The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 42nd 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 1 and December 4 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and televised on ESPNU.
were the defending National Champion. The Bruins were unable to defend their title as they were defeated in the first round of 2023 tournament by UC Irvine 1–0.
Florida State faced off against in the final. Florida State prevailed 5–1 and won their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011.
Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 29 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 2 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (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 5 16–0–1 24th 2022 America East November 5 11–1–6 1st None American November 5 18–1–0 12th 2022 ASUN November 5 12–4–5 8th 2022 Atlantic 10 November 5 17–2–2 8th 2022 Big 12 November 4 15–4–2 17th 2022 Big East November 5 13–3–2 14th 2022 Big Sky November 5 12–4–2 1st None Big South November 5 12–5–2 10th 2022 Big Ten November 5 12–4–4 4th 2020 Big West November 5 8–7–6 5th 2022 CAA November 5 15–2–2 1st None C-USA November 5 16–2–1 8th 2020 Horizon November 4 12–2–5 17th 2022 Ivy November 5 12–3–2 19th 2022 MAAC November 5 13–3–1 3rd 2022 MAC November 5 9–7–5 1st None Missouri Valley November 5 11–5–6 3rd 2014 Mountain West November 4 14–7–1 3rd 2012 Northeast November 5 10–4–5 12th 2021 Ohio Valley November 5 9–5–5 4th 2013 Pac-12 October 29 16–1–1 27th 2022 Patriot November 5 12–3–5 7th 2022 SEC November 5 11–4–5 11th 2022 SoCon November 5 13–4–3 3rd 2008 Southland November 5 15–2–3 4th 2022 Summit League November 4 13–3–3 7th 2021 Sun Belt November 5 13–2–5 4th 2022 SWAC November 5 15–4–4 2nd 2006 West Coast November 4 13–3–2 2nd 2005 WAC November 4 14–4–4 2nd 2021
At-Large BidsConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast Bid ACC 15–3–3 24th 2022 10–1–8 42nd 2022 11–3–4 29th 2022 14–5–1 2nd 2022 Big 12 16–2–3 24th 2022 15–1–4 8th 2019 Big East 10–4–5 3rd 2021 14–3–4 6th 2022 Big Ten 12–3–4 5th 2013 7–6–4 16th 2021 12–4–3 6th 2022 14–3–3 13th 2016 9–7–2 17th 2022 13–2–4 29th 2022 9–6–4 18th 2022 13–4–4 24th 2021 Ivy 11–2–2 10th 2022 10–4–3 2nd 2006 9–5–3 15th 2021 Pac-12 10–6–4 10th 2022 13–4–3 13th 2020 15–0–4 32nd 2022 10–4–3 22nd 2022 SEC 11–4–5 6th 2022 14–4–2 10th 2022 8–7–4 9th 2022 10–5–5 3rd 2022 11–2–6 17th 2022 8–6–4 15th 2022 9–7–4 28th 2022 Sun Belt 9–4–8 12th 2015 West Coast 9–4–5 13th 2021 13–4–2 33rd 2022
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6, 2023. First round games are played on November 10, 11, and 12 at the campus site of the seeded team.
Florida State Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Clemson Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
BYU 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
College Cup
Schedule
Semifinals
Final
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Record by conference ConferenceBidsRecordPct.R32R16E8F4CGNC ACC 516–4–1544211Pac-12 55–521111–Big 12 37–3–13311––Big Ten 910–9532–––SEC 89–7–172––––Atlantic 10 12–111––––Big West 12–111––––American 12–111––––Ivy 44–3–14–––––WCC 32–32–––––Big East 31–31–––––Sun Belt 20–2––––––Other 190–19––––––
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. With the exception of the national championship game, any game tied after the second overtime period is recorded as a tie. If the national championship game is decided in a penalty-kick tiebreaker, the winner of the tiebreaker is counted as having won the game. The following conferences received one bid and failed to place a team into the round of 32: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, SWAC, WAC. These conferences' records have been consolidated in the "Other" row.
Statistics
Goalscorers
See also 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
References