# 2018 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 37th 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 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York from May 25–27, 2018. All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 11–20.

## Tournament field

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 27 teams were invited to participate. 14 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 | 18-1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 1 | 15-3 |
| 3 | James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 4 | 18-1 |
| 4 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 3 | 19-1 |
| 5 | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 6 | 19-0 |
| 6 | Florida | Big East | Automatic | 5 | 16-3 |
| 7 | Towson | CAA | At-large | 7 | 15-4 |
| 8 | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | At-large | 10 | 15-4 |
| | Colorado | Pac-12 | At-large | 12 | 13-5 |
| | Denver | Big East | At-large | 16 | 12-6 |
| | Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 50 | 13-6 |
| | Georgetown | Big East | At-large | 17 | 12-6 |
| | High Point | Big South | Automatic | 18 | 17-2 |
| | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 43 | 16-3 |
| | Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 22 | 10-8 |
| | Mercer | SoCon | Automatic | 85 | 9-10 |
| | Navy | Patriot | Automatic | 8 | 16-3 |
| | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 13-5 |
| | Penn | Ivy | At-large | 11 | 13-4 |
| | Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 21 | 10-9 |
| | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 13 | 12-5 |
| | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 23 | 16-3 |
| | Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 14 | 15-4 |
| | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 19 | 9-9 |
| | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 20 | 9-9 |
| | Virginia Tech | ACC | At-large | 15 | 13-6 |
| | Wagner | Northeast | Automatic | 58 | 13-5 |

## Bracket
### Play-in game

| Play In May 9th | Play In May 9th | Play In May 9th |
| Wagner | Wagner | 13 |
| Mercer | Mercer | 9 |
| First Round May 11 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 11 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 11 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 13 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 13 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 13 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 19 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 19 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 19 Campus Sites | | Semifinals May 25 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | Semifinals May 25 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | Semifinals May 25 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | | Final May 27 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | Final May 27 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | Final May 27 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium |
| | | | 1 | Maryland* | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denver | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 19 | | Denver | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 10 | | | | 1 | Maryland | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Navy | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Navy | 16 | | | | | | | | Navy | 15 | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 9 | | Navy | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Loyola (MD) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 2 | 8 | Loyola (MD) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola (MD)* | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola (MD)* | 18 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Boston College | 15 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Stony Brook* | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Penn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn | 15** | | Penn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 14 | | | | 5 | Stony Brook | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Boston College | 12** | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 12** | | | | | | | 4 | Boston College | 12** | | | | | |
| | Syracuse | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syracuse | 11 | | Princeton | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Boston College* | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Boston College | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Madison | 16 |
| | | | 3 | James Madison* | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 3 | | Virginia | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 12 | | | | 3 | James Madison | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Florida | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado | 23 | | | | | | | 6 | Florida | 8 | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 18 | | Colorado | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Florida* | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Madison | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 12 | | | | |
| 7 | Towson* | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 12 | |
| | Wagner | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wagner | 6 | 7 | Towson | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Northwestern | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern | 24 | | Northwestern | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richmond | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richmond | 18 | | | | | Northwestern | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Tech | 13 | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 19 | | | | | |
| | Georgetown | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgetown | 10 | | Virginia Tech | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | North Carolina* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
* *First and second round host.