2014 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

Sporting event Women's 2014 May 9–25, 2014 26 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Maryland Maryland 11th Syracuse 2nd Northwestern 10th Virginia 14th Cathy Reese 2nd Taylor Cummings Maryland 10,311 18,567 "Maryland captures its 11th NCAA women's lacrosse championship," NCAA.com (May 25, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015. 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. 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)."Committee announces field of 26 for Div. I women's lacrosse tournament," NCAA.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015. 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.LaxPower.com, WD1 NCAA Tournament Selection CriteriaAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot . Retrieved May 16, 2012. 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."Seven from @ACCWLAX Earn NCAA Bids https://web.archive.org/web/20150215191612/http://www.theacc.com/news/Seven-from-ACCWLAX-Earn-NCAA-Bids_05-04-14_t4g7zc 2015-02-15 ," TheACC.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015. Teams Seed School Conference Berth Type RPIhttps://extra.ncaa.org/solutions/rpi/Stats%20Library/5-4-2014%20WLAX%20Nitty%20Gritty.pdf 2014 WLax Nitty Gritty Selection NCAA November 17, 2017 Record1 MarylandACC Automatic219–12 Syracuse ACC At-large118–2Wilcox Timmy Syracuse's 2014 squad established program's consistent model through record 21 wins https://dailyorange.com/2024/04/syracuses-womens-lacrosse-2014-team-established-consistency/ 4 April 2024 The Daily Orange 4 April 20243 North Carolina ACC At-large314–44 FloridaALC Automatic417–25 Northwestern ALC At-large512–66 Virginia ACC At-large1610–87 Boston College ACC At-large6 13–58 Notre Dame ACC At-large109–8 BryantNEC Automatic3315–3 CanisiusMAAC Automatic25 12–6 DenverMPSF Automatic918–1 Duke ACC At-large139–7 Georgetown Big East At-large23 10–8 High PointBig South Automatic2814–5 JacksonvilleAtlantic Sun Automatic4414–5 Johns Hopkins ALC At-large2115–4 LouisvilleBig East Automatic2215–3 Loyola (MD)Patriot Automatic1214–5 MassachusettsAtlantic 10 Automatic818–1 Ohio State ALC At-large1513–6 PennIvy Automatic712–4 Penn State ALC At-large1910–7 Princeton Ivy At-large1711–6 Stanford MPSF At-large1814–4 Stony BrookAmerica East Automatic1116–3 TowsonCAA Automatic2011–7 Tournament bracket The 2014 NCAA Tournament bracket consisted of 26 teams, eight of whom were seeded No. 1 through No. 8.NCAA.com, Women's Lacrosse, Division I, 2014 Lacrosse Championship. Retrieved February 15, 2015. First roundMay 9 Second round May 11 QuarterfinalsMay 17 SemifinalsMay 23Towson, Maryland ChampionshipMay 25Towson, Maryland Canisius 4 Penn 9 8 Notre Dame 18 High Point 4 Duke 13 Stanford 8 Denver 12 Jacksonville 8 Louisville 11 Ohio State 10 Stony Brook 10 Towson 8 7 Boston College 17 Bryant 9 Loyola 10 Massachusetts 4 Georgetown 9 Johns Hopkins 8 Penn State 13 Princeton 16 1 Maryland 13 Penn 5 8 Notre Dame 8 Duke 10 4 Florida 19 Denver 9 5 Northwestern 11 Louisville 8 2 Syracuse 13 Stony Brook 6 7 Boston College 8 Loyola 3 3 North Carolina 10 Georgetown 8 6 Virginia 13 Princeton 11 1 Maryland 15 Duke 8 4 Florida 11 5 Northwestern 12 2 Syracuse 11 7 Boston College 9 3 North Carolina 9 6 Virginia 10 1 Maryland 9 5 Northwestern 6 2 Syracuse 16 6 Virginia 8 1 Maryland 15 2 Syracuse 12 See also NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship References NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Category:NCAA women's lacrosse tournaments NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Category:Women's sports in Maryland Category:Lacrosse in Maryland