2013 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2013 Women's College Cup) was the 32nd 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 WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 6–8, 2013 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 15–30.

UCLA defeated Florida State in the final, 1–0 (in overtime), to win their first national title. The Bruins (22–1–3) were coached by Amanda Cromwell.

The most outstanding offensive player was Jamia Fields from Florida State, and the most outstanding defensive player was Ally Courtnall from UCLA. Fields and Courtnall, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 1 assist, was Makenzy Doniak from Virginia.

Qualification

All NCAA 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 Florida State (18–1–3) North Carolina (17–4–0) Virginia (20–0–1) Virginia Tech (16–4–2) Florida (17–4–1) Marquette (18–3–0) Nebraska (18–3–1) UCLA (17–1–2) Michigan (15–3–1) Portland (16–2–1) South Carolina (16–3–2) UCF (16–2–4) Denver (18–1–1) Penn State (14–6–1) Santa Clara (14–4–1) Texas A&M (17–4–1)

Teams Virginia RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordGeorgetownBig EastAt-large15-1-2Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic14-6IowaBig TenAt-large15-6-1La SalleAtlantic 10Automatic15-4-3LouisvilleAmericanAt-large12-5-12MarquetteBig EastAutomatic18-33MichiganBig TenAt-large15-3-1MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic10-8-1MonmouthMAACAutomatic17-1-2Morehead StateOhio ValleyAutomatic10-10-1Notre DameACCAt-large11-7-14Penn StateBig TenAt-large14-6-1Saint Francis (PA)NortheastAutomatic13-7-11VirginiaACCAt-large20-1Wake ForestACCAt-large10-6-2Western MichiganMACAutomatic09-5-5 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCal State FullertonBig WestAutomatic08-6-7DePaulBig EastAt-large13-5-2FurmanSouthernAutomatic17-3-2IndianaBig TenAt-large14-6-1KentuckySECAt-large13-6-1LibertyBig SouthAutomatic16-5-1MinnesotaBig TenAt-large11-7-21North CarolinaACCAt-large17-4Ohio StateBig TenAt-large10-6-3San Diego StateMountain WestAutomatic13-6-23South CarolinaSECAt-large16-3-2StanfordPac-12At-large13-5-14Texas A&MSECAutomatic17-4-1Texas TechBig 12At-large17-2-22UCLAPac-12Automatic17-1-2UtahPac-12At-large10-4-6 Virginia Tech RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArkansasSECAt-large13-8Boston U.PatriotAutomatic14-3-4CaliforniaPac-12At-large11-4-5Colorado CollegeConference USAAutomatic15-4-2DukeACCAt-large08-8-42FloridaSECAt-large17-4-1HarvardIvy LeagueAutomatic12-3-2JacksonvilleAtlantic SunAutomatic12-7-1Oklahoma StateBig 12At-large09-6-6RutgersAmericanAt-large13-4-44Santa ClaraWest CoastAuto (shared)14-4-1St. John'sBig EastAt-large11-5-33UCFAmericanAutomatic16-2-4UMBCAmerica EastAutomatic13-5-21Virginia TechACCAt-large16-4-2West VirginiaBig 12Automatic16-3-2 Florida State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeACCAt-large10-9-1BYUWest CoastAuto (shared)14-4-1ColoradoPac-12At-large12-6-24DenverSummitAutomatic18-1-11Florida StateACCAutomatic18-1-3IllinoisBig TenAt-large10-8-2Jackson StateSWACAutomatic10-9-2MississippiSECAt-large15-5-22NebraskaBig TenAutomatic18-3-1NortheasternCAAAutomatic06-8-63PortlandWest CoastAuto (shared)16-2-1SeattleWACAutomatic17-2-2South AlabamaSun BeltAutomatic13-5-2Southeastern LouisianaSouthlandAutomatic14-3-5Washington StatePac-12At-large14-3-3Weber StateBig SkyAutomatic10-4-5

Bracket

Virginia Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

Virginia Tech Bracket

Florida State Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Jamia Fields, Florida State (most outstanding offensive player) Ally Courtnall, UCLA (most outstanding defensive player) Sarah Killion, UCLA Megan Oyster, UCLA Katelyn Rowland, UCLA Ashley Manning, Virginia Tech Ashley Meier, Virginia Tech Kristin Grubka, Florida State Kelsey Wys, Florida State Morgan Brian, Virginia Makenzy Doniak, Virginia

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

References