NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
Founded	1981
Number of teams	18
Current champions	North Carolina
Most successful club(s)	North Carolina (11)
Television broadcasters	ESPNU
Website	NCAA.com
	2023 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

The NCAA Division I field hockey tournament is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion. The tournament has been held annually since 1981.

The championship is contested exclusively by women's teams and there is no equivalent NCAA men's field hockey championship.

The most successful team is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who have eleven titles. In addition, North Carolina has finished national runner-up an NCAA record eleven times. The most recent championship, in 2023, was also won by North Carolina.

History

Field hockey was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports.^[1] The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA overcame the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership. The first NCAA women's national championship events were staged November 21–22, 1981, in cross country and field hockey.

The tournament originally began with six teams but has since expanded to 19; at different times a third-place game has been played as well. Under the tournament's current format, 19 teams qualify for the tournament with three play-in games. The play-in games and first two rounds are played at the home turf of the higher seeds in each matchup. The final four teams then move on to the championship rounds at a predetermined site.

AIAW champions

Past champions

NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Year	Site (Host Team)	Stadium	Championship			Third Place Final / Semifinalists
Year	Site (Host Team)	Stadium	Champion	Score	Runner-Up	Third-place	Score	Fourth-place
1981 Details	Storrs, CT	Memorial Stadium	Connecticut	4–1	Massachusetts	Old Dominion	2–1 (2OT, PS)	Long Beach State
1982 Details	Philadelphia, PA	Geasey Field	Old Dominion	3–2	Connecticut	Delaware	4–0	Penn State
1983 Details	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Field	Old Dominion (2)	3–1 (3 OT)	Connecticut	Massachusetts	2–1 (2OT, PS)	Northwestern
1984 Details	Springfield, MA	Stagg Field	Old Dominion (3)	5–1	Iowa	Connecticut, Temple
1985 Details	Norfolk, VA	Foreman Field	Connecticut (2)	3–2	Old Dominion	Northwestern	5–0	Boston U.
1986 Details	Norfolk, VA	Foreman Field	Iowa	2–1 (2 OT)	New Hampshire	North Carolina	4–0	Penn State
1987 Details	Chapel Hill, NC	Navy Field	Maryland	2–1 (OT)	North Carolina	Massachusetts	3–1	Iowa
1988 Details	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Field	Old Dominion (4)	2–1	Iowa	Northeastern	1–0	Penn
1989 Details	Springfield, MA	Stagg Field	North Carolina	2–1 (3OT, PS)	Old Dominion	Northwestern	2–1	Iowa
1990 Details	Piscataway, NJ	Bauer Field	Old Dominion (5)	5–0	North Carolina	Iowa	1–0	Penn State
1991 Details	Villanova, PA	Villanova Stadium	Old Dominion (6)	2–0	North Carolina	Maryland	2–1 (OT)	Penn State
1992 Details	Richmond, VA	Cary Street Field	Old Dominion (7)	4–0	Iowa	North Carolina, Massachusetts
1993 Details	Piscataway, NJ	Bauer Field	Maryland (2)	2–1 (2OT, PS)	North Carolina	Penn State, Iowa
1994 Details	Brookline, MA	Parsons Field	James Madison	2–1 (2OT, PS)	North Carolina	Northwestern, Iowa
1995 Details	Winston-Salem, NC	Kentner Stadium^[2]	North Carolina (2)	5–1	Maryland	James Madison, Northeastern
1996 Details	Chestnut Hill, MA	Alumni Stadium	North Carolina (3)	3–0	Princeton	Old Dominion, Northeastern
1997 Details	Storrs, CT	George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex	North Carolina (4)	3–2	Old Dominion	·Virginia, Princeton
1998 Details	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Field	Old Dominion (8)	3–2	Princeton	Connecticut, Virginia
1999 Details	Brookline, MA	Parsons Field	Maryland (3)	2–1	Michigan	Connecticut, Iowa
2000 Details	Norfolk, VA	Foreman Field	Old Dominion (9)	3–1	North Carolina	Wake Forest, Maryland
2001 Details	Kent, OH	Dix Stadium	Michigan	2–0	Maryland	Wake Forest, Princeton
2002 Details	Louisville, KY	Trager Stadium^[3]	Wake Forest	2–0	Penn State	Old Dominion, Michigan State
2003 Details	Amherst, MA	Richard F. Garber Field	Wake Forest (2)	3–1	Duke	Maryland, Michigan
2004 Details	Winston-Salem, NC	Kentner Stadium	Wake Forest (3)	3–0	Duke	Maryland, Michigan State
2005 Details	Louisville, KY	Trager Stadium	Maryland (4)	1–0	Duke	Old Dominion, Wake Forest
2006 Details	Winston-Salem, NC	Kentner Stadium	Maryland (5)	1–0	Wake Forest	Connecticut, Duke
2007 Details	College Park, MD	Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex	North Carolina (5)	3–0	Penn State	Connecticut, Wake Forest
2008 Details	Louisville, KY	Trager Stadium	Maryland (6)	4–2	Wake Forest	Iowa, Syracuse
2009 Details	Winston-Salem, NC	Kentner Stadium	North Carolina (6)	3–2	Maryland	Princeton, Virginia
2010 Details	College Park, MD	Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex	Maryland (7)	3–2 (2OT)	North Carolina	Virginia, Ohio State
2011 Details	Louisville, KY	Trager Stadium	Maryland (8)	3-2 (OT)	North Carolina	Connecticut, Old Dominion
2012 Details	Norfolk, VA	L.R. Hill Sports Complex	Princeton	3–2	North Carolina	Maryland, Syracuse
2013 Details	Norfolk, VA	L.R. Hill Sports Complex	Connecticut (3)	2–0	Duke	North Carolina, Maryland
2014 Details	College Park, MD	Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex	Connecticut (4)	1–0	Syracuse	Albany, North Carolina
2015 Details	Ann Arbor, MI	Phyllis Ocker Field	Syracuse	4–2	North Carolina	Connecticut, Duke
2016 Details	Norfolk, VA	L.R. Hill Sports Complex	Delaware	3–2	North Carolina	Connecticut, Princeton
2017 Details	Louisville, KY	Trager Stadium	Connecticut (5)	2–1	Maryland	North Carolina, Michigan
2018 Details	Louisville, KY	Trager Stadium	North Carolina (7)	2–0	Maryland	Wake Forest, Princeton
2019 Details	Winston-Salem, NC	Kentner Stadium	North Carolina (8)	6–1	Princeton	Boston College, Virginia
2020 Details	Chapel Hill, NC	Karen Shelton Stadium	North Carolina (9)	4–3 (OT)	Michigan	Iowa, Louisville
2021 Details	Ann Arbor, MI	Phyllis Ocker Field	Northwestern	2–0	Liberty	Harvard, Maryland
2022 Details	Storrs, CT	Sherman Complex	North Carolina (10)	2–1	Northwestern	Penn State, Maryland
2023 Details	Chapel Hill, NC	Karen Shelton Stadium	North Carolina (11)	2–1 (2OT, PS)	Northwestern	Duke, Virginia
2024 Details	Ann Arbor, MI	Phyllis Ocker Field
2025 Details	Durham, NC	Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium

Tournament Records and Statistics

Team titles

NCAA Division I field hockey tournament is located in USA Midwest and Northeast

North Carolina

Old Dominion

Maryland

Connecticut

Wake Forest

Iowa

James Madison

Michigan

Princeton

Syracuse

Delaware

Northwestern

NCAA National Championships by school: 11, 9, 8, 5, 3, 1

Team	Number	Winning years
North Carolina	11	1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Old Dominion	9	1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000
Maryland	8	1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Connecticut	5	1981, 1985, 2013, 2014, 2017
Wake Forest	3	2002, 2003, 2004
Iowa	1	1986
James Madison	1	1994
Michigan	1	2001
Princeton	1	2012
Syracuse	1	2015
Delaware	1	2016
Northwestern	1	2021

Statistics

Most Goals, Game: 10
- Old Dominion (1984; Old Dominion–10 vs. Virginia–0)
Most Goals, Both Teams: 13
- Maryland (2008; Maryland–8 vs. Duke–5)
Goals Per Game, Tournament: 5.67
- Old Dominion (1984)
Fewest Goals Allowed Per Game, Tournament: 0.00
- Old Dominion (1990, three games)
- Old Dominion (1992, three games)
- Wake Forest (2002, four games)
Penalty Corners, Game: 31
- Old Dominion (1984; vs. Virginia)

Individual records

Year	Player	Goals	Assists	Points
2006	Michelle Kasold, Wake Forest Lauren Crandall, Wake Forest	1 4	7 1	9
2007	Katelyn Falgowski, North Carolina Shaun Banta, Penn State	3 3	1 1	7
2008	Hilary Moore, Wake Forest	7	2	16
2009	Katie O'Donnell, Maryland	6	6	18
2010	Katie O'Donnell, Maryland	4	4	12
2011	Kelsey Kolojejchick, North Carolina	4	2	10
2012	Charlotte Craddock, North Carolina Kathleen Sharkey, Princeton	6 6	2 2	14
2013	Emmie Le Marchand, Duke	5	4	14

Most Goals, Single Game: 5
- Paula Infante, Maryland (2004; Maryland–5 vs. Delaware–2)
- Maartje van Rijswijk, Old Dominion (2012; Old Dominion–6 vs. Michigan–1)
Most Goals, Tournament: 11
- Marina DiGiacomo, Old Dominion (2000; four games)
Most Assists, Game: 6
- Cheryl Van Kuren, Old Dominion (1984; Old Dominion–10 vs. Virginia–0)
Most Assists, Tournament: 8
- Adrienne Yoder, Old Dominion (2000; four games)
Saves, Game: 36
- Missy Farwell, Virginia (1984; Virginia–2 vs. North Carolina–1)
Fewest Goals Allowed Per Game, Tournament: 0.00
- Kathy Fosina, Old Dominion (1990; three games)
- Kim Decker, Old Dominion (1992; three games)
- Katie Ridd, Wake Forest (2002; four games)

Result by school and by year

59 teams have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in at least one year starting with 1981 (the initial year that the post-season tournament was under the auspices of the NCAA). The results for all years are shown in this table below.^[4]

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

CH National Champion
RU National Runner-up
SF Semifinals
QF Quarterfinals (Two teams in 1981, four teams thereafter)
12 , 16 Round of 16 (Only 12 teams, 1982-1998)
• Play-In Round (Starting 2013)

	APP	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
School
North Carolina	40			QF	12	QF	SF	RU	QF	CH	RU	RU	SF	RU	RU	CH	CH	CH	QF	QF	RU	16		16	QF	16	16	CH	16	CH	RU	RU	RU	SF	SF	RU	RU	SF	CH	CH	CH	16	CH	CH
Maryland	35					QF		CH	12		12	SF	QF	CH		RU	QF	QF	QF	CH	SF	RU	QF	SF	SF	CH	CH	QF	CH	RU	CH	CH	SF	SF	QF	16	QF	RU	RU	QF		SF	SF	QF
Penn State	35		SF	QF	12	12	SF	12	QF	12	SF	SF	QF	SF	QF	QF	12	QF	QF	16	16		RU	QF		16	QF	RU	16		16	QF	QF	16	QF		16	QF	16			16	SF
Connecticut	32	CH	RU	RU	SF	CH	QF		12		12						QF	QF	SF	SF	QF		16	QF	16	QF	SF	SF	16	16	QF	SF	QF	CH	CH	SF	SF	CH	QF	QF	QF
Old Dominion	32	SF	CH	CH	CH	RU	QF	QF	CH	RU	CH	CH	CH	12	QF	QF	SF	RU	CH	QF	CH	QF	SF	QF	16	SF	16	16			QF	SF	QF	16										16
Iowa	28		QF	QF	RU	QF	CH	SF	RU	SF	SF	QF	RU	SF	SF	QF	QF			SF					16		16	16	SF			16	16						16	QF	SF	QF	QF	16
Virginia	27		12		QF	12		12					12			12	QF	SF	SF	16	16	QF					QF	16	QF	SF	SF		QF	16		QF	QF	16	16	SF		16	16	SF
Massachusetts	26	RU	12	SF	12	12	12	SF	QF	QF	QF	12	SF	QF			12	12	12	QF	QF	16						16	16		16		16	QF		16	16
Princeton	25		12												12	QF	RU	SF	RU		QF	SF	QF	16		16	QF		QF	SF	QF	16	CH	QF	16	QF	SF	QF	SF	RU			16
Duke	19												QF				12			16			QF	RU	RU	RU	SF	16	QF			QF		RU	QF	SF	QF	QF	QF	16				SF
Michigan	19																			RU	QF	CH	16	SF	QF	QF		QF			16	QF	16			QF	16	SF	QF	16	RU	QF	16
Northwestern	19		QF	SF	QF	SF	QF	QF	QF	SF	QF	12		QF	SF																				16			QF		16	QF	CH	RU	RU
Stanford	18					12	12	12			12	12				12					16							16		16	16	16	16		QF	16	16	•		16	QF
Wake Forest	18																			QF	SF	SF	CH	CH	CH	SF	RU	SF	RU	QF	16			QF	16	16		16	SF				16
Syracuse	17													QF		12						QF							SF	QF	QF	QF	SF	16	RU	CH	QF	16		16		QF	QF	QF
Northeastern	16								SF	QF	QF	QF	12		12	SF	SF	12	12			16	QF	16	QF							16	16
Boston University	14					SF				12		QF		12			12			16	16					16	16	QF							16	16		16	•
Delaware	13		SF						12																16					16				16	•	16	CH	16		16	12	16	16
American	12																							16	QF	QF	16		16	16	16			16			16			•		16		16
Boston College	12														QF			12	QF					16	16	16				16				16	16	QF	16			SF
California	11		QF	12									12	12	12							16	16	16		16	16																	•
Louisville	11																							16					16						16	16	16	16		QF	SF	16	16	QF
New Hampshire	10			12	QF	QF	RU	12		12									12		16											16		16
James Madison	9													QF	CH	SF		12		16			16				16	QF	16
Michigan State	9																					QF	SF	QF	SF			16	QF	QF	16			QF
Harvard	8											12									16		16		16												16		QF			SF		QF
Kent State	8																		12	16	16	16	16												16	•	•
Miami (OH)	8																																	•				16	16	•	12	16	16	16
Richmond	8																						16	16	16	16	16			16		16			•
Ohio State	7														12							16				16	QF			16	SF	16
Albany	7																												16		16		16		SF	16			16				QF
Saint Joseph's (PA)	6																																					16	16	16		16	QF	16
Temple	6		QF	QF	SF						QF	QF	12
Fairfield	5																					16														•		•		16		•
Liberty	5																																	•	16							RU	16	16
Penn	5			12			12		SF	QF				12
Rutgers	5				QF		QF																																16			QF		16
Ball State	4												QF		QF	12		QF
San Jose State	4	QF	12	12	12
William & Mary	4																				16		16																16					16
Monmouth	3																																		•		•		•
Ohio	3																					16						16				16
Providence	3							QF		QF	12
West Chester	2						12	QF
Lafayette	2																			16													16
Pacific	2									12															16
Indiana	2																									QF				16
Drexel	2																													QF			16
Rider	2																																								12		•
Long Beach State	1	SF
Purdue	1	QF
Chico State	1								12
Brown	1																			16
Bucknell	1																																								QF
Quinnipiac	1																																	•
VCU	1																																								12
Maine	1																																									•
Lehigh	1																																										•
Sacred Heart	1																																											•

All-time record

Source:^[5]

as of end of 2022 championship

school indicates schools belong to Division II.
school indicates schools that no longer sponsor field hockey.
School indicates they have win at least one championship.
Other bold indicates most in respective column.

Team	App	C	F	3	GP	W	L	Pct	GF	GA	GD	Notes
Albany	7	0	0	1	10	3	7	.300	13	18	-5
American	12	0	0	0	15	4	11	.267	19	46	-27
Ball State	4	0	0	0	7	3	4	.429	14	18	-4
Boston College	12	0	0	1	17	5	12	.294	23	50	-27
Boston University	14	0	0	1	20	6	14	.300	32	38	-6
Brown	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0	6	-6
Bucknell	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	.500	2	3	-1
California	11	0	0	0	11	1	10	.091	10	28	-18
Chico State	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0	3	-3	No longer sponsors field hockey
Connecticut	32	5	2	8	74	47	27	.635	163	115	48	Two consecutive champion
Delaware	13	1	0	1	21	9	12	.429	39	59	-20
Drexel	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	.333	3	12	-9
Duke	19	0	4	2	42	24	18	.571	103	85	-18
Fairfield	5	0	0	0	6	1	5	.167	9	25	-16
Harvard	8	0	0	0	10	3	7	.300	18	30	-12
Indiana	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	.333	3	9	-6
Iowa	28	1	3	8	55	29	26	.527	105	87	18
James Madison	9	1	0	1	14	6	8	.429	18	22	-4
Kent State	8	0	0	0	9	1	8	.111	14	28	-14
Lafayette	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	0	8	-8
Lehigh	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0	4	-4
Liberty	5	0	1	0	8	4	4	.500	13	11	2
Long Beach State	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	.500	2	2	0
Louisville	11	0	0	1	12	2	10	.167	8	22	-14
Maine	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	2	3	-1
Maryland	35	8	5	8	93	67	26	.720	235	148	87	Two consecutive champion (twice)
Massachusetts	26	0	1	3	39	13	26	.333	58	91	-33
Miami (OH)	8	0	0	0	11	4	7	.364	24	24	0
Michigan	19	1	2	2	39	21	18	.538	82	83	-1
Michigan State	9	0	0	2	19	10	9	.526	42	35	7
Monmouth	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	.000	8	11	-3
New Hampshire	10	0	1	0	12	2	10	.167	16	36	-20
North Carolina	40	10	11	5	105	76	29	.724	289	158	131	Three consecutive champion (twice)
Northeastern	16	0	0	3	27	11	16	.407	37	54	-17
Northwestern	19	1	1	4	35	18	17	.514	52	50	2
Ohio	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	.000	1	7	-6
Ohio State	7	0	0	1	10	3	7	.300	15	29	-14
Old Dominion	32	9	3	5	71	49	22	.690	223	122	101	Three consecutive champion (twice)
Pacific	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	2	5	-3
Penn	5	0	0	1	7	2	5	.286	8	16	-8
Penn State	35	0	2	6	62	27	35	.435	106	117	-9
Princeton	25	1	3	5	56	32	24	.571	148	143	5
Providence	3	0	0	0	4	1	3	.250	5	12	-7
Purdue	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	1	2	-1
Quinnipiac	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	1	3	-2
Richmond	8	0	0	0	8	0	8	.000	4	28	-24
Rider	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	1	12	-11
Rutgers	5	0	0	0	7	3	4	.429	12	18	-6
Saint Joseph's	6	0	0	0	6	1	5	.167	7	19	-12
San Jose State	4	0	0	0	4	0	4	.000	4	11	-7
Stanford	18	0	0	0	21	3	18	.143	18	71	-53
Syracuse	17	1	1	2	34	19	15	.559	86	75	11
Temple	6	0	0	1	10	4	6	.400	15	22	-7
VCU	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	1	2	-1
Virginia	26	0	0	5	43	17	26	.395	88	108	-20
Wake Forest	18	3	2	5	46	31	15	.674	126	79	47	Three consecutive champion
West Chester	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	.333	4	4	0
William & Mary	4	0	0	0	4	1	3	.250	6	11	-5

References

↑ "AIAW Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
↑ Facilities. Kentner Stadium wakeforestsports.com
↑ Facilities. Marshall Center gocards.com
↑ "NCAA Field Hockey Records". NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
↑ "All-Time Championship Tournament Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

External links

NCAA field hockey link
"2012 NCAA Women's Field Hockey Records Book" (PDF). (105 KiB)

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[1] "AIAW Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

[2] Facilities. Kentner Stadium wakeforestsports.com

[3] Facilities. Marshall Center gocards.com

[FF_Record_book-4] "NCAA Field Hockey Records". NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[5] "All-Time Championship Tournament Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

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