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| Founded | 1981; 44 years ago (1981) |
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| Region |  United States |
| Teams | 8 |
| Current champions | Shippensburg (6th) |
| Most championships | Bloomsburg (13) |
| Broadcaster | ESPNU |
| Website | NCAA.com |
TheNCAA Division II field hockey tournament is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women'sDivision II collegiatefield hockey in theUnited States. The tournament was held from 1981 and 1983, discontinued from 1984 and 1991, was re-instated in 1992, and has been held every year since.[1]
Between 1984 and 1991, Division II teams competed in theNCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.
The most successful team are theBloomsburg Huskies, with thirteen titles.Shippensburg are the current champions, winning their sixth national title in 2025.
Teams fromPennsylvania have historically dominated the tournament. Aside from 1981, every year that small college championships have been conducted (AIAW: 1979 to 1981, NCAA: 1981 to 2012), one or more teams from Pennsylvania have played in either or both Division II and Division III national title games, winning 29 of 38 such games.
Currently, eight teams compete in each national championship tournament. The first round is typically played on the campus of the higher-seeded teams, and the semifinal and championship rounds are held at a pre-determined site.
| NCAA Division II field hockey tournament | ||||||
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| Year | Site (Host Team) | Championship Results | ||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | ||||
| 1981 Details | Misenheimer, NC (Pfeiffer) | Pfeiffer | 5–3 | Bentley | ||
| 1982 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Lock Haven | 4–1 | Bloomsburg | ||
| 1983 Details | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) | Bloomsburg | 1–0 | Lock Haven | ||
| 1984–1991 | Not held | |||||
| 1992 Details | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) | Lock Haven(2) | 3–1 | Bloomsburg | ||
| 1993 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Bloomsburg(2) | 2–1 (2 OTPS) | Lock Haven | ||
| 1994 Details | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) | Lock Haven(3) | 2–1 | Bloomsburg | ||
| 1995 Details | Lock Haven(4) | 1–0 | ||||
| 1996 Details | Bloomsburg(3) | 1–0 | Lock Haven | |||
| 1997 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Bloomsburg(4) | 2–0 | Kutztown | ||
| 1998 Details | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) | Bloomsburg(5) | 4–3 (OT) | Lock Haven | ||
| 1999 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Bloomsburg(6) | 2–0 | Bentley | ||
| 2000 Details | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) | Lock Haven | 2–0 | |||
| 2001 Details | Waltham, MA (Bentley) | Bentley | 4–2 | East Stroudsburg | ||
| 2002 Details | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) | Bloomsburg(7) | 5–0 | Bentley | ||
| 2003 Details | Lowell, MA (UMass Lowell) | Bloomsburg(8) | 4–1 | UMass Lowell | ||
| 2004 Details | Bloomsburg(9) | 3–2 (OT) | Bentley | |||
| 2005 Details | Shippensburg, PA (Shippensburg) | UMass Lowell | 2–1 (2OT) | Bloomsburg | ||
| 2006 Details | Pensacola, FL | Bloomsburg(10) | 2–1 | Bentley | ||
| 2007 Details | Lowell, MA (UMass Lowell) | Bloomsburg(11) | 5–2 | UMass Lowell | ||
| 2008 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Bloomsburg(12) | 6–2 | |||
| 2009 Details | North Easton, MA (Stonehill) | Bloomsburg(13) | 3–2 | |||
| 2010 Details | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) | UMass Lowell(2) | 1–0 | Shippensburg | ||
| 2011 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | West Chester | 2–1 | UMass Lowell | ||
| 2012 Details | Lowell, MA (UMass Lowell) | West Chester(2) | 5–0 | |||
| 2013 Details | Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) | Shippensburg | 2–1 (OT) | LIU Post | ||
| 2014 Details | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) | Millersville | 1–0 | |||
| 2015 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | East Stroudsburg | 1–0 | Merrimack | ||
| 2016 Details | North Easton, MA (Stonehill) | Shippensburg(2) | 2-1 | LIU Post | ||
| 2017 Details | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) | Shippensburg(3) | 4–1 | |||
| 2018 Details | Pittsburgh, PA (Duquesne) | Shippensburg(4) | 1–0 | East Stroudsburg | ||
| 2019 Details | Millersville, PA (Millersville) | West Chester(3) | 2–1 | Saint Anselm | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 Details | Millersville, PA (Millersville) | Shippensburg(5) | 3–0 | West Chester | ||
| 2022 Details | Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific) | East Stroudsburg(2) | 1–0 | Shippensburg | ||
| 2023 Details | Manchester, NH (Saint Anselm) | Kutztown | 2–1 | East Stroudsburg | ||
| 2024 Details | Gaffney, SC (Limestone) | Saint Anselm | 1–0 | Kutztown | ||
| 2025 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Shippensburg | 3–2 (OT) | Newberry | ||
| School | Titles | Years |
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| Bloomsburg | 13 | 1983, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Shippensburg | 6 | 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2025 |
| Lock Haven | 5 | 1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000 |
| East Stroudsburg | 2 | 2015, 2022 |
| Saint Anselm | 1 | 2024 |
| Kutztown | 1 | 2023 |
| Millersville | 1 | 2014 |
| Bentley | 1 | 2001 |
| School | Titles | Years |
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| UMass Lowell | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| Pfeiffer | 1 | 1981 |
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