The 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament in the United States was the 41st edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college soccer. The College Cup was played on December 2 and December 5 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Florida State was the defending National Champion and were unable to defend their title after falling to North Carolina in the semifinals. North Carolina would go on to lose in overtime in the final to 2–3.
The 2022 title was UCLA's second in program history and first under head coach Margueritte Aozasa. Aozasa became the first coach in NCAA women's soccer history to win the title in her first year as head coach.
Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 28 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic bidsConferenceTeamDate qualifiedRecordAppearanceLast Bid ACC November 6 13–2–3 23rd 2021 America East November 6 9–5–3 2nd 2014 American November 6 9–5–5 11th 2021 ASUN November 4 12–5–2 7th 2017 Atlantic 10 November 6 20–1–0 7th 2021 Big 12 November 6 10–4–7 22nd 2020 Big East November 14–1–5 13th 2021 Big Sky November 5 10–5–4 4th 2019 Big South November 6 12–3–4 9th 2019 Big Ten November 6 13–4–3 28th 2021 Big West November 6 10–5–6 4th 2021 CAA November 5 10–7–4 10th 2021 C-USA November 6 12–5–4 2nd 2010 Horizon November 5 12–3–3 16th 2021 Ivy November 5 11–2–2 9th 2021 MAAC November 6 15–2–1 2nd 2000 MAC November 6 15–1–4 2nd 2014 Missouri Valley November 6 12–6–2 3rd 2017 Mountain West November 5 8–6–7 4th 2018 Northeast November 6 8–10–3 2nd 2015 Ohio Valley November 6 8–5–4 5th 2021 Pac-12 November 4 16–2–2 31st 2021 Patriot November 6 7–6–6 6th 2021 SEC November 6 13–3–5 16th 2021 SoCon November 6 11–3–7 7th 2021 Southland November 6 15–1–2 3rd 2019 Summit League November 5 7–8–6 1st None Sun Belt November 6 9–8–3 3rd 2021 SWAC November 6 10–7–1 3rd 2013 WAC November 6 13–4–3 1st None West Coast November 5 10–6–3 32nd 2021
At-Large BidsConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast Bid ACC 8–4–5 23rd 2021 12–4–3 28th 2021 7–7–5 17th 2021 15–4–1 41st 2021 14–2–3 28th 2021 12–4–3 1st None 13–3–3 35th 2021 10–6–2 12th 2021 9–6–3 22nd 2021 American 9–2–5 22nd 2017 Big 12 12–4–5 7th 2021 14–2–4 16th 2021 Big East 13–3–5 5th 2021 Big Ten 16–2–3 5th 2009 14–4–2 7th 2018 10–5–3 15th 2021 13–4–2 17th 2021 Ivy 11–1–3 18th 2021 Pac-12 9–5–3 9th 2020 10–4–6 27th 2019 17–2–0 26th 2021 12–2–3 21st 2021 SEC 18–2–1 5th 2021 11–3–4 9th 2021 12–5–3 10th 2015 9–3–7 8th 2021 11–5–4 2nd 2018 11–5–2 14th 2021 9–6–5 27th 2020 11–4–4 12th 2020 WAC 13–3–3 4th 2018 West Coast 10–2–6 23rd 2021 11–4–4 22nd 2013
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 7, 2022. First round games were played on November 11, 12 or 13 at campus sites.
Florida State Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Notre Dame Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
UCLA Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Alabama Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
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.R32R16E8F4CGNC ACC1020–9–166521–Pac-1256–3–2211111SEC912–9–17321––Big Ten56–5421–––Big West11–1–111––––American22–0–321––––WCC33–3–131––––Big 1234–33–––––Big East22–22–––––Ivy22–1–12–––––WAC20–2––––––Other200–20––––––
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 (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively. The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: Atlantic 10, America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, C-USA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, Sun Belt, and SWAC. These conference's records have been consolidated in the "Other" row.
Statistics
Goalscorers
See also 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
References