2015 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament explained

NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Year:2015
Num Teams:18
Champions:Syracuse (1st title)
Runner-Up:North Carolina (16th title match)
Matches:17
Goals:63
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 35th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the NCAA, to determine the top Division I college field hockey team in the United States. The semifinals and championship match were played at the Phyllis Ocker Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan from November 20 to 22, 2015. This was the first time Michigan hosted the tournament finals.[1]

Syracuse defeated North Carolina, 4–2, to win their first national title.[2]

Qualified teams

Automatic qualifiers

ConferenceChampionRecord
America EastAlbany (NY)19–2
ACCNorth Carolina18–2
Atlantic 10Massachusetts11–8
Big EastConnecticut20–0
Big TenMaryland19–3
CAADelaware16–5
IvyPrinceton10–6
MAACFairfield9–9
MACKent State11–8
PatriotBoston University14–6

At-large qualifiers

TeamConferenceRecord
ACC12–8
ACC12–6
ACC13–6
MichiganBig Ten17–4
VirginiaACC14–5
StanfordMPSF13–6
SyracuseACC19–1
ACC13–5

All-tournament team

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites . Ncaa.com . 2015-09-01.
  2. Web site: Syracuse senior breaks the school record on game-sealing assist . Ncaa.com . 2015-11-25.
  3. Web site: NCAA DI Field Hockey committee selects championship bracket . Ncaa.com . 2015-11-09.