2020 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 40th annual tournament organized by the NCAA, to determine the national champion of Division I women's college field hockey in the United States.

2020 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina (9th title)
Runner-upMichigan (3rd title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored44 (4 per match)
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The semifinals and championship match were scheduled to be played at LR Hill Sport Complex at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia from November 20 to 22, 2020, however, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The semifinals and championship match was held from May 7 to 9, 2021 at Karen Shelton Stadium at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Qualified teams

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  • A total of 12 teams qualified for the 2020 tournament. Nine teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional three teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[2]

Bracket

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First round
April 30, 2021
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
May 2, 2021
Campus sites
Semifinals
May 7, 2021
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Karen Shelton Stadium
Championship
May 9, 2021
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Karen Shelton Stadium
1 North Carolina 2
Miami (OH) 4 Stanford 0
Stanford 5 1 North Carolina 3
4 Iowa 0
2 Michigan 2
VCU 1 Bucknell 0
Bucknell 2 1 North Carolina 4
2 Michigan 3
3 Louisville 1
UConn 5 UConn 0
Rider 0 3 Louisville 1
2 Michigan 2
4 Iowa 3
Northwestern 4 Northwestern 1
Delaware 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-22 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee announces 2020 championship field". NCAA.com. April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.