[1] It was the 37th annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2018 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf.
This was the fourth time, following the previous three years, that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location; the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was held in Stillwater after the women's championship from May 25–30.
[3] Similar to 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, all teams competed for three days (54 holes) on a stroke-play basis from Friday until Sunday.
On Monday, the lowest scoring player was awarded as the national champion for the individual title at the conclusion of the 72 holes stroke-play event.
[5] The 8 teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.