2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship


The 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at Villanova Stadium from May 24–26, 2013.
The University of North Carolina defeated their ACC rival University of Maryland to win their first ever women's lacrosse championship.

Tournament field

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 26 teams were invited to participate. 13 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 13 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.

Seeds

1. Maryland
2. Northwestern
3. North Carolina
4. Syracuse
5. Florida
6. Georgetown
7. Penn State
8. Navy

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth typeRPIRecord
Boston CollegeACCAt-large912-7
CanisiusMAACAutomatic3814-4
ConnecticutBig EastAt-large1713–4
DartmouthIvy LeagueAt-large2410-7
DenverMPSFAt-large1317-2
DukeACCAt-large1012-5
5FloridaALCAt-large517-2
6GeorgetownBig EastAt-large613–5
High PointBig SouthAutomatic3310-8
JacksonvilleAtlantic SunAutomatic4513-5
Loyola Big EastAt-large1910–8
1MarylandACCAutomatic119-0
MassachusettsAtlantic 10Automatic817-2
MonmouthNECAutomatic3913-6
8NavyPatriot LeagueAutomatic718-1
3North CarolinaACCAt-large314-3
2NorthwesternALCAutomatic217-2
Notre DameBig EastAt-large1512–4
PennIvy LeagueAutomatic1411-5
7Penn StateALCAt-large1112-6
PrincetonIvy LeagueAt-large2110-6
StanfordMPSFAutomatic1813-5
Stony BrookAmerica EastAutomatic1216-2
4SyracuseBig EastAutomatic416-3
TowsonCAAAutomatic2210-8
VirginiaACCAt-large169-9

Tournament bracket