INDIANAPOLIS â The NCAA Division III Womenâs Lacrosse Committee has selected the 42 teams that will compete in the 2018 NCAA Division III Womenâs Lacrosse Championship.
Twenty-nine conferences have been awarded automatic qualification for the championship. Two teams have been selected from Pool B, which consists of independent institutions and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification. The final 11 berths are reserved for Pool C, which includes the remaining institutions in conferences with automatic qualification that are not the conference champion plus remaining independents and members of non-qualifying conferences.
RELATED: Interactive bracket
Ten first-round games will be conducted Saturday, May 12 with the winners advancing to the second round. Sixteen second-round games will be conducted on Sunday, May 13 with the winners advancing to one of four regional sites Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20. Winners of the four regionals will advance to the semifinals and final, which take place Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27 at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of Salem will serve as hosts for the championship.
Conferences and Teams Receiving Automatic Qualification (29):
| Conference | School |
|---|---|
| Capital Athletic Conference | Salisbury University |
| Centennial Conference | Gettysburg Conference |
| College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Colonial States Athletic Conference | Cabrini University |
| Commonwealth Coast Conference | Endicott College |
| Empire 8 | St. John Fisher College |
| Great Northeast Athletic Conference | Johnson & Wales University (RI) |
| Landmark Conference | Catholic University |
| Liberty League | William Smith College |
| Little East Conference | Plymouth State University |
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Westfield State University |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Calvin College |
| Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | Messiah College |
| Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham |
| Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference | Hamline University |
| New England Collegiate Conference | Elms College |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference | Middlebury College |
| New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | Babson College |
| New Jersey Athletic Conference | The College of New Jersey |
| North Atlantic Conference | Castleton University |
| North Coast Athletic Conference | Denison University |
| North Eastern Athletic Conference | Morrisville State College |
| Ohio Athletic Conference | University of Mount Union |
| Ohio River Women's Lacrosse Conference | Transylvania University |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference | Washington and Lee University |
| Skyline Conference | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy |
| Southern Athletic Association | Rhodes College |
| State University of New York Athletic Conference | SUNY Cortland |
| USA South Athletic Conference | Meredith College |
| Pool B Berths |
|---|
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
| Colorado College |
| Pool C Berths |
|---|
| Amherst College |
| Bowdoin College |
| Franklin & Marshall College |
| University of Mary Washington |
| Rowan University |
| Springfield College |
| Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Trinity College (CT) |
| Tufts University |
| Wesleyan Univesity (CT) |
| York College (PA) |
For more information about the 2018 NCAA Division III Womenâs Lacrosse Championship, including a complete bracket with dates, sites and pairings, log on to NCAA.com.
