2014 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the thirty-third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's college lacrosse. The tournament began with first-round play on May 9, and concluded with the championship game played at Johnny Unitas Stadium of Towson University in Towson, Maryland, on May 25, 2014. The Maryland Terrapins were the 2014 NCAA Tournament champions.

2014 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Dates	May 9–25, 2014
Teams	26
Finals site	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Maryland
Champions	Maryland (11th title)
Runner-up	Syracuse (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Northwestern (10th Final Four) Virginia (14th Final Four)
Winning coach	Cathy Reese (2nd title)
MOP	Taylor Cummings, Maryland
Attendance^[1]	10,311 finals 18,567 total
NCAA Division I women's tournaments «2013 2015»

Dates and locations

The NCAA Tournament's ten first-round games were played Friday, May 9, and eight second-round games were played Sunday, May 11. First- and second-round games were hosted by the eight ranked teams. The four quarterfinal games were played Saturday, May 17 on the home fields of the higher-seeded teams. The winners of the four quarterfinal games advanced to the two semifinal games played on May 23 and hosted by Towson University at Johnny Unitas Stadium, the home field of the Towson Tigers football and lacrosse teams. The tournament championship game was played at Johnny Unitas Stadium on May 25.

Tournament field

Thirteen teams automatically qualified for the tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference championships. These teams included No. 1 seed Maryland of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and No. 4 seed Florida of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC).^[2] The remaining thirteen tournament teams were chosen by the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee on an at-large basis; the factors considered by the selection committee included: (1) the NCAA's ratings percentage index (RPI); (2) results against common opponents; (3) significant wins and losses; and (4) evaluation of the ten highest-rated teams on a team's schedule, as defined by strength of schedule and winning percentage.^[3]

The tournament selection committee also awarded seeds to eight tournament teams, granting them the right to host first- and second-round tournament games. In addition, the top six seeds received byes in the first round. Selections were dominated by the ACC, which placed seven teams in the field, including six of the eight seeded teams and the top three teams overall.^[4]

Seeds

1. Maryland (19-1) 2. Syracuse (18-2) 3. North Carolina (14-4) 4. Florida (17-2) 5. Northwestern (12-6) 6. Virginia (10-8) 7. Boston College (13-5) 8. Notre Dame (9-8)

Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Berth Type	RPI^[5]	Record
7	Boston College	ACC	At-large	6	13-5
	Bryant	NEC	Automatic	33	15-3
	Canisius	MAAC	Automatic	25	12-6
	Denver	MPSF	Automatic	9	18-1
	Duke	ACC	At-large	13	9-7
4	Florida	ALC	Automatic	4	17-2
	Georgetown	Big East	At-large	23	10-8
	High Point	Big South	Automatic	28	14-5
	Jacksonville	Atlantic Sun	Automatic	44	14-5
	Johns Hopkins	ALC	At-large	21	15-4
	Louisville	Big East	Automatic	22	15-3
	Loyola (MD)	Patriot	Automatic	12	14–5
1	Maryland	ACC	Automatic	2	19-1
	Massachusetts	Atlantic 10	Automatic	8	18–1
3	North Carolina	ACC	At-large	3	14-4
5	Northwestern	ALC	At-large	5	12-6
8	Notre Dame	ACC	At-large	10	9-8
	Ohio State	ALC	At-large	15	13-6
	Penn	Ivy	Automatic	7	12-4
	Penn State	ALC	At-large	19	10-7
	Princeton	Ivy	At-large	17	11–6
	Stanford	MPSF	At-large	18	14-4
	Stony Brook	America East	Automatic	11	16–3
2	Syracuse	ACC	At-large	1	18-2
	Towson	CAA	Automatic	20	11-7
6	Virginia	ACC	At-large	16	10–8

Tournament bracket

The 2014 NCAA Tournament bracket consisted of 26 teams, eight of whom were seeded No. 1 through No. 8.^[6]

	First round May 9					Second round May 11					Quarterfinals May 17					Semifinals May 23 Towson, Maryland					Championship May 25 Towson, Maryland
						1	Maryland	13
							Penn	5
		Canisius	4
		Penn	9
											1	Maryland	15
												Duke	8
	8	Notre Dame	18
		High Point	4
						8	Notre Dame	8
							Duke	10
		Duke	13
		Stanford	8
																1	Maryland	9
																5	Northwestern	6
						4	Florida	19
							Denver	9
		Denver	12
		Jacksonville	8
											4	Florida	11
											5	Northwestern	12
						5	Northwestern	11
							Louisville	8
		Louisville	11
		Ohio State	10
																					1	Maryland	15
																					2	Syracuse	12
						2	Syracuse	13
							Stony Brook	6
		Stony Brook	10
		Towson	8
											2	Syracuse	11
											7	Boston College	9
	7	Boston College	17
		Bryant	9
						7	Boston College	8
							Loyola	3
		Loyola	10
		Massachusetts	4
																2	Syracuse	16
																6	Virginia	8
						3	North Carolina	10
							Georgetown	8
		Georgetown	9
		Johns Hopkins	8
											3	North Carolina	9
											6	Virginia	10
						6	Virginia	13
							Princeton	11
		Penn State	13
		Princeton	16

See also

• NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
• 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

References

1. "Maryland captures its 11th NCAA women's lacrosse championship," NCAA.com (May 25, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
2. "Committee announces field of 26 for Div. I women's lacrosse tournament," NCAA.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
3. LaxPower.com, WD1 NCAA Tournament Selection Criteria. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
4. "Seven from @ACCWLAX Earn NCAA Bids 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine," TheACC.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
5. "2014 WLax Nitty Gritty Selection" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
6. NCAA.com, Women's Lacrosse, Division I, 2014 Lacrosse Championship. Retrieved February 15, 2015.