13-6)
East Region • Syracuse, N.Y.
(4) Mercy (15-4) at (1) LeMoyne (18-1)
(2) LIU Post (16-4) vs. (3) Adelphi (13-3)
Midwest Region • Denver, Colo.
(4) Indianapolis (18-1) at (1) Regis (16-0)
(2) Lindenwood (16-2) vs. Colorado Mesa (14-3)
South Region • Tampa, Fla.
(4) Queens (17-2) at (1) Tampa (14-3)
(2) Florida Southern (16-3) vs. (3) Rollins (14-2)
Division III
Two-time defending champion Gettysburg headlines the 42-team NCAA Division III field. Action begins on May 10-11, followed by regionals May 18-19 and the semifinals and championship at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., May 25-26.
Saturday, May 11
First Round Games
Johnson & Wales, R.I. (16-4) vs. Morrisville State (14-5) at Middlebury
Rhodes (13-3) vs. Hamline (18-1) at Illinois Wesleyan
Westminster (14-2) vs. Notre Dame, Md. (11-5) at Gettysburg
Mary Washington (15-4) vs. Wesfield State (11-9) at Wesleyan
Ithaca (13-6) vs. Meredith (17-4) at Washington and Lee
Merchant Marine (17-0) vs. Lebanon Valley (11-7) at Salisbury
Catholic (14-4) vs. Albion (14-4) at Mount Union
Plymouth State (11-5) vs. New England College (14-5) at Tufts
Brockport State (15-4) vs. SUNY-Canton (14-5) at St. John Fisher
Endicott (14-5) vs. Misericorida (14-5) at York
Sunday, May 12
Second Round Games
Johnson & Wales/Morrisville at Middlebury (17-1)
Bowdoin (9-7) at William Smith (17-2)
Rhodes/Hamline (18-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (17-2)
Springfield (13-6) at Franklin & Marshall (15-4)
Westminster/Notre Dame, Md. (11-5) at Gettysburg (16-1)
Transylvania (14-4) at Denison (15-4)
Mary Washington /Wesfield State (11-9) at Wesleyan (14-3)
Ithaca/Meredith (17-4) at Washington and Lee (17-2)
Merchant Marine/Lebanon Valley (11-7) at Salisbury (16-3)
George Fox (14-2) at Colorado College (17-1)
Catholic/Albion at Mount Union (17-1)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (16-2) at Amherst (12-5)
Plymouth State/New England College at Tufts (16-2)
Colby (9-6) at TCNJ (13-5)
Brockport State/SUNY-Canton at St. John Fisher (17-1)
Endicott/Misericorida at York (15-5)