On Sunday, November 9 at 10 p.m. ET, NCAA.com will host a selection show to kick off the 2025 NCAA DI field hockey championship. Ten automatic qualifiers and eight at-large bids make up the 18-team tournament.
Everything you need to know about the DI field hockey tournament in 2025 is provided here.
2025 DI field hockey championship bracket
2025 DI field hockey championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Selection show: 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 | on NCAA.com
- Opening round: Wednesday, Nov. 12
- First round and second rounds: Friday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 16
- Semifinals: Noon or 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 | on ESPNU
- National championship: 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 | on ESPNU
NCAA DI field hockey championship history
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern (22-1) | Tracey Fuchs | 5-0 | Saint Joseph’s | Ann Arbor |
| 2023 | North Carolina (18-3) | Erin Matson | 2-1 | Northwestern | North Carolina |
| 2022 | North Carolina (21-0) | Karen Shelton | 2-1 | Northwestern | Connecticut |
| 2021 | Northwestern (18-5) | Tracey Fuchs | 2-0 | Liberty | Michigan |
| 2020 | North Carolina (19-1) | Karen Shelton | 4-3 | Michigan | North Carolina |
| 2019 | North Carolina (23-0) | Karen Shelton | 6-1 | Princeton | Wake Forest |
| 2018 | North Carolina (23-0) | Karen Shelton | 2-0 | Maryland | Louisville |
| 2017 | Connecticut (23-0) | Nancy Stevens | 2-1 | Maryland | Louisville |
| 2016 | Delaware (23-2) | Rolf van de Kerkhof | 3-2 | North Carolina | Old Dominion |
| 2015 | Syracuse (21-1) | Ange Bradley | 4-2 | North Carolina | Michigan |
| 2014 | Connecticut (20-3) | Nancy Stevens | 1-0 | Syracuse | Maryland |
| 2013 | Connecticut (21-4) | Nancy Stevens | 2-0 | Duke | Old Dominion |
| 2012 | Princeton (20-1) | Kristen Holmes-Winn | 3-2 | North Carolina | Old Dominion |
| 2011 | Maryland (19-4) | Missy Meharg | 3-2 (ot) | North Carolina | Louisville |
| 2010 | Maryland (23-1) | Missy Meharg | 3-2 (2 ot) | North Carolina | Maryland |
| 2009 | North Carolina (20-2) | Karen Shelton | 3-2 | Maryland | Wake Forest |
| 2008 | Maryland (22-2) | Missy Meharg | 4-2 | Wake Forest | Louisville |
| 2007 | North Carolina (24-0) | Karen Shelton | 3-0 | Penn State | Maryland |
| 2006 | Maryland (23-2) | Missy Meharg | 1-0 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest |
| 2005 | Maryland (23-2) | Missy Meharg | 1-0 | Duke | Louisville |
| 2004 | Wake Forest (20-3) | Jennifer Averill | 3-0 | Duke | Wake Forest |
| 2003 | Wake Forest (22-1) | Jennifer Averill | 3-1 | Duke | Massachusetts |
| 2002 | Wake Forest (20-2) | Jennifer Averill | 2-0 | Penn State | Louisville |
| 2001 | Michigan (18-5) | Marcia Pankratz | 2-0 | Maryland | Kent State |
| 2000 | Old Dominion (25-1) | Beth Anders | 3-1 | North Carolina | Old Dominion |
| 1999 | Maryland (24-1) | Missy Meharg | 2-1 | Michigan | Northeastern |
| 1998 | Old Dominion (23-2) | Beth Anders | 3-2 | Princeton | Penn |
| 1997 | North Carolina (20-3) | Karen Shelton | 3-2 | Old Dominion | Connecticut |
| 1996 | North Carolina (23-1) | Karen Shelton | 3-0 | Princeton | Boston College |
| 1995 | North Carolina (24-0) | Karen Shelton | 5-1 | Maryland | Wake Forest |
| 1994 | James Madison (20-3-1) | Christy Morgan | 2-1 (2 ot)* | North Carolina | Northeastern |
| 1993 | Maryland (21-3) | Missy Meharg | 2-1 (2 ot)* | North Carolina | Rutgers |
| 1992 | Old Dominion (25-0) | Beth Anders | 4-0 | Iowa | VCU |
| 1991 | Old Dominion (26-0) | Beth Anders | 2-0 | North Carolina | Villanova |
| 1990 | Old Dominion (23-2-1) | Beth Anders | 5-0 | North Carolina | Rutgers |
| 1989 | North Carolina (20-2) | Karen Shelton | 2-1 (3 ot)* | Old Dominion | Springfield |
| 1988 | Old Dominion (26-1) | Beth Anders | 2-1 | Iowa | Penn |
| 1987 | Maryland (18-4-1) | Sue Tyler | 2-1 (ot) | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 1986 | Iowa (19-2-1) | Judith Davidson | 2-1 (2 ot) | New Hampshire | Old Dominion |
| 1985 | Connecticut (19-2) | Diane Wright | 3-2 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion |
| 1984 | Old Dominion (23-0) | Beth Anders | 5-1 | Iowa | Springfield |
| 1983 | Old Dominion (23-0) | Beth Anders | 3-1 (3 ot) | Connecticut | Penn |
| 1982 | Old Dominion (20-1) | Beth Anders | 3-2 | Connecticut | Temple |
| 1981 | Connecticut (15-2-3) | Diane Wright | 4-1 | Massachusetts | Connecticut |
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