# 2019 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship is the 38th 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 from May 24–26, 2019. All other rounds will be played at campus sites, usually at the home field of the higher-seeded team, from May 7–19.

## Tournament field

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 28 teams were invited to participate. 15 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 | 18–1 |
| 2 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 2 | 19–1 |
| 3 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 3 | 15–3 |
| 4 | Northwestern | Big Ten | Automatic | 4 | 14–4 |
| 5 | Syracuse | ACC | At-large | 5 | 15–4 |
| 6 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 6 | 12–6 |
| 7 | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 7 | 14–3 |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 12 | 15–3 |
| | Colorado | Pac-12 | At-large | 21 | 10–7 |
| | Dartmouth | Ivy | At-large | 17 | 11–5 |
| | Denver | Big East | At-large | 13 | 14–3 |
| | Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 33 | 15–3 |
| | Florida | American | Automatic | 8 | 13–6 |
| | Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 25 | 11–8 |
| | High Point | Big South | Automatic | 27 | 15–4 |
| | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 29 | 16–3 |
| | James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 16 | 16–3 |
| | Johns Hopkins | Big Ten | At-large | 20 | 10–7 |
| | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Automatic | 10 | 15–4 |
| | Mercer | SoCon | Automatic | 82 | 10–9 |
| | Navy | Patriot | At-large | 11 | 15–4 |
| | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 15 | 13–4 |
| | Penn | Ivy | At-large | 14 | 12–5 |
| | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 23 | 17–3 |
| | Stanford | Pac-12 | At-large | 24 | 13–5 |
| | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 19 | 15–4 |
| | Southern Cal | Pac-12 | Automatic | 9 | 16–3 |
| | Wagner | Northeast | Automatic | 31 | 15–3 |

## Bracket
### Play-in games

| May 7 | May 7 | May 7 |
| | Jacksonville* | 22 |
| | Mercer | 7 |
| May 7 | May 7 | May 7 |
| | Fairfield* | 13 |
| | Wagner | 15 |

### Tournament bracket

Games on Conference Sports Networks (BTN & BTN+) or ESPN3 for First & Second Rounds. Semifinals on ESPNews & Finals on ESPNU
| 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 18 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 18 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals May 18 Campus Sites | | Semifinals May 24 Homewood Field | Semifinals May 24 Homewood Field | Semifinals May 24 Homewood Field | | Final May 26 Homewood Field | Final May 26 Homewood Field | Final May 26 Homewood Field |
| | | | 1 | Maryland* | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stony Brook | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 10* | | Stony Brook | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 9 | | | | 1 | Maryland | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Denver | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | USC | 10 | | | | | | | | Denver | 8 | | | | | |
| | Denver | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 11 | | Denver | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 9 | 8 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan* | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan* | 13 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 25 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 13 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Syracuse* | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Georgetown | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn | 12 | | Georgetown | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgetown | 13** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgetown | 13** | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 15 | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 18 | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanford | 9 | | Notre Dame | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northwestern* | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 10 |
| | | | 3 | North Carolina* | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Florida | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida | 16 | | Florida | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johns Hopkins | 9 | | | | 3 | North Carolina | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Virginia | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Navy | 16 | | | | | | | 6 | Virginia | 7 | | | | | |
| | High Point | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 5 | | Navy | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Virginia* | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | North Carolina | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 15** | | | | |
| 7 | Princeton* | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 15** | |
| | Wagner | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wagner | 7 | 7 | Princeton | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Loyola (MD) | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola (MD) | 19 | | Loyola (MD) | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richmond | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richmond | 6 | | | | 7 | Princeton | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dartmouth | 13 | | | | | | | 2 | Boston College | 17 | | | | | |
| | Colorado | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado | 16 | | Colorado | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Boston College* | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
* *First and second round host.