The 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 39th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's

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. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at Johnny Unitas Stadium in

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from May 28–30, 2021. All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 14–22. This marked the return of the tournament after 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament field

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 29 teams were invited to participate. 15 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 14 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.

Seeds

1. North Carolina (18-0)
2. Northwestern (13-0)
3. Syracuse (14-3)
4. Boston College (13-3)
5. Notre Dame (9-6)
6. Florida (16-2)
7. Duke (9-7)
8. Stony Brook (14-2)

Teams

Bracket

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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