NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion.

Women's Division I Soccer Championship
Organizing bodyNCAA
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Number of teams64
Current champion(s)FSU (4th title)
Most successful team(s)North Carolina
(22 titles)
Television broadcastersESPNU
ESPN+[1]
Websitencaa.com/soccer
2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

History

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The NCAA began conducting a single division Women's Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament. The tournament became the Division I Championship in 1986, when Division III was created for non-scholarship programs. Currently, the tournament field consists of 64 teams. The semifinals and final of the tournament, held at a single site every year, are collectively known as the Women's College Cup (analogous to the College Cup in men's soccer).

Historically, North Carolina has been the dominant school in Division I women's soccer. Known widely as one of the most successful collegiate programs in any NCAA sport, the Tar Heels have won 22 national championships of the 31 NCAA tournaments contested. They also won the only AIAW national championship in soccer in 1981. The Tar Heels have reached the College Cup 30 times. Head coach Anson Dorrance is considered one of the greatest women's soccer coaches in NCAA history, leading the Tar Heels since the inception of the program in 1979.

Only six other schools have multiple titles, Notre Dame (3 titles, 5-times runner-up and 12 College Cup appearances), Florida State (4 titles, 3-time runner-up and 12 college cup appearances), Stanford (3 titles, 2-times runner-up and 10 College Cup appearances), Santa Clara (2 titles, 1-time runner up and 11 College Cup appearances), Portland (2 titles, 1-time runner-up and 8 College Cup appearances), and USC (2 titles, 2 College Cup appearances).

Champions

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NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
Ed.YearTeam ChampionshipHost cityStadiumThird Place FinalAtt.
ChampionScoreRunner-upChampionScoreRunner-up
11982North Carolina (1)
1–0
Central FloridaOrlandoUCF KnightsConnecticut
2–1
UMSL1,000
21983North Carolina (2)
4–0
George MasonOrlandoUCF KnightsMassachusetts
1–0
Connecticut700
31984North Carolina (3)
2–0
ConnecticutChapel HillFetzer FieldMassachusetts
4–1
California3,500
41985George Mason (1)
2–0
North CarolinaFairfaxGeorge Mason StadiumColorado College, Massachusetts4,500
51986North Carolina (4)
2–0
Colorado CollegeFairfaxGeorge Mason StadiumGeorge Mason, Massachusetts1,000
61987North Carolina (5)
1–0
MassachusettsHadleyWarren McGuirk StadiumCalifornia, UCF3,651
71988North Carolina (6)
4–1
NC StateChapel HillFetzer FieldCalifornia, Wisconsin3,500
81989North Carolina (7)
2–0
Colorado CollegeRaleighMethod RoadNC State, Santa Clara1,625
91990North Carolina (8)
6–0
ConnecticutChapel HillFetzer FieldColorado College, Santa Clara3,200
101991North Carolina (9)
3–1
WisconsinChapel HillFetzer FieldColorado College, Virginia3,800
111992North Carolina (10)
9–1
DukeChapel HillFetzer FieldHartford, Santa Clara3,573
121993North Carolina (11)
6–0
George MasonChapel HillFetzer FieldMassachusetts, Stanford5,721
131994North Carolina (12)
5–0
Notre DamePortlandMerlo FieldConnecticut, Portland5,000
141995Notre Dame (1)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
PortlandChapel HillFetzer FieldNorth Carolina, SMU6,926
151996North Carolina (13)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Notre DameSanta ClaraBuck Shaw StadiumPortland, Santa Clara8,800
161997North Carolina (14)
2–0
ConnecticutGreensboroUNCG Soccer StadiumNotre Dame, Santa Clara3,200
171998Florida (1)
1–0
North CarolinaGreensboroUNCG Soccer StadiumPortland, Santa Clara10,583
181999North Carolina (15)
2–0
Notre DameSan JoseSpartan StadiumPenn State, Santa Clara14,410
192000North Carolina (16)
2–1
UCLASan JoseSpartan StadiumNotre Dame, Portland9,566
202001Santa Clara (1)
1–0
North CarolinaUniversity ParkGerald J. Ford StadiumFlorida, Portland7,090
212002Portland (1)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Santa ClaraAustinMike A. Myers StadiumNorth Carolina, Penn State10,027
222003North Carolina (17)
6–0
ConnecticutCarySAS Soccer ParkFlorida State, UCLA10,042
232004Notre Dame (2)1–1 (4–3 p)UCLACarySAS Soccer ParkPrinceton, Santa Clara7,644
242005Portland (2)
4–0
UCLACollege StationAggie Soccer StadiumFlorida State, Penn State6,578
252006North Carolina (18)
2–1
Notre DameCarySAS Soccer ParkFlorida State, UCLA8,349
262007USC (1)
2–0
Florida StateCollege StationAggie Soccer StadiumNotre Dame, UCLA8,255
272008North Carolina (19)
2–1
Notre DameCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkStanford, UCLA9,055
282009North Carolina (20)
1–0
StanfordCollege StationAggie Soccer StadiumNotre Dame, UCLA8,536
292010Notre Dame (3)
1–0
StanfordCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkBoston College, Ohio State7,833
302011Stanford (1)
1–0
DukeKennesawFifth Third Bank StadiumFlorida State, Wake Forest9,241
312012North Carolina (21)
4–1
Penn StateSan DiegoTorero StadiumFlorida State, Stanford7,289
322013UCLA (1)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Florida StateCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkVirginia, Virginia Tech8,806*
332014Florida State (1)
1–0
VirginiaBoca RatonFAU StadiumStanford, Texas A&M4,137
342015Penn State (1)
1–0
DukeCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkFlorida State, Rutgers10,676
352016USC (2)
3–1
West VirginiaSan JoseAvaya StadiumGeorgetown, North Carolina6,612
362017Stanford (2)
3–2
UCLAOrlandoOrlando City StadiumSouth Carolina, Duke1,938
372018Florida State (2)
1–0
North CarolinaCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkStanford, Georgetown12,512
382019Stanford (3)
0–0 (5–4 p)
North CarolinaSan JoseAvaya StadiumUCLA, Washington State9,591 [n 1]
392020Santa Clara (2)
1–1 (4–1 p)
Florida StateCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkNorth Carolina, Virginia5000
402021Florida State (3)
0-0 (4–3 p)
BYUSanta ClaraStevens StadiumSanta Clara, Rutgers7,087
412022UCLA (2)North CarolinaCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkFlorida State, Alabama9,531
422023Florida State (4)StanfordCaryWakeMed Soccer ParkBYU, Clemson3,954
Notes
  1. ^ The reported attendance for 2013 is the number of tickets sold for the match. Actual game attendance was less than 3,000.[2]

Team titles

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North Carolina
Florida State
Stanford
Notre
Dame
Santa Clara
USC
Portland
Penn State
UCLA
Florida
George Mason
National Championships by school: 21, 4, 3, 2, 1
TeamTitlesYears won
North Carolina211982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Florida State4
2014, 2018, 2021, 2023
Stanford3
2011, 2017, 2019
Notre Dame3
1995, 2004, 2010
Santa Clara2
2001, 2020
USC2
2007, 2016
Portland2
2002, 2005
UCLA2
2013, 2022
Penn State1
2015
Florida1
1998
George Mason1
1985

Performance by team

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  •  •  First round
  •  24   32  Round of 24 (1993 - 1994); Round of 32 (1995 - present)
  •  12   16  Round of 12 (1982 - 1992); Round of 16 (1993 - present)
  •  QF  Quarterfinals
  •  SF  Semifinals
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  CH  National Champion

In 2001 and 2002, the top 8 teams were seeded 1 through 8. The top 4 teams are shown with double underline, and next 4 teams are shown with dotted underline. Since 2003, the top 16 teams have been seeded, and the top 4 teams are shown with double underline, and next 12 teams are shown with dotted underline.

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24144Florida State163216SFSFSFRUQFQFQFSFSFRUCHSF3216CHQFRUCHSFCH
32113Stanford12QFQFSFQF2432163216QF321616SFRURUCHSF16SFQF32CHSFCH32RU
29123Notre Dame16RUCHRUSFQFRUSF321632CHQFRUSFRUSFCHQF161632163216QF32
33122Santa ClaraSFSF12SF1624QFSFSFSFSFQFCHRUQFSFQF1632321632QF163216CHSF3232
27122UCLA24QF3216RUQF16SFRURUSFSFSFSF1632QFCHQF16RUQFSF16CH
2282Portland12QFSFRUSF32SFSFSFCH16QFCHQFQFQFQF3232323232
2222USC323232323232CH163216CH3216QF323232
2951Penn State241632QFSFQFQFSFQF32SFQF16323216RU32QFCH32QFQF16161616QF
1141George Mason12RU12CHSFQF12RU163216
2221FloridaQF16CH3232SFQF1616163232321632QF1616QF
317-ConnecticutSFSFRU12QFQF1212RUQF12QFSFQFQFRUQFQFQF16QFRU1632QF32321632
156-MassachusettsQFSFSFSFSFRUQFQF12QFSF16161632
115-Colorado CollegeQFSFRU12QFRUSFSF
354-Virginia121212QFSFQF24163216321616QF163232QF1616161616QF16SFRUQF16161632SF16QF
284-DukeRU16QF16163232323232163232QFQF16RUQFQFRUQFSF1632QFQFQF
273-CaliforniaQFSFQFSFSF16323216323232323232
232-WisconsinSF12QFRUQF24161632323232163232323216161632
222-UCFRUQFSFQF12323232323232QF321632
182-Rutgers1216323216323232SF323232SF
172-NC StateQFQFQFRUSFQFQF1216QF321632161632
142-GeorgetownQF323232SFSF16323232
281-Texas A&M163232321616QFQF163216QF32QF1632321616SFQF32321632QF32
241-BYU3216321632QF3232QF323216QF32RU16SF
231-Clemson242432QF16QFQF16QF3232163232QFSF
221-Wake Forest1632163232323232QF32SF3216321632
221-West Virginia32163232QF32321632QFRU1632163232
191-Boston College12QF12QF1616161616QFSF1632QF
171-South Carolina16323232QFQFSF32QF32QF1632
171-Ohio State32QFSF1616323232
151-PrincetonQF1232SF3232QF3232
141-SMU121216SF16163232323232
141-Washington State1632321632SF32
131-HartfordQF12QFSFQF241616QF32
131-Virginia Tech1616SF16321632
61-Alabama32SF32
21-Missouri St. LouisSF12
23--William & Mary12QF12QF12QF16QF2432QF16163232323232
19--HarvardQFQF2432QF32321632323232
17--Milwaukee323232323232
17--Auburn3232323232323216QF32
17--Texas1616163232163216
16--Washington1616321632QF3232QF163216
16--Michigan3232323232QF1616QF16QF
15--Tennessee16161632161632QF1632
14--Boston University3232323232
13--MarylandQFQF323232321616321632
13--NebraskaQF1616QF1616163216323232QF
13--San Diego1632323216
13--Central Connecticut3232
13--Marquette32321632163216
13--Pepperdine3216321616323216
13--Colorado323216321632323232
13--Oklahoma State32323232QFQF323216
12--Vanderbilt161616323232323232
12--James Madison161632323232321632
12--Illinois32QF32163216323216
12--Denver321632
12--Memphis32321616
11--Minnesota243216323216163232
11--Kentucky243232323216
11--UNC Greensboro3216323232
11--Georgia321632323232323216
10--Brown12QFQF121216323232
10--Radford12
10--Dartmouth162432QF321616
10--Dayton32163232
10--Arizona State3232323232
10--Ole Miss3232163216
10--Hofstra323232323232
10--Arkansas163232323216QFQF32
9--UC Santa Barbara12QFQFQFQFQF12
9--South Alabama3232
9--Kansas163232323216
9--Cal State Fullerton1632
9--LSU32323232
8--Furman
8--Liberty
8--Oakland32
8--Utah323216
8--Saint Louis3232323216
8--Monmouth
8--South Florida3232321632
8--Florida Gulf Coast32
8--Texas Tech32321632323216
7--Cincinnati121224321632
7--Northwestern321632163216
7--San Diego State163216
7--Missouri32323232
7--Bucknell
7--Loyola (MD)
7--Purdue32163232
7--High Point
7--Illinois State323232
7--North Texas
7--Arizona163216323232
7--Samford3232
7--Long Beach StateQF
7--South Dakota State32
7--TCU32QF1616
6--Colgate3232
6--Baylor323216QFQF
6--Xavier3232
6--Montana32
6--Villanova32163232
6--Michigan State32323216
6--Loyola (IL)
6--Bowling Green
6--Louisville1632
5--Indiana32321632
5--Fairfield32
5--Charlotte3232
5--Evansville
5--Cal Poly32
5--Idaho State32
5--Miami (FL)32
5--Creighton
5--Navy32
5--Rice16
5--Toledo
5--UC Irvine16321616
5--La Salle
5--Seattle32
5--SIU Edwardsville32
4--Cortland StateQFQF12QF
4--Oregon State241632
4--Penn
4--Fresno State
4--Long Island
4--Miami (OH)323232
4--Morehead State
4--San Jose State
4--Eastern Illinois
4--Texas State
4--Oklahoma32
4--UNLV
4--Old Dominion
4--Northern Arizona
4--Northeastern3232
4--SE Louisiana
4--St. John's3216
4--Murray State
4--New Mexico32
4--Saint Francis (PA)
4--Stony Brook
4--Iowa3232
4--Utah Valley32
3--St. Mary's121632
3--Providence16
3--Wright State
3--Jacksonville
3--Missouri State
3--Quinnipiac
3--Yale3216
3--Northwestern State
3--Loyola Marymount16
3--Western Michigan3232
3--Stephen F. Austin
3--DePaul
3--Weber State32
3--Mississippi Valley
3--Western Carolina
3--Valparaiso
3--Central Michigan32
3--Jackson State
3--Siena
3--Utah State
3--Prairie View A&M
3--Albany
3--Butler
3--Alabama State
3--Lamar
3--Lipscomb32
3--Mississippi State3216
2--Cal State Hayward1212
2--FIUQF
2--Syracuse3232
2--Elon
2--Richmond3216
2--UAB32
2--VCU32
2--Campbell
2--Gonzaga32
2--SE Missouri State
2--Columbia32
2--Grambling State
2--Kennesaw State
2--Sacramento State
2--Army
2--Belmont
2--Ark.-Pine Bluff
2--UNC Wilmington32
2--IUPUI
2--Boise State
2--Mercer
2--UTSA
2--UT Martin
2--Houston Baptist
2--Buffalo
2--New Hampshire
2--Howard
2--Northern Colorado
2--Fairleigh Dickinson
2--Eastern Washington
2--Grand Canyon
2--Pittsburgh1616
1--Rochester (NY)12
1--Keene State12
1--Barry12
1--George Washington32
1--Georgia State
1--Pacific32
1--Eastern Michigan
1--Holy Cross
1--Sacred Heart
1--Rhode Island32
1--American
1--Detroit32
1--Binghamton
1--B'ham Southern
1--Oral Roberts
1--UTEP32
1--Florida Atlantic
1--Iowa State
1--UC Riverside
1--Drake
1--McNeese State
1--Nevada
1--Niagara
1--UNC Asheville
1--Alabama A&M
1--Hawaii
1--Davidson
1--Lehigh
1--Middle Tennessee
1--North Dakota State
1--Marist
1--Cal State Northridge
1--Georgia Southern
1--UMBC
1--Rider
1--Duquesne
1--Kent State
1--Northern Kentucky
1--Abilene Christian
1--Little Rock
1--Loyola Chicago
1--Vermont
1--New Mexico State
1--Omaha
1--Idaho
1--Maine
1--Towson
1--Ohio

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Elchlepp, Kimberly (November 10, 2022). "ESPN Platforms Present Full NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship for First Time". ESPN.
  2. ^ "College Cup: Stanford extended to a shootout before winning title". December 9, 2019.
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