2023 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

2023 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina (11th title)
Runners-upNorthwestern (3rd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored61 (3.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Charly Bruder, North Carolina (4)
Awards
Best playerMaddie Kahn, North Carolina

The 2023 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 43rd annual tournament organized by the NCAA, to determine the national champion of Division I women's college field hockey in the United States.

The semi-finals and championship match were played at the Karen Shelton Stadium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on November 17 and 19, 2023.[1]

Qualified teams

Bracket

Opening round
November 8, 2023
Campus sites
First round
November 10, 2023
Campus sites
Second round
November 12, 2023
Campus sites
Semifinals
November 17, 2023
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Karen Shelton Stadium
Championship
November 19, 2023
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Karen Shelton Stadium
               
1 North Carolina 6
William & Mary 1
William & Mary* 4
Sacred Heart 0
1 North Carolina 4
Harvard 2
Rutgers 1
Harvard 2
1 North Carolina 2
Virginia 0
Virginia 2
St. Joseph's 1
Virginia 4
4 Maryland 0
Old Dominion 0
4 Maryland 3
1 North Carolina 1 (3 PSO)
2 Northwestern 1 (2)
3 Duke 2
American 1
3 Duke 2
Syracuse 1
Syracuse 1(2)
Liberty 1(1)
3 Duke 1
2 Northwestern 2
Iowa 1(1)
Louisville 1(2)
Louisville 2
2 Northwestern 3
California* 0
Miami (OH) 3
Miami (OH) 0
2 Northwestern 3

Attendances

The five college field hockey teams with the highest average home attendance in 2023:

#ClubAverage attendance[2]
1North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey1,074
2Maryland Terrapins field hockey704
3Michigan Wolverines field hockey559
4Rutgers Scarlet Knights field hockey501
5Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey472

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2023 NCAA Fall Championship Sechedule". NCAA.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "2024 NCAA FIELD HOCKEY ATTENDANCE" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 4 Oct 2025.