The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018, at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Format Draft order was determined by the final 2017 regular season standings.
Results Key + Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player* Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team^ Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year# Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series)
Picks RoundPickPlayerNWSL teamNotesCollegeRound 11 M Washington Spirit Stanford2 F Boston Breakers South Carolina3 M Washington Spirit Duke4 F Sky Blue FC West Virginia5 ^ F Sky Blue FC Duke6 D Sky Blue FC West Virginia7 M Houston Dash Nebraska8 # M Portland Thorns FC Notre Dame9 M Portland Thorns FC Florida10 F North Carolina Courage Penn StateRound 211 D Washington Spirit Duke12 F Houston Dash Washington13 G Sky Blue FC Rutgers14 # D Utah Royals FC BYU15 G Chicago Red Stars California16 F Washington Spirit Mississippi State17 # D Boston Breakers Georgetown18 # D Chicago Red Stars California19 M Chicago Red Stars Pepperdine20 # M North Carolina Courage ColoradoRound 321 # D Washington Spirit Penn State22 # M Boston Breakers Duke23 F Orlando Pride BYU24 # M Chicago Red Stars North Carolina25 D Seattle Reign FC Wake Forest26 # M Washington Spirit Wake Forest27 D Chicago Red Stars UCLA28 F Houston Dash Virginia29 * G Portland Thorns FC Oregon State30 M Houston Dash North CarolinaRound 431 # M Washington Spirit William & Mary32 M Boston Breakers North Carolina33 # G Houston Dash Washington34 # G Utah Royals FC Duke35 F Sky Blue FC UC Irvine36 D Seattle Reign FC Alabama37 # M Chicago Red Stars DePaul38 D North Carolina Courage Duke39 D North Carolina Courage Yale40 * D North Carolina Courage TCU
Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2018. PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes D Portland Thorns FC Penn State M Orlando Pride UCF
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Summary In 2018, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, six had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Alabama, Oregon State, TCU, UC Irvine, Washington and Yale.
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 6 Duke 3 North Carolina 2 BYU, California, Penn State, Wake Forest, Washington, West Virginia
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC316313Big East01012Big Ten21104Big West00011Big 1220013Colonial00011Ivy League00011Pac-1214218SEC21014West Coast02103
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper02125Defender143412Midfielder524314Forward42219
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See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2017 National Women's Soccer League season
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