2007 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2007 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2007 Women's College Cup) was the 26th 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 7–9, 2007 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 15–30.

USC defeated Florida State in the final, 2–0, to win their first national title. Both teams were making their first appearances in the tournament final while USC managed to become the first program since Florida in 1998 to win the College Cup in the first ever appearance. The Trojans (20–3–2) were coached by Ali Khosroshahin.

The most outstanding offensive player was Amy Rodriguez from USC, and the most outstanding defensive player was Kristin Olsen, also from USC. Rodriguez and Olsen, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals and 1 assist, was Sanna Talonen from Florida State.

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 (with some exceptions, noted below) during the tournament's first weekend.

National seeds #1 Seeds#2 Seeds#3 Seeds#4 Seeds North Carolina (17–3–1) Penn State (16–3–2) Stanford (14–2–4) UCLA (16–1–2) Portland (15–3–0) Purdue (19–2–2) USC (14–3–2) Texas A&M (17–3–2) Florida (16–4–2) Florida State (13–5–3) Georgia (17–3–2) Tennessee (13–4–2) Notre Dame (15–4–2) Virginia (11–3–6) Wake Forest (12–6–3) West Virginia (15–4–2)

Records North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAlabama A&MSWACAutomatic10-6-3DukeACCAt-large08-5-63GeorgiaSECAt-large17-3-2High PointBig SouthAutomatic11-7-3IllinoisBig TenAt-large11-6-2IndianaBig TenAt-large12-6-2LouisvilleBig EastAt-large13-5-2Loyola (IL)HorizonAutomatic14-8-1MemphisConference USAAutomatic17-3-11North CarolinaACCAutomatic17-3-14Notre DameBig EastAt-large15-4-2OaklandSummitAutomatic10-7-22PurdueBig TenAutomatic19-2-2South CarolinaSECAt-large14-6-2ToledoMACAutomatic14-5-3UNC-GreensboroSouthernAt-large15-4-1 Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeACCAt-large11-5-3Boston UniversityAmerica EastAutomatic11-6-3BYUMountain WestAutomatic17-3-2CaliforniaPac-10At-large14-5ConnecticutBig EastAt-large12-5-13Florida StateACCAt-large13-5-3Kennesaw StateAtlantic SunAutomatic17-3LSUSECAt-large11-4-7Sacramento StateBig SkyAutomatic11-3-5SamfordOhio ValleyAt-large15-4-1Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large12-5-31StanfordPac-10At-large14-2-4Stephen F. AustinSouthlandAutomatic13-4-2TexasBig 12Automatic14-3-52Texas A&MBig 12At-large17-3-24Wake ForestACCAt-large12-6-3 Penn State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAuburnSECAt-large10-7-2CreightonMissouri ValleyAutomatic11-7-23FloridaSECAutomatic16-4-2HofstraCAAAutomatic17-3James MadisonCAAAt-large16-4-1Miami (FL)ACCAt-large09-6-5MissouriBig 12At-large13-7MonmouthNortheastAutomatic12-4-4NavyPatriotAutomatic14-4-4Ohio StateBig TenAt-large12-9-1PennIvy LeagueAutomatic13-3-11Penn StateBig TenAt-large16-3-2Southeast Missouri StateOhio ValleyAutomatic12-2-3UCFConference USAAt-large14-4-32USCPac-10At-large14-3-24West VirginiaBig EastAutomatic15-4-2 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCal State FullertonBig WestAutomatic12-7-2CharlotteAtlantic 10Automatic16-4-1ClemsonACCAt-large09-5-5ColoradoBig 12At-large09-7-4DenverSun BeltAutomatic13-4-4FurmanSouthernAutomatic16-5-1GeorgetownBig EastAt-large14-7HawaiiWACAutomatic15-4-2Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic10-5-5Oklahoma StateBig 12At-large13-5-32PortlandWest CoastAutomatic15-3San DiegoWest CoastAt-large15-2-33TennesseeSECAt-large13-4-21UCLAPac-10Automatic16-1-24VirginiaACCAt-large11-3-6William & MaryCAAAt-large14-4-2

Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

Stanford Bracket

Penn State Bracket

UCLA Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Amy Rodriguez, USC (most outstanding offensive player) Kristin Olsen, USC (most outstanding defensive player) Lauren Cheney, UCLA Janessa Currier, USC Amanda DaCosta, Florida State Christina DiMartino, UCLA Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame Kasey Johnson, USC Sanna Talonen, Florida State Marihelen Tomer, USC Mami Yamaguchi, Florida State

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

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