NCAA DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship 2025: Full Bracket, Selection Show Details & Where to Watch

A live selection show for the 2025 NCAA DI women’s lacrosse championship will air on ESPNU on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. ET. Of the 29 teams in the field, 14 are at-large choices and 15 are conference champions who receive automatic bids. On May 23–25, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, will host the final rounds of the single-elimination tournament.

DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship Bracket 2025-

Here’s a look at this year’s bracket:

DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule 2025-

All times listed in ET.

Selection show | Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. — ESPNU
First round | Friday, May 9 — ESPN+
Second round | Sunday, May 11 — ESPN+
Quarterfinals | Thursday, May 15 — ESPNU
- Noon
- 2:30 p.m.
- 5 p.m.
- 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals | Friday, May 23 — ESPNU
- 3 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
Final | Sunday, May 25 — ESPNU
- Noon

History of the DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship-

Boston College defeated the 2023 winners, Northwestern, to win the championship last year. This is a list of all the winners and runners-up since women’s lacrosse was added to Division I in 2001.

Year	Champion	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	Boston College	Acacia Walker-Weinstein	14-13	Northwestern	Cary, N.C.
2023	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	18-6	Boston College	Cary, N.C.
2022	North Carolina	Jenny Levy	12-11	Boston College	Baltimore, Md.
2021	Boston College	Acacia Walker-Weinstein	16-10	Syracuse	Towson, Md.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19	—	—	—	—
2019	Maryland	Cathy Reese	12-10	Boston College	Baltimore, Md.
2018	James Madison	Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe	16-15	Boston College	Stony Brook, N.Y.
2017	Maryland	Cathy Reese	16-13	Boston College	Foxborough, Mass.
2016	North Carolina	Jenny Levy	13-7	Maryland	Chester, Pa.
2015	Maryland	Cathy Reese	9-8	North Carolina	Chester, Pa.
2014	Maryland	Cathy Reese	15-12	Syracuse	Towson, Md.
2013	North Carolina	Jenny Levy	13-12 (3OT)	Maryland	Villanova
2012	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	8-6	Syracuse	Stony Brook
2011	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	8-7	Maryland	Stony Brook
2010	Maryland	Cathy Reese	13-11	Northwestern	Towson
2009	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	21-7	North Carolina	Towson
2008	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	10-6	Penn	Towson
2007	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	15-13	Virginia	Penn
2006	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	7-4	Dartmouth	Boston University
2005	Northwestern	Kelly Amonte Hiller	13-10	Virginia	Navy
2004	Virginia	Julie Myres	10-4	Princeton	Princeton
2003	Princeton	Chris Sailer	8-7 (OT)	Virginia	Syracuse
2002	Princeton	Chris Sailer	12-7	Georgetown	Loyola (Md.)
2001	Maryland	Cindy Timchal	14-13 (OT)	Georgetown	Johns Hopkins