The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top
women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse (or girls' lacrosse), sometimes shortened to lax, is a sport with twelve players on the field at a time (including the goalkeeper). Originally played by indigenous peoples of the Americas, the modern women's game was introduce ...
team in the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...
Division I since 1982. The
Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divis ...
are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent championship was won by
North Carolina
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.
History
Lacrosse was one of twelve women's sports added to the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...
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 Inte ...
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
Division III, 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.
See also
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NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship bids by school
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AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Champions
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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 tit ...
(from 2001)
*
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 ...
(from 1985)
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NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the annual top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I. This tournament has determined the national champion since the inaugural 1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse ...
References
External links
Division I women's lacrosse
{{Lacrosse topics
Division I
Women's lacrosse competitions in the United States
Women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse (or girls' lacrosse), sometimes shortened to lax, is a sport with twelve players on the field at a time (including the goalkeeper). Originally played by indigenous peoples of the Americas, the modern women's game was introduce ...