2005 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2005 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2005 Women's College Cup) was the 24th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas from December 2–4, 2005 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 10–25.

Portland defeated UCLA in the final, 4–0, to win their second national title.

The most outstanding offensive player was Christine Sinclair from Portland, and the most outstanding defensive player was Cori Alexander, also from Portland. Sinclair was also named MOP Offensive after Portland's first title in 2002. Sinclair and Alexander, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals and 1 assist, was Kara Lang from UCLA.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.

Format Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The only exceptions were the first two rounds, which were played at regional campus sites. The top sixteen teams hosted four team-regionals on their home fields during the tournament's first weekend. Rather than being seeded 1 to 16, teams were seeded to 1 to 4 and placed in one of four main brackets.

National seeds #1 Seeds (Overall #1–#4)#2 Seeds (Overall #5–#8)#3 Seeds (Overall #9–#12)#4 Seeds (Overall #13–#16) North Carolina (20–0–1) Penn State (19–0–1) Portland (18–0–1) UCLA (17–1–2) Florida State (17–3–0) Notre Dame (19–2–0) Santa Clara (14–4–2) Virginia (15–5–1)California (14–3–2) Cal State Fullerton (17–3–0) Connecticut (15–4–2) Duke (13–5–1)BYU (15–2–3) Marquette (17–3–1) Pepperdine (13–3–3) Texas A&M (16–3–2)

Records Penn State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeACCAt-large11–5–2Boston U.America EastAutomatic13–4–4BucknellPatriotAutomatic11–8–13ConnecticutBig EastAt-large15–4–2DartmouthIvy LeagueAt-large12–4–1Fresno StateWACAutomatic10–9–1HofstraCAAAutomatic14–3–3North TexasSun BeltAutomatic16–3–2Northwestern StateSouthlandAutomatic12–5–11Penn StateBig TenAt-large19–0–1Saint LouisAtlantic 10Automatic15–42Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large14–4–2SMUConference USAAt-large14–4–2StanfordPac-10At-large10–6–34Texas A&MBig 12Automatic16–3–2West VirginiaBig EastAt-large11–5–3 Portland RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizonaPac-10At-large09–7–3Bowling GreenMACAutomatic14–6–24BYUMountain WestAt-large15–2–3Central Conn. StateNortheastAutomatic17–3CreightonMissouri ValleyAutomatic12–5–33DukeACCAt-large13–5–1FairfieldMAACAutomatic10–6–3Iowa StateBig 12At-large11–6–3Michigan StateBig TenAt-large11–5–5NebraskaBig 12At-large13–7–12Notre DameBig EastAutomatic19–21PortlandWest CoastAutomatic18–0–1UtahMountain WestAt-large14–6–1ValparaisoMid-ContinentAutomatic12–7–1Weber StateBig SkyAutomatic14–4–1YaleIvy LeagueAutomatic13–3–1 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord3Cal State FullertonBig WestAutomatic17–3ColoradoBig 12At-large12–7–3GonzagaWest CoastAt-large12–3–4LibertyBig SouthAutomatic12–6–24MarquetteBig EastAt-large17–3–1MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic12–4–4MVSUSWACAutomatic09–7–2PurdueBig TenAt-large11–7–1TennesseeSECAutomatic14–5–2UC RiversideBig WestAt-large11–4–51UCLAPac-10Automatic17–1–2UNLVMountain WestAutomatic13–6–3USCPac-10At-large12–5–22VirginiaACCAt-large15–5–1Wake ForestACCAt-large09–8–1WisconsinBig TenAutomatic13–8–2 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord3CaliforniaPac-10At-large14–3–2ClemsonACCAt-large09–8–2FloridaSECAt-large13–5–1Florida AtlanticAtlantic SunAutomatic16–3–12Florida StateACCAt-large17–3IllinoisBig TenAt-large11–6–3MississippiSECAt-large14–4–21North CarolinaACCAutomatic20–14PepperdineWest CoastAt-large13–3–3RiceConference USAAutomatic13–6–1SamfordOhio ValleyAutomatic15–3–3TexasBig 12At-large11–8–1UTEPConference USAAt-large18–3–1VanderbiltSECAt-large16–3–2VCUCAAAt-large12–4–5Western CarolinaSouthernAutomatic18–5

Bracket

Penn State Bracket

Portland Bracket

UCLA Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Cori Alexander, Portland (most outstanding defensive player) Danesha Adams, UCLA Lindsey Huie, Portland Stephanie Lopez, Portland Erin McLeod, Penn State Iris Mora, UCLA Jill Oakes, UCLA Megan Rapinoe, Portland Christine Sinclair, Portland (most outstanding offensive player) India Trotter, Florida State Angie Woznuk, Portland

See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

References