The NCAA Division I Women 's Lacrosse Committee selected sixteen teams to compete in the 2012 Division I Women 's Lacrosse Tournament . Eight teams were selected on an " automatic qualifier " basis . The tournament champions of five conferences , including the America East Conference , the American Lacrosse Conference ( ALC ) , the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) , the Big East Conference and the Ivy League , received automatic invitations to the NCAA Tournament . These five teams included the Albany Great Danes of the America East , the No. 1 seed Florida Gators of the ALC , the No. 3 seed Maryland Terrapins of the ACC , the No. 6 seed Loyola Greyhounds of the Big East , and the Dartmouth Big Green of the Ivy League
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship