2018 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
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{{Infobox college lacrosse championship
| Gender = Women's
| Year = 2018
| Image =
| ImageSize =
| Caption =
| Dates = May 11–27, 2018
| Teams = 27
| FinalsField = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| FinalsCity = Stony Brook, NY
| Champions = James Madison
| TitleCount = 1st
| RunnerUp =Boston College
| GameCount = 2nd
| Semifinal1 = Maryland
| FinalFourCount1 = 26th
| Semifinal2 = North Carolina
| FinalFourCount2 = 10th
| Coach = Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe
| CoachCount = 1st
| MOP = Haley Warden
| MOPTeam = James Madison
| AttendFinals =
| AttendRef =
}}
The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 37th 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 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York from May 25–27, 2018.{{cite web|title=DI Women's College Lacrosse - Bracket|url=https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/lacrosse-women/d1|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=May 7, 2018}} All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 11–20.
Tournament field
All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 27 teams were invited to participate. 14 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 13 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.
=Teams=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Seed
! School ! Conference ! Berth Type ! Record |
|---|
| align=center|1
|Automatic |align=center|2 |align=center|18-1 |
| align=center|2
|ACC |Automatic |align=center|1 |align=center|15-3 |
| align=center|3
|CAA |Automatic |align=center|4 |align=center|18-1 |
| align=center|4
| ACC |At-large |align=center|3 |align=center|19-1 |
| align=center|5
|Automatic |align=center|6 |align=center|19-0 |
| align=center|6
|Automatic |align=center|5 |align=center|16-3 |
| align=center|7
| Towson | CAA |At-large |align=center|7 |align=center|15-4 |
| align=center|8
| Patriot |At-large |align=center|10 |align=center|15-4 |
| | Colorado
| Pac-12 |At-large |align=center|12 |align=center|13-5 |
| | Denver
| Big East |At-large |align=center|16 |align=center|12-6 |
| |Fairfield
|MAAC |Automatic |align=center|50 |align=center|13-6 |
| | Georgetown
| Big East |At-large |align=center|17 |align=center|12-6 |
| |High Point
|Automatic |align=center|18 |align=center|17-2 |
| |Jacksonville
|Automatic |align=center|43 |align=center|16-3 |
| | Johns Hopkins
| Big Ten |At-large |align=center|22 |align=center|10-8 |
| |Mercer
|Automatic |align=center|85 |align=center|9-10 |
| |Navy
|Automatic |align=center|8 |align=center|16-3 |
| | Northwestern
| Big Ten |At-large |align=center|9 |align=center|13-5 |
| | Penn
| Ivy |At-large |align=center|11 |align=center|13-4 |
| | Penn State
| Big Ten |At-large |align=center|21 |align=center|10-9 |
| |Princeton
|Ivy |Automatic |align=center|13 |align=center|12-5 |
| |Richmond
|Automatic |align=center|23 |align=center|16-3 |
| | Stanford
| Pac-12 |Automatic |align=center|14 |align=center|15-4 |
| | Syracuse
| ACC |At-large |align=center|19 |align=center|9-9 |
| | Virginia
| ACC |At-large |align=center|20 |align=center|9-9 |
| | Virginia Tech
| ACC |At-large |align=center|15 |align=center|13-6 |
| | Wagner
|Automatic |align=center|58 |align=center|13-5 |
Bracket
=Play-in game=
{{2TeamBracket
| seed-width =
| team-width =
| score-width =
| RD1=Play In
May 9th
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Wagner
| RD1-score1=13
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Mercer
| RD1-score2=9
}}
{{clear left}}
{{5RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First Round
May 11
Regional Campus Sites
| RD2=Second Round
May 13
Regional Campus Sites
| RD3=Quarterfinals
May 19
Campus Sites
| RD4=Semifinals
May 25
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| RD5=Final
May 27
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Denver
| RD1-score03=19
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=High Point
| RD1-score04=10
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Navy
| RD1-score05=16
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Johns Hopkins
| RD1-score06=9
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Fairfield
| RD1-score07=2
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08=Loyola (MD)*
| RD1-score08=18
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Penn
| RD1-score11=15**
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Penn State
| RD1-score12=14
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Princeton
| RD1-score13=12**
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Syracuse
| RD1-score14=11
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team19=Stanford
| RD1-score19=3
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20=Virginia
| RD1-score20=12
| RD1-seed21=
| RD1-team21=Colorado
| RD1-score21=23
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22=Jacksonville
| RD1-score22=18
| RD1-seed25=7
| RD1-team25=Towson*
| RD1-score25=16
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26=Wagner
| RD1-score26=6
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27=Northwestern
| RD1-score27=24
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28=Richmond
| RD1-score28=18
| RD1-seed29=
| RD1-team29=Virginia Tech
| RD1-score29=13
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30=Georgetown
| RD1-score30=10
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Maryland*
| RD2-score01=15
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Denver
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Navy
| RD2-score03=19
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04=Loyola (MD)
| RD2-score04=15
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team05=Stony Brook*
| RD2-score05=18
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Penn
| RD2-score06=5
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Princeton
| RD2-score07=10
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=Boston College*
| RD2-score08=16
| RD2-seed09=3
| RD2-team09=James Madison*
| RD2-score09=15
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10=Virginia
| RD2-score10=12
| RD2-seed11=
| RD2-team11=Colorado
| RD2-score11=9
| RD2-seed12=6
| RD2-team12=Florida*
| RD2-score12=13
| RD2-seed13=7
| RD2-team13=Towson
| RD2-score13=17
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14=Northwestern
| RD2-score14=21
| RD2-seed15=
| RD2-team15=Virginia Tech
| RD2-score15=8
| RD2-seed16=2
| RD2-team16=North Carolina*
| RD2-score16=17
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Maryland
| RD3-score01=17
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Navy
| RD3-score02=15
| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team03=Stony Brook
| RD3-score03=11
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04=Boston College
| RD3-score04=12**
| RD3-seed05=3
| RD3-team05=James Madison
| RD3-score05=11
| RD3-seed06=6
| RD3-team06=Florida
| RD3-score06=8
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-team07=Northwestern
| RD3-score07=14
| RD3-seed08=2
| RD3-team08=North Carolina
| RD3-score08=19
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Maryland
| RD4-score01=13
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02=Boston College
| RD4-score02=15
| RD4-seed03=3
| RD4-team03=James Madison
| RD4-score03=15
| RD4-seed04=2
| RD4-team04=North Carolina
| RD4-score04=12
| RD5-seed01=4
| RD5-team01=Boston College
| RD5-score01=15
| RD5-seed02=3
| RD5-team02=James Madison
| RD5-score02=16
}}
* First and second round host.
See also
References
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{{NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship}}
{{2017-18 NCAA Division I championships navbox}}
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