# 2013 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at Villanova Stadium (the home of Villanova Wildcats football) from May 24–26, 2013.
The University of North Carolina defeated their ACC rival University of Maryland to win their first ever women's lacrosse championship.

## Tournament field

All NCAA Division I 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.

### Teams

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth type | RPI | Record |
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | Automatic | 1 | 19–0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | ALC | Automatic | 2 | 17–2 |
| 3 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 3 | 14–3 |
| 4 | Syracuse | Big East | Automatic | 4 | 16–3 |
| 5 | Florida | ALC | At-large | 5 | 17–2 |
| 6 | Georgetown | Big East | At-large | 6 | 13–5 |
| 7 | Penn State | ALC | At-large | 11 | 12–6 |
| 8 | Navy | Patriot League | Automatic | 7 | 18–1 |
| | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 9 | 12–7 |
| | Canisius | MAAC | Automatic | 38 | 14–4 |
| | Connecticut | Big East | At-large | 17 | 13–4 |
| | Dartmouth | Ivy League | At-large | 24 | 10–7 |
| | Denver | MPSF | At-large | 13 | 17–2 |
| | Duke | ACC | At-large | 10 | 12–5 |
| | High Point | Big South | Automatic | 33 | 10–8 |
| | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 45 | 13–5 |
| | Loyola (MD) | Big East | At-large | 19 | 10–8 |
| | Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 8 | 17–2 |
| | Monmouth | NEC | Automatic | 39 | 13–6 |
| | Notre Dame | Big East | At-large | 15 | 12–4 |
| | Penn | Ivy League | Automatic | 14 | 11–5 |
| | Princeton | Ivy League | At-large | 21 | 10–6 |
| | Stanford | MPSF | Automatic | 18 | 13–5 |
| | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 12 | 16–2 |
| | Towson | CAA | Automatic | 22 | 10–8 |
| | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 16 | 9–9 |

## Tournament bracket

| First round May 10 | First round May 10 | First round May 10 | Second round May 12 | Second round May 12 | Second round May 12 | Quarterfinals May 18 | Quarterfinals May 18 | Quarterfinals May 18 | Semifinals May 24 Villanova, Pennsylvania | Semifinals May 24 Villanova, Pennsylvania | Semifinals May 24 Villanova, Pennsylvania | | Championship May 26 Villanova, Pennsylvania | Championship May 26 Villanova, Pennsylvania | Championship May 26 Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| | | | 1 | Maryland | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stony Brook | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 8 | | Stony Brook | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Towson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Towson | 6 | | | | 1 | Maryland | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Duke | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Duke | 10 | | | | | | | Duke | 9 | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 9 | | Duke | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Navy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 8 | Navy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monmouth | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monmouth | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 10 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denver | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 14 | | Denver | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 7 | | | | 5 | Florida | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Syracuse | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dartmouth | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boston College | 8 | | Dartmouth | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dartmouth | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dartmouth | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | North Carolina | 13 |
| | | | 3 | North Carolina | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Loyola (MD) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola (MD) | 18 | | Loyola (MD) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 7 | | | | 3 | North Carolina | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Virginia | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgetown | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn | 6 | | Virginia | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 12 | | | | | | | 3 | North Carolina | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Penn State | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| | Canisius | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Canisius | 13 | 7 | Penn State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Massachusetts | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts | 14 | | Massachusetts | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Connecticut | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Connecticut | 10 | | | | 7 | Penn State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stanford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 7 | | Stanford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |