Maryland Wins Top Rank for NCAA Division 1 Women's Tournament

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Maryland Wins Top Rank for NCAA Division 1 Women's Tournament

Sun May 5, 2019 | Brian Logue | University

Megan Taylor and Maryland lost to Northwestern in the Big Ten final Sunday, but the 18-1 Terps still won first place in the NCAA tournament.

(Scroll down for NCAA Division II and III hooks)

The 28-team squad of the NCAA 2019 Women's Lacrosse Championship was unveiled Sunday night and, as expected, Maryland leads the standings. Just behind the Terps is No.2 Boston College. Both teams remained undefeated until losing in their respective conference league matches.

It was the teams that beat them in the conference finals that took the other two places. North Carolina, who defeated Boston College in the conference championship game on the Atlantic coast, is the third seed. Northwestern, who won the Big Ten title today against Maryland, is fourth seeded.

The ACC finished with four of the top six spots, with Syracuse placing fifth and Virginia placing sixth.

Ivy League champion Princeton is the 7 favorite and the final final was won by Michigan, 8th. This is the first participation in the NCAA Tournament for the Wolverines.

The eight best seeds will serve as home sites for the first and second rounds and the first six seeds will be excluded from the second round.

The action of the tournament begins with a pair of games in the opening round on Tuesday. Southern Conference champion Mercer will face the Atlantic Sun champion in Jacksonville in a match, while North East Conference champion Wagner will face the Atlantic Atlantic Conference champion Fairfield, to the other.

The Johns Hopkins University will host the championship weekend, hosting the semi-finals on Friday, May 24 and the championship game on Sunday, May 26 at the historic Homewood Field.

Here's an overview of the full field of 28 teams and games:

Opening Tour • May 7

Mercer (10-9) to Jacksonville (16-3)
Wagner (15-3) at Fairfield (15-3)

First / Second Round Sites • May 10, 2012

College Park, Md.

Stony Brook (15-4) against James Madison (16-3)
(1) Maryland (18-1) vs. Stony Brook / JMU

Ann Arbor, Mich.

USC (16-3) vs. Denver (14-3)
(8) Michigan (15-3) vs. Jacksonville / Mercer

Syracuse, N.Y.

Penn (12-5) against Georgetown (11-8)
(5) Syracuse vs. Penn / Georgetown

Evanston, Ill.

Notre Dame (13-4 against Stanford (13-5)
(4) Northwestern vs Notre Dame / Stanford

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Florida (13-6) against Johns Hopkins (10-7)
(3) North Carolina (15-3) vs. Florida / Johns Hopkins

Charlottesville, Virginia

Navy (15-4) vs High Point (15-4)
(6) Virginia (12-6) against Marine / Highlight

Princeton, N.J.

Loyola (15-4) vs Richmond (17-3)
(7) Princeton (14-3) vs. Fairfield / Wagner

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Dartmouth (11-5) against Colorado (10-7)
(2) Boston College vs. Dartmouth / Colorado

Division II

The NCAA Division II tournament will begin Friday with LeMoyne, Regis (Colorado), Tampa and West Chester, hosting the four regional teams. The winners will advance to the semifinals and national finals at Grand Valley State, Michigan, May 17-19.

Friday, May 10

Atlantic Region • West Chester, Pa.

(4) Seton Hill at (1) West Chester (16-3)
(2) East Stroudsburg (15-4) vs. (3) Mercyhurst (13-6)

Eastern Region • Syracuse, N.Y.

(4) Mercy (15-4) to (1) LeMoyne (18-1)
(2) LIU Post (16-4) against (3) Adelphi (13-3)

Midwest Region • Denver, Colorado.

(4) Indianapolis (18-1) out of (1) Regis (16-0)
(2) Lindenwood (16-2) against Colorado Mesa (14-3)

South Region • Tampa, Fla.

(4) Queens (17-2) to (1) Tampa (14-3)
(2) South Florida (16-3) vs (3) Rollins (14-2)

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Division III

The two-time defending champion, Gettysburg, is the star of 42 NCAA Division III teams. Activities begin May 10th and 11th, followed by regional tournaments on May 17th and 18th, and semi-finals and championships at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia on May 24th and 25th.

Friday, May 10

First round games

Johnson & Wales, R.I. (16-4) vs. Morrisville State (14-5) in Middlebury
Rhodes (13-3) against Hamline (18-1) at Illinois Wesleyan
Westminster (14-2) against Notre Dame, Md. (11-5) in Gettysburg
Mary Washington (15-4) vs. Wesfield State (11-9) at Wesleyan
Ithaca (13-6) against Meredith (17-4) in Washington and Lee
Merchant Navy (17-0) against Lebanon Valley (11-7) at Salisbury
Catholic (14-4) against Albion (14-4) at Mount Union
State of Plymouth (11-5) vs. New England College (14-5) at Tufts
Brockport State (15-4) vs. SUNY-Canton (14-5) at St. John Fisher
Endicott (14-5) vs. Misericorida (14-5) at York

Saturday, May 11

Second round games

Johnson & Wales / Morrisville to Middlebury (17-1)
Bowdoin (9-7) for William Smith (17-2)
Rhodes / Hamline (18-1) to Illinois Wesleyan (17-2)
Springfield (13-6) at Franklin & Marshall (15-4)

Westminster / Notre Dame, Md. (11-5) to Gettysburg (16-1)
Transylvania (14-4) to Denison (15-4)
Mary Washington / Wesfield State (11-9) at Wesleyan (14-3)
Ithaca / Meredith (17-4) in Washington and Lee (17-2)

Merchant Navy / Lebanon Valley (11-7) at Salisbury (16-3)
George Fox (14-2) at Colorado College (17-1)
Catholic / Albion at Mount Union (17-1)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (16-2) at Amherst (12-5)

Plymouth State / New England College in Tufts (16-2)
Colby (9-6) to TCNJ (13-5)
Brockport State / SUNY-Canton to St. John Fisher (17-1)
Endicott / Misericorida in York (15-5)

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