DI field hockey: 2024 selection show
Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA DI field hockey championship, including the bracket, schedule and scores.
The tournament bracket was revealed during a selection show on Sunday, Nov. 10 on krikya18.com. Ten teams received automatic qualification into the tournament via conference championships, with the remaining eight teams selected at-large by the Division I Field Hockey Committee.
The tournament began with two opening-round games on Wednesday, Nov. 13. First and second-round games will follow on Nov. 15 and 17. The semifinals and national championship game Nov. 22-24 will be played at Phyllis Ocker Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2024 NCAA field hockey tournament bracket
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2024 NCAA DI field hockey tournament scores
Sunday, Nov. 17
Second round
- No. 1 North Carolina vs. Duke, 12 p.m. ET
- No. 4 Saint Joesph's vs. Princeton, 12 p.m. ET
- UMass vs. Harvard, 1 p.m. ET
- No. 2 Northwestern vs. Virginia, 2 p.m. ET
Friday, Nov. 15
First round
- Virginia 2, Michigan 1
- Harvard 1, Syracuse 0 (F/OT)
- Duke 1, Maryland 0
- Princeton 1, Boston College 0
- No. 4 Saint Joseph's 1, Lafayette 0
- No. 1 North Carolina 4, Delaware 0
- UMass 2, No. 3 UConn 1
- No. 2 Northwestern 9, Miami (Ohio) 2
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Opening round
2024 NCAA field hockey tournament schedule
- Selection show: Sunday, Nov. 10 at 10 p.m. ET on krikya18.com
- Opening Round: Wednesday, Nov. 13
- First and second rounds: Friday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 17
- Semifinals: Friday, Nov. 22 at noon and 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+
- National championship: Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU
Championship history
Below is the complete DI field hockey team championship history since 1981. North Carolina has won five of the last six titles, including the past two seasons.
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
