The 2021 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 41st annual tournament organized by the NCAA, to determine the national champion of Division I women's college field hockey in the United States.
The semifinals and championship match were played at the Phyllis Ocker Field at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 19 and 21, 2021.
Maine made their debut appearance in the national championship tournament.
Northwestern won their first NCAA title, and the school's ninth national title across all sports. During the tournament, they faced three-time defending national champion North Carolina, #2 seed Iowa, top scoring defense Harvard, and top scoring offense Liberty.
Qualified teams
A total of 18 teams qualified for the 2021 tournament, a return to the pre-COVID pandemic format from 2019. 10 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional 8 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic qualifiers Conference Champion Record Appearance LastAmerica EastMaine15-61st—ACCNorth Carolina13-638th2020Atlantic 10Saint Joseph's16-44th2019Big EastLiberty17-23rd2014Big TenRutgers18-34th2018CAADelaware12-812th2020IvyHarvard15-17th2018Mid-AmericanMiami (OH)11-106th2020NortheastFairfield14-75th2019PatriotAmerican13-311th2016
At-large qualifiers Team Conference Record Appearance LastIowaBig Ten16-226th2020LouisvilleACC16-39th2020MarylandBig Ten13-633rd2019MichiganBig Ten15-418th2020NorthwesternBig Ten14-517th2020Penn StateBig Ten14-534th2018SyracuseACC13-515th2019VirginiaACC12-825th2019
Bracket
See also NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship
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