INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Field Hockey Committee announced today the field of 28 teams that will compete in the 2024 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.
Twenty-four teams will compete in twelve first-round games on campus sites Wednesday, November 13. The twelve first-round winners, along with the four teams that received a first-round bye, will compete at four campus sites during second/third-round play, Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17.
➡️ CLICK OR TAP HERE TO SEE THE FULL BRACKET
The winners of the four sites will advance to the semifinals and final, Friday and Sunday, November 22 and 24, at W&L Turf Stadium at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Semifinals will be played at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern time, Friday, November 22, with the championship game being played at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, November 24. Championship information, including information about tickets, is available at //www.krikya18.com/sports/fieldhockey/d3.
Eighteen conferences have been awarded automatic qualification for their champions into the 2024 championship. There were 10 at-large berths available for all eligible institutions that did not receive automatic qualification.
The 18 conferences and schools receiving automatic qualification are:
| Conference | School |
|---|---|
| Atlantic East Conference | Marywood |
| Centennial Conference | Johns Hopkins |
| Conference of New England | Roger Williams |
| Empire 8 | SUNY Geneseo |
| Great Northeast Athletic Conference | Johnson & Wales (Providence) |
| Landmark Conference | Susquehanna |
| Liberty League | Ithaca |
| Little East Conference | Keene State |
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Westfield State |
| Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | York (Pennsylvania) |
| Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference | Tufts |
| New England Women’s and Men’s Athletics Conference | Babson |
| New Jersey Athletic Conference | Rowan |
| North Coast Athletic Conference | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference | Shenandoah |
| State University of New York Athletic Conference | SUNY Cortland |
| United East Conference | St. Mary’s (Maryland) |
The 10 at-large teams are:
- Bates
- Bryn Mawr
- Christopher Newport
- Lynchburg
- Middlebury
- Messiah
- Salisbury
- Ursinus
- Wesleyan (Connecticut)
- Williams
In 2023, Middlebury won its eighth NCAA championship, seventh in last eight seasons, and sixth straight after a 2-0 win in the title game at Jennings Family Stadium at Christopher Newport University.
