SPARKS, Md. — The University of Pittsburgh has received the number one seed in the Division I bracket of the 2017 US Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championship, which showcases the nation’s premier non-varsity collegiate teams. The championship tournament will be played May 10-13 at the Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Division I field features 16 teams, and is comprised of a combination of teams earning automatic qualifiers as league champions and teams earning at-large berths. The full Division I field is listed below. The Division II selections will be announced separately.

Pittsburgh brings a 14-1 overall record into the WCLA championship tournament, including an eight-game winning streak. The Panthers, national champions in 2014, enter the tournament as an automatic qualifier after winning the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) title for the fourth time in five years. Pitt is making its 11th overall appearance in the championship tournament.

Santa Clara (11-2) received the number two seed after winning the Western Women’s Lacrosse League (WWLL) title. The Broncos are making their 13th overall and 10th straight tournament appearance. UCLA (12-2) is seeded third and defending champion Georgia (13-3) is the number four seed.

The US Lacrosse WCLA structure consists of over 230 college programs from across the country. The WCLA National Championship began in 2001 with a Division I tournament. A Division II championship was added in 2010.

Selections for the championship field are based on a variety of criteria, including: overall record, record versus ranked teams, results versus common opponents, record versus WCLA teams, quality wins/quality losses, head-to-head results, conference playoff performance, final conference standings, and more.

Both the D-I and D-II championship games on Saturday, May 13 will be available for viewing via free streaming from www.CoachesAid.com. Harrow Sports and Guardian are the official event partners for the 2017 US Lacrosse WCLA National Championships.

More information about the 2017 US Lacrosse WCLA National Championships, including game schedules and competition brackets, when finalized, can be found online at uslacrosse.org/wcla.

The complete 2017 Division I field, with records included:

No. 1 University of Pittsburgh (14-1)
No. 2 Santa Clara University (11-2)
No. 3 University of California, Los Angeles (12-2)
No. 4 University of Georgia (13-3)
No. 5 Colorado State University (12-4)
No. 6 Boston College Club (13-1)
No. 7 University of Delaware Club (9-2)
No. 8 Brigham Young University (9-1)
No. 9 University of Virginia Club (11-3)
No. 10 Virginia Tech University Club (8-3)
No. 11 University of Michigan Club (9-4)
No. 12 California Polytechnic State University (7-7)
No. 13 San Diego State University (11-4)
No. 14 University of North Carolina Club (8-3)
No. 15 Texas A&M University (7-3)
No. 16 Western Washington University (13-1)