The NCAA Division I field hockey tournament is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion.

In addition, North Carolina has finished national runner-up an NCAA record eleven times.

The first NCAA women's national championship events were staged November 21–22, 1981, in cross country and field hockey.

The tournament originally began with six teams but has since expanded to 18; at different times a third-place game has been played as well.

The play-in games and first two rounds are played at the home turf of the higher seeds in each matchup.