# 2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 42nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from May 24–26, 2024. All other rounds were played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 10–16. In the championship game, Boston College defeated Northwestern 14–13, avenging its 18–6 loss to Northwestern in the previous year's championship game.

## Tournament field

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs are eligible for this championship, and a total of 29 teams will be invited to participate. 15 teams qualify automatically by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 14 teams qualify at-large based on their regular season records.

### Teams

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
| 1 | Northwestern | Big Ten | Automatic | 1 | 15–2 |
| 2 | Boston College | ACC | Automatic | 2 | 16–3 |
| 3 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 3 | 14–5 |
| 4 | Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 6 | 12–5 |
| 5 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 10 | 14–4 |
| 6 | Yale | Ivy | Automatic | 4 | 15–2 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 11 | 15–3 |
| 8 | Penn | Ivy | At-large | 4 | 13–4 |
| | Binghamton | America East | Automatic | 42 | 12–6 |
| | Coastal Carolina | ASUN | Automatic | 33 | 14–5 |
| | Denver | Big East | Automatic | 14 | 15–3 |
| | Drexel | CAA | At-large | 20 | 13–5 |
| | Duke | ACC | At-large | 31 | 10–8 |
| | Fairfield | MAAC | At-large | 16 | 16–2 |
| | Florida | American | Automatic | 15 | 17–2 |
| | James Madison | American | At-large | 19 | 13–5 |
| | Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 12 | 11–7 |
| | LIU | Northeast | Automatic | 73 | 11–7 |
| | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 8 | 17–2 |
| | Mercer | Big South | Automatic | 41 | 14–5 |
| | Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 14–3 |
| | Niagara | MAAC | Automatic | 26 | 16–3 |
| | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 18 | 10–6 |
| | Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 21 | 11–7 |
| | Princeton | Ivy | At-large | 17 | 10–6 |
| | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 38 | 13–5 |
| | Robert Morris | MAC | Automatic | 102 | 8–11 |
| | Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 13 | 13–4 |
| | Stony Brook | CAA | Automatic | 7 | 17–2 |

## Bracket
### Tournament bracket

| First Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | First Round May 10 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | Second Round May 12 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 16 Campus Sites | | Semifinals May 24 WakeMed Soccer Park | Semifinals May 24 WakeMed Soccer Park | Semifinals May 24 WakeMed Soccer Park | | Final May 26 WakeMed Soccer Park | Final May 26 WakeMed Soccer Park | Final May 26 WakeMed Soccer Park |
| | | | 1 | Northwestern* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denver | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 13 | | Denver | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 12 | | | | 1 | Northwestern | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Penn | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola (MD) | 16 | | | | | | | 8 | Penn | 7 | | | | | |
| | Duke | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Duke | 11 | | Loyola (MD) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Penn | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richmond | 5 | 8 | Penn | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Penn* | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Penn* | 16 | | | | | | | | 1 | Northwestern | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Florida | 11 | | | | |
| 5 | Virginia* | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Florida | 11 | |
| | LIU | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LIU | 6 | 5 | Virginia | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Florida | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida | 17 | | Florida | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 8 | | | | | Florida | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Maryland | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn St. | 13 | | | | | | | 4 | Maryland | 9 | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 14 | | James Madison | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Maryland | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Morris | 1 | 4 | Maryland | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maryland* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maryland* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Northwestern | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 14 |
| | | | 3 | Syracuse* | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stony Brook | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Niagara | 7 | | Stony Brook | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 19 | | | | 3 | Syracuse | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Yale | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | Yale | 9 | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 11 | | Johns Hopkins | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Yale | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Binghampton | 4 | 6 | Yale | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yale* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yale* | 17 | | | | | | | | 3 | Syracuse | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 10 | | | | |
| 7 | Notre Dame* | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 10 | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 7 | Notre Dame | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Michigan | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mercer | 6 | | Michigan | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | 17 | | | | | Michigan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | Drexel | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 14 | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 14 | | Princeton | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Boston College* | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
* *First and second round host

## Record by conference

Overview of conference performance in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament :
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | FR | SR | QF | SF | CG | NC |
| ACC | 6 | 8–5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 8–5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| American | 2 | 4–2 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ivy League | 3 | 5–3 | .625 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Big East | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| NEC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |