# 2022 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 40th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds will be played at Homewood Field in Baltimore, MD from May 27–29, 2022. All other rounds will be played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 13–19.

## 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.

### Teams

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
| 1 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 1 | 18–0 |
| 2 | Maryland | Big Ten | Automatic | 2 | 17–1 |
| 3 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 3 | 16–3 |
| 4 | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 4 | 13–4 |
| 5 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 6 | 13–5 |
| 6 | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 10 | 18–1 |
| 7 | Florida | American | Automatic | 5 | 15–4 |
| 8 | Stony Brook | America East | At-large | 8 | 14–2 |
| | Central Michigan | MAC | Automatic | 74 | 12–7 |
| | Denver | Big East | Automatic | 9 | 17–2 |
| | Drexel | CAA | Automatic | 37 | 12–7 |
| | Duke | ACC | At-large | 13 | 15–3 |
| | Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 32 | 13–6 |
| | Jacksonville | ASUN | Automatic | 21 | 13–4 |
| | James Madison | CAA | At-large | 12 | 13–4 |
| | Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 15 | 10–8 |
| | Mercer | Big South | Automatic | 34 | 14–4 |
| | Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 20 | 10–6 |
| | Mount St. Mary's | NEC | Automatic | 45 | 15–4 |
| | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 17 | 9–9 |
| | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 11 | 14–3 |
| | Rutgers | Big Ten | At-large | 7 | 15–4 |
| | Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 29 | 14–6 |
| | Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 26 | 12–6 |
| | UConn | Big East | At-large | 14 | 13–4 |
| | UMass | Atlantic 10 | At-large | 19 | 16–3 |
| | USC | Pac-12 | At-large | 16 | 13–4 |
| | Vermont | America East | Automatic | 33 | 14–4 |
| | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 18 | 9–9 |

## Bracket
### Tournament bracket

| First Round May 13 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 13 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 13 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 15 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 15 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 15 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 19 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 19 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 19 Campus Sites | | Semifinals May 27 Homewood Field | Semifinals May 27 Homewood Field | Semifinals May 27 Homewood Field | | Final May 29 Homewood Field | Final May 29 Homewood Field | Final May 29 Homewood Field |
| | | | 1 | North Carolina* | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC | 11 | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 13 | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Stony Brook | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rutgers | 17 | | | | | | | 8 | Stony Brook | 5 | | | | | |
| | Saint Joseph's | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Joseph's | 10 | | Rutgers | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Stony Brook | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Drexel | 4 | 8 | Stony Brook | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stony Brook* | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stony Brook* | 16 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 14 | | | | |
| 5 | Syracuse | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 14 | |
| | Fairfield | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 11 | 5 | Syracuse | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Princeton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UMass | 9 | | Princeton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton* | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton* | 15 | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | 17 | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 11 | | Michigan | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Northwestern* | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Northwestern* | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Boston College | 11 |
| | | | 3 | Boston College* | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denver | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 16 | | Denver | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vermont | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vermont | 3 | | | | 3 | Boston College | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Loyola (MD) | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | UConn | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | Loyola (MD) | 13 | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 14 | | James Madison | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Loyola (MD) | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mount St. Mary's | 5 | 6 | Loyola (MD) | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Loyola (MD)* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Loyola (MD)* | 17 | | | | | | | | 3 | Boston College | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 16 | | | | |
| 7 | Florida* | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 16 | |
| | Mercer | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mercer | 12 | 7 | Florida | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jacksonville | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 20 | | Jacksonville | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 8 | | | | 7 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | Duke | 17 | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 18 | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 12 | | Duke | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Maryland* | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
* *First and second round host