The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top

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team in the

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Division I since 1982. The

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are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent championship was won by

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History

Lacrosse was one of twelve women's sports added to the

championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the

AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...

for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the AIAW held its last championship in 1982 and ceased operation. Separate championships are held for Division II, founded in 2001, and

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, founded in 1985.

Results

''See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the women's lacrosse champions from 1978 to 1982. NOTE: In 1982 there were both NCAA and AIAW Division I champions.''

Team titles

All-time record

Source: ''as of end of 2022 championship'' * indicates schools belong to Division II and indicates a school belongs to Division III.

References

External links

Division I women's lacrosse
{{Lacrosse topics Division I Women's lacrosse competitions in the United States