The 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 38th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I

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. The semifinal and championship rounds will be played at Homewood Field in

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from May 24–26, 2019. All other rounds will be played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 7–19.

Tournament field

All

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women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 28 teams were invited to participate. 15 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 (18-1)
2. Boston College (19-1)
3. North Carolina (15-3)
4. Northwestern (14-4)
5. Syracuse (15-4)
6. Virginia (12-6)
7. Princeton (14-3)
8. Michigan (15-3)

Teams

Bracket

Play-in games

Tournament bracket

Games on Conference Sports Networks ( BTN & BTN+) or

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for First & Second Rounds. Semifinals on ESPNews & Finals on

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**First and second round host.

References

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