The 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 43rd season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.
The season began on August 15, 2024, and culminated on December 9, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, with the College Cup being held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Florida State are the defending NCAA champions. Florida State was the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011. Florida State was unable to defend their title, falling to in penalties in the Second Round. Four teams from the ACC qualified for the college cup, and North Carolina prevailed, claiming their twenty-second college cup.
Changes from 2023
Coaching changes
There were 36 coaching changes during the 2023–24 offseason.
ProgramOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointmentReferences Arkansas Pine-Bluff Erik Solberg Accepted Head Coachingjob with Gardner-Webb January 12, 2024 Jayme Selph July 8, 2024 Boston College Jason Lowe Fired October 31, 2023 Chris Watkins December 14, 2023 Bowling Green Jimmy Walker Accepted Head Coachingjob with Creighton November 21, 2023 Chris Fox December 20, 2023 Cal State Northridge Christine Johnson Resigned December 20, 2023 Gina Brewer February 21, 2024 Cleveland State Dallas Boyer Fired November 3, 2023 Mark Sappington January 5, 2024 Creighton Ross Paule Fired October 30, 2023 Jimmy Walker November 21, 2023 Eastern Michigan Scott Hall Retired October 27, 2023 Taylor Clarke December 12, 2023 Hampton Matheau Hall End Interim Period October 22, 2023 Scot Vorwold January 8, 2024 Gardner-Webb Tina Murphy Unknown November 2023 Erik Solberg January 12, 2024 George Mason Manya Puppione Fired November 7, 2023 Aaron Brunner December 20, 2023 George Washington Michelle Demko Contract not renewed October 25, 2023 Jeremy Williams December 22, 2023 Gonzaga Chris Watkins Accepted Head Coachingjob with Boston College December 14, 2023 Katie Benz December 15, 2023 Illinois State Marisa Kresge Fired October 31, 2023 Raleigh DeRose December 13, 2023 Jacksonville John Constable Fired October 31, 2023 Ryan Moon December 19, 2023 Kansas Mark Francis Retired October 24, 2023 Nate Lie December 4, 2023 Kennesaw State Benji Walton Resigned December 22, 2023 Chris Cahill February 28, 2024 LIU Lucy Gillett June 3, 2024 Tom Giovatto June 3, 2024 Loyola-Chicago Barry Bimbi Fired July 16, 2024 Angela Staveskie (interim) July 16, 2024 Marquette Frank Pelaez Stepped Down December 16, 2023 Chris Allen January 18, 2024 Marshall Michael Swan Fired October 30, 2023 Rafa Simoes December 29, 2023 Miami (FL) Sarah Barnes Fired November 2, 2023 Ken Masuhr December 5, 2023 Morehead State Chris Fox Accepted Head Coachingjob with Bowling Green December 19, 2023 Paul Cox January 20, 2024 North Carolina Anson Dorrance Retired August 11, 2024 Damon Nahas August 11, 2024 Oakland Juan Pablo Favero Retired February 12, 2024 Devin Zvosec May 10, 2024 Presbyterian Brian Purcell Retired November 2, 2023 Matt Smith December 27, 2023 Purdue Drew Roff Fired October 27, 2023 Richard Moodie November 28, 2023 Robert Morris Chris Shaw Accepted Head Coachingjob with Temple January 4, 2024 Michelle Rick February 8, 2024 San Diego Louise Lieberman Did not return November 9, 2023 Greg LaPorte December 21, 2023 South Alabama Richard Moodie Accepted Head Coachingjob at Purdue November 28, 2023 Chris Hennessey December 15, 2023 South Florida Denise Schilte-Brown Retired October 31, 2023 Chris Brown November 28, 2023 Stephen F. Austin Tony Minatta Fired October 3, 2023 Ben Williams November 14, 2023 Stetson Chris Bergmann Stepped down November 2, 2023 Jamie Souza December 20, 2023 Temple Nick Bochette Fired November 1, 2023 Chris Shaw January 1, 2024 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Craig Shaw Resigned January 31, 2024 Daniel Clitnovici March 6, 2024 Texas Southern Lindsay Vera Resigned December 1, 2023 Kendall Ayers January 9, 2024 UNC Greensboro Michael Coll Mutually parted ways November 29, 2023 Stefani Workman April 11, 2024 Wyoming Colleen Corbin Resigned March 5, 2024 Josh Purdum April 10, 2024 Xavier Nate Lie Accepted Head Coachingjob with Kansas December 4, 2023 Dean Ward December 20, 2023
Conference realignment
SchoolCurrent conferenceFuture conference Arizona Pac-12 Big 12 Arizona State Pac-12 Big 12 California Pac-12 ACC Chicago State Independent NEC Colorado Pac-12 Big 12 Kennesaw State ASUN CUSA Mercyhurst PSAC (NCAA D-II) NEC Merrimack NEC MAAC Oklahoma Big 12 SEC Oregon Pac-12 Big Ten Oregon State Pac-12 WCC Sacred Heart NEC MAAC SMU American ACC Stanford Pac-12 ACC Stephen F. Austin WAC Southland Texas Big 12 SEC UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten USC Pac-12 Big Ten Utah Pac-12 Big 12 UTRGV WAC Southland Washington Pac-12 Big Ten Washington State Pac-12 WCC West Georgia GSC (NCAA D-II) ASUN
Other headlines September 12 – The Pac-12 Conference, which had been reduced to two members after its remaining ten schools left for other power conferences, began a rebuilding process by announcing that Mountain West Conference members Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State would join the Pac-12 in 2026–27. September 24 – The Pac-12 Conference's rebuilding continued as Utah State would join the other Mountain West defectors in 2026–27. September 30 – Gonzaga announced it would leave the West Coast Conference to join the Pac-12 Conference for all sports in 2026–27 except for football, which it has not sponsored since 1941. October 1 – UTEP announced it would join the Mountain West from Conference USA in 2026–27. October 9 – The NCAA Division I Council took the following actions that affected women's soccer at that day's meeting: The National Letter of Intent program was abolished, effective immediately. Written offers of athletics aid will replace the NLI. A proposed rule change that would shorten the transition periods for schools wishing to reclassify from Division II or Division III to Division I was introduced. If approved at the council's January 2025 meeting, the transition periods for D-II and D-III schools would drop by a year, respectively to three and four years. October 15 – The Mountain West announced that Hawaiʻi, which has been a football-only member of that conference since 2012, would leave the Big West Conference in 2026 to become a full MW member. November 1 – The Mountain West announced that Grand Canyon would join the conference no later than 2026 for all sports except for football, which the school has never sponsored. Grand Canyon's official announcement stated that it would not compete in the West Coast Conference, which it had previously been scheduled to join in July 2025, and that if MW bylaws allowed, it would join that conference in 2025. November 7 – The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the name change of the former Texas A&M University–Commerce to East Texas A&M University.
Rankings
Preseason polls
United Soccer CoachesRankTeam 1 Florida State 2 Stanford 3 4 5 Clemson 6 7 Pittsburgh 8 North Carolina 10 11 12 13 14 15 Notre Dame 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Duke 25 Top Drawer SoccerRankTeam 1 Florida State 2 Stanford 3 Pittsburgh 4 5 6 Clemson 7 8 9 10 11 12 Notre Dame 13 North Carolina 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Virginia 24 25
Regular season Major upsets In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked No. 15 or higher.
All rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
Date Winner Score Loser August 15 Auburn 4–0 5 Clemson Oklahoma State 2–0 6 Nebraska August 22 Buffalo 2–1 7 Pittsburgh 21т Virginia 3 Penn State September 1 Pepperdine 1–0 3 UCLA September 5 Duke 2 North Carolina September 8 Kentucky 2–0 9т UCLA September 12 Tennessee 1–0 7 Memphis September 15 Wake Forest 3–0 2 Virginia September 19 13 Wake Forest 1–0 1 Stanford September 22 24 Mississippi State 11 Texas Texas Tech 2–0 12 Oklahoma State September 26 Texas A&M 4–1 8 Auburn October 6 Virginia Tech 3–2 6 Florida State October 10 Minnesota 2–3 8 Ohio State Wisconsin 2–1 9 Iowa Wyoming 2–0 11 Utah State October 13 Washington 2–1 5 Michigan State October 19 Loyola Marymount 3–0 13 Pepperdine October 25 BYU 2–1 14 Texas Tech 17 Florida State 4–2 4 North Carolina October 27 Minnesota 2–1 11 Iowa 19 Virginia Tech 2–0 7 Notre Dame October 31 California 3–2 14т Stanford Virginia 1–0 12 Virginia Tech November 2 Oregon State 2–1 11 Santa Clara November 7 21 Texas 5 Arkansas November 9 Kansas 1–0 7 TCU November 22 Minnesota 2–1 14т South Carolina 22т Penn State 3–1 7 TCU November 24 13 Notre Dame 2–0 2 Mississippi State
Conference standings
Conference winners and tournaments