NCAA DI Field Hockey 2025: Tournament Bracket, Schedule, and Selection Info

2025 NCAA DI field hockey championship bracket

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