2009 D-I Field Hockey bracket released
November 10, 2009 by jane
Filed under College Athletics, Field Hockey, Pretty Sporty, Student-Athlete
Defending champ Maryland hasn’t lost this year, going 20-0 en route to an ACC title. Tonight, the Terps and 15 others learned their fates in the D-I Selection Show.
Five conferences were awarded automatic qualification. In addition, six conferences competed for three play-in berths and the remaining eight teams were selected at large.
The following conferences and their representatives received automatic qualification:
Atlantic Coast Conference University of Maryland, College Park
Big East Conference University of Connecticut
Big Ten Conference Michigan State University
Colonial Athletic Assn University of Delaware
Ivy Group Princeton University
The teams winning the play-in berths were American University from the Patriot League, the University of Richmond from the Atlantic 10 Conference and Stanford University from the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference.
The NCAA championship bracket lists the eight at-large teams, as well as the pairings, sites and dates.
First- and second-round games will be played on four campus sites November 14 and 15. Wake Forest University will host the semifinals and final, November 20 and 22 at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For ticket information, call 888/758-3322.
In 2008, Maryland claimed its sixth NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship title with a 4-2 victory over Wake Forest at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
To see how the Terps clinched their perfect season and the ACC Championship, check out the video below.
