# 2017 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 36th 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 Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts from May 26–28, 2017. All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 12–21.

## 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 | Big Ten | Automatic | 2 | 19–0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 1 | 16–2 |
| 3 | Florida | Big East | Automatic | 4 | 17–2 |
| 4 | Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 7 | 15–3 |
| 5 | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 3 | 14–3 |
| 6 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 5 | 15–6 |
| 7 | Penn | Ivy | At-large | 8 | 13–3 |
| 8 | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 6 | 18–1 |
| | Albany | America East | At-large | 20 | 12–5 |
| | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 12 | 13–6 |
| | Bryant | NEC | Automatic | 48 | 13–4 |
| | Canisius | MAAC | Automatic | 32 | 15–4 |
| | Colorado | MPSF | At-large | 9 | 16–3 |
| | Cornell | Ivy | At-large | 15 | 12–5 |
| | Elon | CAA | At-large | 17 | 13–6 |
| | High Point | Big South | Automatic | 28 | 15–3 |
| | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 29 | 14–5 |
| | James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 14 | 13–6 |
| | Louisville | ACC | At-large | 31 | 11–7 |
| | Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 18 | 16–3 |
| | Navy | Patriot | Automatic | 25 | 15–4 |
| | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 10 | 10–9 |
| | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 23 | 11–7 |
| | Towson | CAA | At-large | 16 | 12–6 |
| | USC | MPSF | Automatic | 13 | 16–3 |
| | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 11 | 11–8 |

## Bracket

| First Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 14 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 14 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 14 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 20–21 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 20–21 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 20–21 Campus Sites | | Semifinals May 26 Gillette Stadium | Semifinals May 26 Gillette Stadium | Semifinals May 26 Gillette Stadium | Final May 28 Gillette Stadium | Final May 28 Gillette Stadium | Final May 28 Gillette Stadium |
| | | | 1 | Maryland* | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | High Point | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Towson | 15 | | High Point | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 21 | | | | 1 | Maryland | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Stony Brook | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern | 15 | | | | | | | 8 | Stony Brook | 12 | | | | |
| | Albany (NY) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albany (NY) | 7 | | Northwestern | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Stony Brook | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryant | 6 | 8 | Stony Brook | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stony Brook* | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stony Brook* | 21 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 20 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Penn State | 10 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Princeton* | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cornell | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cornell | 12 | | Cornell | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 7 | | | | 5 | Princeton | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Penn State | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 12 | | | | | | | 4 | Penn State | 14 | | | | |
| | Louisville | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 6 | | James Madison | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Penn State* | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Boston College | 13 |
| | | | 3 | Florida* | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | USC | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC | 13 | | USC | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 10 | | | | | USC | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Boston College | 20 | | | | | | | |
| | Boston College | 21 | | | | | | | | Boston College | 20 | | | | |
| | Canisius | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Canisius | 9 | | Boston College | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Syracuse* | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Boston College | 16 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Navy | 15 | | | |
| 7 | Penn* | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Navy | 15 | |
| | Navy | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Navy | 11 | | Navy | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | UMass | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado | 7 | | UMass | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UMass | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UMass | 13 | | | | | Navy | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 11 | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 14 | | | | |
| | Elon | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elon | 9 | | Virginia | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | North Carolina* | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
* *First and second round host.