The 2016
NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I since 1982. The Maryland Terrapins are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent champion ...
was the 35th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of
Division I NCAA
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women's
college lacrosse
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. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at
Talen Energy Stadium
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(the home of
Major League Soccer
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's
Philadelphia Union
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) in
Chester, Pennsylvania
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Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...
from May 27–29, 2016.
All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 13–22.
Tournament field
All
NCAA Division I
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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 (19-0)
2. Florida (18-1)
3. North Carolina (16-2)
4. Syracuse (17-5)
5. USC (19-0)
6. Notre Dame (13-6)
7. Penn (13-4)
8. Cornell (13-4)
Teams
Bracket
See also
*
NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division II since the 2001 season (2000–01 school year).
Adelphi is the most successful team, with nine national titl ...
*
NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division III since 1985.
The Middlebury Panthers are the current champions. The College of New Jersey, previously know ...
*
2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
References
NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I since 1982. The Maryland Terrapins are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent champion ...
NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse
Women's sports in Pennsylvania
Lacrosse in Pennsylvania
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