2011 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2011 Women's College Cup) was the 30th 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 Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium (now known as Fifth Third Bank Stadium) in Kennesaw, Georgia from December 2–4, 2011 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 11–27.

Stanford defeated Duke in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title. Stanford had lost the final match of the previous two Women's College Cup tournaments. The undefeated Cardinal (25–0–1) were coached by Paul Ratcliffe. They were the first team to finish the season without a loss since North Carolina in 2003.

The most outstanding offensive player was Teresa Noyola from Stanford, and the most outstanding defensive player was Emily Oliver, also from Stanford. Noyola and Oliver, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 3 assists, was Katie Stengel from Wake Forest.

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 although with a few exceptions. The first round was played exclusively on the home fields of higher-seeded teams (noted with an asterisk below). However, the second and third rounds were played on the home fields of the home fields of the two remaining teams in each bracket with the highest seed (generally the #1 and #2 seed in each bracket with a few noted exceptions). Those teams are also noted with asterisk. Finally, the quarterfinal round, or the championship match for each bracket, was played on the home field of the higher-seeded team, with no exceptions.

National seeds #1 Seeds#2 Seeds#3 Seeds#4 Seeds Duke (17–3–1) Florida State (14–6–1) Stanford (19–0–1) Wake Forest (14–3–4) Florida (16–7–0) Oklahoma State (19–1–2) UCLA (15–1–3) Virginia (14–4–2) Auburn (14–6–2) North Carolina (11–5–1) Pepperdine (15–1–4) Texas A&M (15–5–2) Boston College (11–5–2) Memphis (21–0–2) Penn State (19–4–0) Tennessee (15–6–0)

Teams Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArk.-Pine BluffSWACAutomatic16-4-13AuburnSECAutomatic14-6-24Boston CollegeACCAt-large11-5-2CaliforniaPac-12At-large12-6-2IllinoisBig TenAutomatic16-4-2La SalleAtlantic 10At-large15-1-3MaristMAACAutomatic13-5-2MarylandACCAt-large10-5-4MontanaBig SkyAutomatic06-11-4Notre DameBig EastAt-large10-7-32Oklahoma StateBig 12At-large19-1-2Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large13-2-5South CarolinaSECAt-large15-61StanfordPac-12Automatic19-0-1TexasBig 12At-large11-8-1Utah StateWACAutomatic15-4-2 Florida State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordDaytonAtlantic 10Automatic19-31Florida StateACCAutomatic14-6-1KentuckySECAt-large13-7LIU BrooklynNortheastAutomatic12-7-1LouisvilleBig EastAt-large12-6-3LSUSECAt-large13-7-14MemphisConference USAAutomatic21-0-1Oregon StatePac-12At-large13-5-2PortlandWest CoastAt-large09-9-1SamfordSouthernAutomatic14-5-23Texas A&MBig 12Automatic15-5-2UT MartinOhio ValleyAutomatic14-6-22VirginiaACCAt-large14-4-2Virginia TechACCAt-large12-7-1Washington StatePac-12At-large12-6-3West VirginiaBig EastAutomatic17-4 Wake Forest RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArmyPatriotAutomatic12-3-5BaylorBig 12At-large14-3-3Boston U.America EastAutomatic18-2-1FIUSun BeltAutomatic13-6-32FloridaSECAt-large16-7Florida Gulf CoastAtlantic SunAutomatic14-4-2HarvardIvy LeagueAutomatic12-4-1MarquetteBig EastAt-large17-33North CarolinaACCAt-large11-5-1OaklandSummitAutomatic10-10-14Penn StateBig TenAt-large19-4Texas StateSouthlandAutomatic14-5-1ToledoMACAutomatic14-6-2UCFConference USAAt-large11-4-51Wake ForestACCAt-large14-3-4William & MaryCAAAutomatic17-2-2 Duke RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAlabamaSECAt-large10-8-31DukeACCAt-large17-3-1GeorgiaSECAt-large12-6-2Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic13-5KansasBig 12At-large11-8-1Long Beach StateBig WestAutomatic15-5-1Miami (FL)ACCAt-large09-7-1MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic18-2New MexicoMountain WestAutomatic12-4-4Ohio StateBig TenAt-large10-8-23PepperdineWest CoastAuto (shared)15-1-4RadfordBig SouthAutomatic15-5-1San DiegoWest CoastAuto (shared)12-74TennesseeSECAt-large15-6UC IrvineBig WestAt-large14-4-22UCLAPac-12At-large15-1-3

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

Florida State Bracket

Wake Forest Bracket

Duke Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Teresa Noyola, Stanford (most outstanding offensive player) Emily Oliver, Stanford (most outstanding defensive player) Alina Garciamendez, Stanford Tori Huster, Florida State Kaitlyn Kerr, Duke Camille Levin, Stanford Nicole Lipp, Duke Kristen Meier, Wake Forest Mollie Pathman, Duke Chioma Ubogagu, Stanford Kristy Zermuhlen, Stanford

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

References