2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
{{short description|College lacrosse tournament}}
{{Infobox college lacrosse championship
| Gender = Women's
| Year = 2024
| Image =
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| Caption =
| Dates = May 10–26, 2024
| Teams = 29
| FinalsField = WakeMed Soccer Park
| FinalsCity = Cary, NC
| Champions = Boston College
| TitleCount = 2nd
| RunnerUp = Northwestern
| GameCount = 10th
| Semifinal1 = Florida
| FinalFourCount1 = 2nd
| Semifinal2 = Syracuse
| FinalFourCount2 = 13th
| Coach = Acacia Walker
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MOP = Kayla Martello
| MOPTeam = Boston College
| AttendFinals =
| AttendRef =
}}
The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 42nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from May 24–26, 2024.{{cite web|title=DI Women's College Lacrosse – Bracket|url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/lacrosse-women/d1/2024|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=May 1, 2024}} All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 10–16. In the championship game, Boston College defeated Northwestern 14–13, avenging its 18–6 loss to Northwestern in the previous year's championship game.
Tournament field
All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs are eligible for this championship, and a total of 29 teams will be invited to participate. 15 teams qualify automatically by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 14 teams qualify at-large based on their regular season records.{{cite press release |author= |title=Road to the Championship |url=https://www.ncaa.com/championships/lacrosse-women/d1/road-to-the-championship |location=Indianapolis |publisher=NCAA.com |access-date=May 1, 2024}}
=Teams=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Seed
! School ! Conference ! Berth Type ! Record |
|---|
| align=center|1
| Big Ten | Automatic | align=center|1 | align=center|15–2 |
| align=center|2
| ACC | Automatic | align=center|2 | align=center|16–3 |
| align=center|3
| Syracuse | ACC | At-large | align=center|3 | align=center|14–5 |
| align=center|4
| Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | align=center|6 | align=center|12–5 |
| align=center|5
| Virginia | ACC | At-large | align=center|10 | align=center|14–4 |
| align=center|6
| Yale | Ivy | Automatic | align=center|4 | align=center|15–2 |
| align=center|7
| ACC | At-large | align=center|11 | align=center|15–3 |
| align=center|8
| Penn | Ivy | At-large | align=center|4 | align=center|13–4 |
| | Binghamton
| Automatic | align=center|42 | align=center|12–6 |
| | Coastal Carolina
| ASUN | Automatic | align=center|33 | align=center|14–5 |
| | Denver
| Big East | Automatic | align=center|14 | align=center|15–3 |
| | Drexel
| CAA | At-large | align=center|20 | align=center|13–5 |
| | Duke
| ACC | At-large | align=center|31 | align=center|10–8 |
| | Fairfield
| MAAC | At-large | align=center|16 | align=center|16–2 |
| | Florida
| American | Automatic | align=center|15 | align=center|17–2 |
| | James Madison
| American | At-large | align=center|19 | align=center|13–5 |
| | Johns Hopkins
| Big Ten | At-large | align=center|12 | align=center|11–7 |
| | LIU
| Automatic | align=center|73 | align=center|11–7 |
| | Loyola (MD)
| Patriot | Automatic | align=center|8 | align=center|17–2 |
| | Mercer
| Automatic | align=center|41 | align=center|14–5 |
| | Michigan
| Big Ten | At-large | align=center|9 | align=center|14–3 |
| | Niagara
| MAAC | Automatic | align=center|26 | align=center|16–3 |
| | North Carolina
| ACC | At-large | align=center|18 | align=center|10–6 |
| | Penn State
| Big Ten | At-large | align=center|21 | align=center|11–7 |
| | Princeton
| Ivy | At-large | align=center|17 | align=center|10–6 |
| | Richmond
| Automatic | align=center|38 | align=center|13–5 |
| | Robert Morris
| MAC | Automatic | align=center|102 | align=center|8–11 |
| | Stanford
| Pac-12 | Automatic | align=center|13 | align=center|13–4 |
| | Stony Brook
| CAA | Automatic | align=center|7 | align=center|17–2 |
Bracket
=Tournament bracket=
{{5RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First Round
May 10
Regional Campus Sites
| RD2=Second Round
May 12
Regional Campus Sites
| RD3=Quarterfinals
May 16
Campus Sites
| RD4=Semifinals
May 24
WakeMed Soccer Park
| RD5=Final
May 26
WakeMed Soccer Park
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03= Denver
| RD1-score03= 13
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= Stanford
| RD1-score04= 12
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= Loyola (MD)
| RD1-score05= 16
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= Duke
| RD1-score06= 11
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07= Richmond
| RD1-score07= 5
| RD1-seed08= 8
| RD1-team08= Penn*
| RD1-score08= 16
| RD1-seed09= 5
| RD1-team09= Virginia*
| RD1-score09= 21
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= LIU
| RD1-score10= 6
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= Florida
| RD1-score11= 17
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= North Carolina
| RD1-score12= 8
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13= Penn St.
| RD1-score13= 13
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= James Madison
| RD1-score14= 14
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15= Robert Morris
| RD1-score15= 1
| RD1-seed16= 4
| RD1-team16= Maryland*
| RD1-score16= 17
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team19= Niagara
| RD1-score19= 7
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20= Stony Brook
| RD1-score20= 19
| RD1-seed21=
| RD1-team21= Fairfield
| RD1-score21= 5
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22= Johns Hopkins
| RD1-score22= 11
| RD1-seed23=
| RD1-team23= Binghampton
| RD1-score23= 4
| RD1-seed24= 6
| RD1-team24= Yale*
| RD1-score24= 17
| RD1-seed25= 7
| RD1-team25= Notre Dame*
| RD1-score25= 24
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26= Coastal Carolina
| RD1-score26= 6
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27= Mercer
| RD1-score27= 6
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28= Michigan
| RD1-score28= 17
| RD1-seed29=
| RD1-team29= Drexel
| RD1-score29= 9
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30= Princeton
| RD1-score30= 14
| RD2-seed01= 1
| RD2-team01= Northwestern*
| RD2-score01= 17
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02= Denver
| RD2-score02= 4
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03= Loyola (MD)
| RD2-score03= 9
| RD2-seed04= 8
| RD2-team04= Penn
| RD2-score04= 12
| RD2-seed05= 5
| RD2-team05= Virginia
| RD2-score05= 8
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= Florida
| RD2-score06= 13
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= James Madison
| RD2-score07= 7
| RD2-seed08= 4
| RD2-team08= Maryland
| RD2-score08= 17
| RD2-seed09= 3
| RD2-team09= Syracuse*
| RD2-score09= 15
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10= Stony Brook
| RD2-score10= 10
| RD2-seed11=
| RD2-team11= Johns Hopkins
| RD2-score11= 7
| RD2-seed12= 6
| RD2-team12= Yale
| RD2-score12= 9
| RD2-seed13= 7
| RD2-team13= Notre Dame
| RD2-score13= 14
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14= Michigan
| RD2-score14= 15
| RD2-seed15=
| RD2-team15= Princeton
| RD2-score15= 16
| RD2-seed16= 2
| RD2-team16= Boston College*
| RD2-score16= 21
| RD3-seed01= 1
| RD3-team01= Northwestern
| RD3-score01=20
| RD3-seed02= 8
| RD3-team02= Penn
| RD3-score02= 7
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= Florida
| RD3-score03= 15
| RD3-seed04= 4
| RD3-team04= Maryland
| RD3-score04= 9
| RD3-seed05= 3
| RD3-team05= Syracuse
| RD3-score05= 19
| RD3-seed06= 6
| RD3-team06= Yale
| RD3-score06= 9
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-team07= Michigan
| RD3-score07= 9
| RD3-seed08= 2
| RD3-team08= Boston College
| RD3-score08= 14
| RD4-seed01= 1
| RD4-team01= Northwestern
| RD4-score01= 15
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= Florida
| RD4-score02= 11
| RD4-seed03= 3
| RD4-team03= Syracuse
| RD4-score03= 7
| RD4-seed04= 2
| RD4-team04= Boston College
| RD4-score04= 10
| RD5-seed01= 1
| RD5-team01= Northwestern
| RD5-score01= 13
| RD5-seed02= 2
| RD5-team02= Boston College
| RD5-score02= 14
}}
* First and second round host
Record by conference
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Overview of conference performance in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament |
| scope="col" |Conference
! scope="col" |# of Bids ! scope="col" |Record ! scope="col" |Win % ! scope="col" |{{abbr|FR|First round}} ! scope="col" |{{abbr|SR|Second round}} ! scope="col" |{{abbr|QF|Quarterfinals}} ! scope="col" |{{abbr|SF|Semifinals}} ! scope="col" |{{abbr|CG|Championship game}} ! scope="col" |{{abbr|NC|National champion}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| ACC
| 6 | 8–5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| scope="row"| Big Ten
| 5 | 8–5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| scope="row"| American
| 2 | 4–2 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| scope="row"| Ivy League
| 3 | 5–3 | .625 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| Big East
| 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| Patriot
| 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| CAA
| 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| MAAC
| 2 | 0–2 | .000 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| America East
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| ASUN
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| Atlantic 10
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| Big South
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| MAC
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| NEC
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| scope="row"| Pac-12
| 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
See also
References
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{{NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship}}
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