# 2015 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 34th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. For the first time, the semifinal and championship rounds were played at PPL Park (the home of the Philadelphia Union of the MLS) in Chester, Pennsylvania from May 22–24, 2015.
Maryland defeated North Carolina in the final, 9–8, to win their twelfth national title.

## 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 | At-large | 1 | 17–1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 2 | 15–3 |
| 3 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 5 | 14–4 |
| 4 | Syracuse | ACC | Automatic | 3 | 14–7 |
| 5 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 6 | 15–3 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 4 | 18–1 |
| 7 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 7 | 11–6 |
| 8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 12–6 |
| | Albany | America East | At-large | 19 | 14–4 |
| | Bryant | NEC | Automatic | 49 | 14–4 |
| | Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 30 | 14–4 |
| | Florida | Big East | Automatic | 15 | 14–5 |
| | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 17 | 17–2 |
| | James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 11 | 15–4 |
| | Johns Hopkins | Independent | At-large | 14 | 14–3 |
| | Louisville | ACC | At-large | 24 | 10–7 |
| | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 12 | 15–4 |
| | Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 18 | 18–1 |
| | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 20 | 10–8 |
| | Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 21 | 13–7 |
| | Penn | Ivy | At-large | 16 | 13–4 |
| | Penn State | Big Ten | Automatic | 8 | 14–4 |
| | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 10 | 14–3 |
| | Stanford | MPSF | Automatic | 13 | 15–2 |
| | USC | MPSF | At-large | 22 | 13–5 |
| | Winthrop | Big South | Automatic | 42 | 17–3 |

## Bracket

| First Round May 8 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 8 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 8 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16–17 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16–17 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16–17 Campus Sites | | Semifinals May 22 PPL Park | Semifinals May 22 PPL Park | Semifinals May 22 PPL Park | | Final May 24 PPL Park | Final May 24 PPL Park | Final May 24 PPL Park |
| | | | 1 | Maryland | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Massachusetts | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts | 13 | | Massachusetts | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 8 | | | | 1 | Maryland | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Northwestern | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 13 | | | | | | | 8 | Northwestern | 5 | | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 11 | | Notre Dame | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Northwestern | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northwestern | 10 | 8 | Northwestern | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 7 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 8 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Boston College | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Loyola (MD) | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola (MD) | 21 | | Loyola (MD) | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryant | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryant | 3 | | | | | Loyola (MD) | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn | 11 | | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 10 | | | | | |
| | Albany (NY) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albany (NY) | 10 | | Penn | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Syracuse | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 8 |
| | | | 3 | Duke | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | USC | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 10 | | USC | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC | 13 | | | | 3 | Duke | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Princeton | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 18 | | | | | | | | Princeton | 3 | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 8 | | Princeton | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Stony Brook | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Duke | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 16 | | | | |
| 7 | Virginia | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 16 | |
| | Winthrop | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Winthrop | 6 | 7 | Virginia | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 14 | | Penn State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 11 | | | | | Penn State | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Florida | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | North Carolina | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 10 | 2 | North Carolina | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |