Stanford women’s lacrosse overcame top-seeded Denver to win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament title this past weekend, but the Cardinal couldn’t overcome the NCAA selection committee on Monday. Stanford failed to make the 16-team NCAA Tournament which begins this Sunday.

Seven conferences received automatic bids to the tournament while eight other spots were given on an at-large basis; the final team came down to a play-in match between the winners of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Northeast Conference.

The MPSF, which features six teams, had none of its schools advance to the NCAA Tournament. Denver, which was ranked No. 15 in the nation prior to its MPSF title run, was noticeably absent.

The Cardinal women officially ended their 2007 campaign with their third straight MPSF title and a 9-8 overall, 3-2 conference record.