1981 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

1981 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Country  United States
Teams 6
Champions Connecticut (1st title)
Runners-up Massachusetts (1st title game)
Matches played 5
Goals scored 15 (3 per match)

The 1981 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the inaugural organized women's collegiate field hockey tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Connecticut Huskies won the first championship, defeating the Massachusetts Minutewomen in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First round     Semifinals     Final
                           
       Massachusetts 1  
   Long Beach State 2      Long Beach State 0    
   San Jose State 1          Massachusetts 1
       Connecticut 4
       Old Dominion 0    
   Connecticut (2OT) 2      Connecticut 3  
   Purdue 1  

References

  1. "1981 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved October 9, 2013.