Founded | 1981 |
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Number of teams | 18 |
Current champions | Northwestern |
Most successful club(s) | North Carolina (11) |
Television broadcasters | ESPNU |
Website | NCAA.com |
2024 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 2024, was won by the Northwestern Wildcats.
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 18; at different times a third-place game has been played as well. Under the tournament's current format, 18 teams qualify for the tournament with two 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.
Team | Number | Winning years |
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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 |
UConn | 5 | 1981, 1985, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
Wake Forest | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Northwestern | 2 | 2021, 2024 |
Iowa | 1 | 1986 |
James Madison | 1 | 1994 |
Michigan | 1 | 2001 |
Princeton | 1 | 2012 |
Syracuse | 1 | 2015 |
Delaware | 1 | 2016 |
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 |
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] Conference affiliations reflect those for the upcoming 2024 season.
The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
School | Conference | # | QF | SF | CG | CH | 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 | 24 |
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North Carolina | ACC | 41 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 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 | SF | |||
Old Dominion | Big East | 32 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 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 | ||||||||||||
Maryland | Big Ten | 36 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 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 | 16 | ||||||||
UConn | Big East | 33 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 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 | 16 | |||||||||||
Wake Forest | ACC | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | QF | SF | SF | CH | CH | CH | SF | RU | SF | RU | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | SF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | Big Ten | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | 12 | QF | SF | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | CH | RU | RU | CH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | Big Ten | 28 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Princeton | Ivy League | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 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 | QF | ||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | Big Ten | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | RU | QF | CH | 16 | SF | QF | QF | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | SF | QF | 16 | RU | QF | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | ACC | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | QF | 12 | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | 16 | RU | CH | QF | 16 | 16 | QF | QF | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | MAC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | QF | CH | SF | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | CAA | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | SF | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | • | 16 | CH | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | ACC | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | - | QF | 12 | 16 | QF | RU | RU | RU | SF | 16 | QF | QF | RU | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | 16 | SF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | Big Ten | 35 | 21 | 8 | 2 | - | 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 | |||||||||
UMass | Atlantic 10 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | 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 | SF | |||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | America East | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | QF | QF | RU | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | RU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | Big East | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | • | 16 | RU | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | ACC | 28 | 15 | 6 | - | - | 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 | QF | ||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | CAA | 16 | 8 | 3 | - | - | SF | QF | QF | QF | 12 | 12 | SF | SF | 12 | 12 | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | - | QF | SF | QF | SF | 16 | QF | QF | 16 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | Big East | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | ACC | 13 | 4 | 1 | - | - | QF | 12 | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | SF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | Ivy League | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | SF | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | Patriot | 14 | 3 | 1 | - | - | SF | 12 | QF | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | ACC | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | SF | 16 | 16 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | SF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | America East | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | SF | 16 | 16 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | Ivy League | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 12 | SF | QF | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | defunct | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | Big Ten | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | QF | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | MAC | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | QF | QF | 12 | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | ACC | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | • | 16 | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | Patriot | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 | QF | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | • | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | Big East | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | QF | QF | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | ACC | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | defunct | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | defunct | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | Big Ten | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | CAA | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | Patriot | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | MAC | 9 | - | - | - | - | • | 16 | 16 | • | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | MAC | 8 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | Northeast | 6 | - | - | - | - | 16 | • | • | 16 | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | CAA | 4 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | MAC | 3 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | CAA | 3 | - | - | - | - | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | Patriot | 3 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | defunct | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | Northeast | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Chester | D2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | Ivy League | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | Big East | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | Atlantic 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | America East | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | Patriot | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | Northeast | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | America East | 1 | - | - | - | - | • |
Source:[5]
as of end of 2023 championship
Team | App | C | F | 3 | GP | W | L | Pct | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
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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 |