The 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (semifinals and final also known as the 2017 Women's College Cup) was the 36th 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 Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida on December 1 and 3, 2017, while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2017. The Stanford Cardinal were tournament champions, winning the final 3–2 over the UCLA Bruins.
Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. 64 teams participated in the tournament. 28 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments and 3 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference regular-season championship (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference grant their automatic qualifications to the regular-season champions in lieu of holding a conference tournament). The remaining 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee.
Stanford Bracket
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecordRPIAppearanceLast bid1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic18–1–0 1 27th 20162 West Virginia Big 12 At-large15–3–2 7 18th 20163 Penn State Big Ten Automatic12–4–4 10 23rd 20164 Florida State ACC At-large11–6–1 16 18th 2016 Arizona Pac-12 At-large10–4–4 26 5th 2015 Auburn SEC At-large7–6–5 27 15th 2016 Bucknell Patriot Automatic12–8–0 81 4th 2016 Georgetown Big East Automatic14–3–3 22 8th 2016 Hofstra CAA Automatic15–3–2 23 6th 2015 La Salle Atlantic 10 Automatic17–3–2 47 5th 2014 Ole Miss SEC At-large10–6–3 40 7th 2015 Rutgers Big Ten At-large12–2–5 11 12th 2016 Stony Brook America East Automatic11–10–0 158 2nd 2012 TCU Big 12 At-large12–6–3 46 2nd 2016 Utah Valley WAC Automatic10–11–1 213 2nd 2015 Wake Forest ACC At-large11–5–3 42 19th 2013
South Carolina Bracket
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecordRPIAppearanceLast bid1 South Carolina SEC At-large15–2–1 3 11th 20162 UCF American At-large13–1–3 5 21st 20153 Florida SEC At-large14–6–0 19 21st 20164 Ohio State Big Ten At-large15–4–1 17 12th 2016 Alabama State SWAC Automatic12–7–1 229 2nd 2016 California Pac-12 At-large13–5–1 25 25th 2016 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic14–3–1 35 6th 2016 Murray State OVC Automatic15–1–2 21 3rd 2015 Santa Clara WCC At-large13–6–1 31 27th 2016 South Alabama Sun Belt Automatic12–3–2 61 5th 2016 South Florida American Automatic12–3–2 15 4th 2015 Tennessee SEC At-large14–4–1 20 11th 2012 Toledo MAC Automatic12–7–3 124 5th 2011 Vanderbilt SEC At-large12–6–2 39 8th 2006 Washington State Pac-12 At-large9–7–3 49 11th 2015 Wisconsin Big Ten At-large13–5–2 29 20th 2016
Duke Bracket
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecordRPIAppearanceLast bid1 Duke ACC At-large19–2–0 4 23rd 20162 Texas A&M SEC Automatic17–2–1 6 23rd 20163 USC Pac-12 At-large14–3–1 18 16th 20164 Texas Big 12 At-large13–3–2 12 12th 2014 Alabama SEC At-large12–7–1 28 3rd 2011 Baylor Big 12 Automatic13–5–2 34 5th 2012 Clemson ACC At-large9–5–3 38 18th 2016 Eastern Washington Big Sky Automatic16–5–1 84 2nd 2016 IUPUI Horizon Automatic14–5–3 122 2nd 2009 Lamar Southland Automatic18–3–1 72 1st Never Missouri State MVC Automatic10–9–1 119 2nd 2000 North Texas Conference USA Automatic14–3–4 65 5th 2015 Notre Dame ACC At-large9–6–4 14 25th 2016 Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large16–3–2 32 11th 2016 Rice Conference USA At-large12–3–2 36 4th 2014 UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic11–7–3 104 10th 2010
North Carolina Bracket
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecordRPIAppearanceLast bid1 North Carolina ACC Automatic15–2–2 2 36th 20162 UCLA Pac-12 At-large15–2–2 8 21st 20163 Virginia ACC At-large11–5–4 23 30th 20164 Princeton Ivy Automatic14–2–0 9 12th 2015 Arkansas SEC At-large11–10–2 41 4th 2016 Butler Big East At-large13–2–5 45 2nd 2015 Cal State Fullerton Big West Automatic12–5–4 94 7th 2014 Colorado Pac-12 At-large11–5–4 43 10th 2016 Denver Summit Automatic11–8–1 225 10th 2013 High Point Big South Automatic13–7–1 99 6th 2014 Monmouth MAAC Automatic15–3–2 37 5th 2016 NC State ACC At-large14–5–1 30 13th 2016 Northwestern Big Ten At-large12–7–2 33 5th 2016 Pepperdine WCC Automatic14–2–3 13 10th 2016 Saint Francis (PA) NEC Automatic10–7–3 176 4th 2016 San Diego State Mountain West Automatic12–7–2 80 7th 2014
Bracket
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6.
Stanford Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
South Carolina Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Duke Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
North Carolina Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
College Cup
Schedule
Semifinals
Final
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Record by conference ConferenceBidsRecordPct.R32R16QFSFFNCPac-12714–5–3632221SEC911–7–26221––ACC813–5–58511––Big 1254–5–4431–––Big Ten55–4–2411–––Ivy12–1–1111–––WCC23–2–021––––American21–2–01–––––Big East20–0–2––––––C-USA20–2–0––––––MVC10–0–1––––––
The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final, and National Champion, respectively. The following conferences received one bid and finished the tournament with a record of 0–1–0: AEC, A-10, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MW, NEC, OVC, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, and WAC.
See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
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