2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
2017 Women's College Cup logo
Country United States
Dates November 10–
December 3, 2017
Teams 64
Champions Stanford (2nd title)
Runners-up UCLA
Semi-finalists
Matches played 63
Goals scored 203 (3.22 per match)
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2018 →
All statistics correct as of December 3, 2017.

The 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (semi-finals 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 semi-finals 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.[1] 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

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic[5] 18–1–0 1 27th 2016
2 West Virginia Big 12 At-large 15–3–2 7 18th 2016
3 Penn State Big Ten Automatic 12–4–4 10 23rd 2016
4 Florida State ACC At-large 11–6–1 16 18th 2016
  Arizona Pac-12 At-large 10–4–4 26 5th 2015
  Auburn SEC At-large 7–6–5 27 15th 2016
  Bucknell Patriot Automatic 12–8–0 81 4th 2016
  Georgetown Big East Automatic 14–3–3 22 8th 2016
  Hofstra CAA Automatic 15–3–2 23 6th 2015
  La Salle Atlantic 10 Automatic 17–3–2 47 5th 2014
  Ole Miss SEC At-large 10–6–3 40 7th 2015
  Rutgers Big Ten At-large 12–2–5 11 12th 2016
  Stony Brook America East Automatic 11–10–0 158 2nd 2012
  TCU Big 12 At-large 12–6–3 46 2nd 2016
  Utah Valley WAC Automatic 10–11–1 213 2nd 2015
  Wake Forest ACC At-large 11–5–3 42 19th 2013

South Carolina Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 South Carolina SEC At-large 15–2–1 3 11th 2016
2 UCF American At-large 13–1–3 5 21st 2015
3 Florida SEC At-large 14–6–0 19 21st 2016
4 Ohio State Big Ten At-large 15–4–1 17 12th 2016
  Alabama State SWAC Automatic 12–7–1 229 2nd 2016
  California Pac-12 At-large 13–5–1 25 25th 2016
  Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic 14–3–1 35 6th 2016
  Murray State OVC Automatic 15–1–2 21 3rd 2015
  Santa Clara WCC At-large 13–6–1 31 27th 2016
  South Alabama Sun Belt Automatic 12–3–2 61 5th 2016
  South Florida American Automatic 12–3–2 15 4th 2015
  Tennessee SEC At-large 14–4–1 20 11th 2012
  Toledo MAC Automatic 12–7–3 124 5th 2011
  Vanderbilt SEC At-large 12–6–2 39 8th 2006
  Washington State Pac-12 At-large 9–7–3 49 11th 2015
  Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 13–5–2 29 20th 2016

Duke Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 Duke ACC At-large 19–2–0 4 23rd 2016
2 Texas A&M SEC Automatic 17–2–1 6 23rd 2016
3 USC Pac-12 At-large 14–3–1 18 16th 2016
4 Texas Big 12 At-large 13–3–2 12 12th 2014
  Alabama SEC At-large 12–7–1 28 3rd 2011
  Baylor Big 12 Automatic 13–5–2 34 5th 2012
  Clemson ACC At-large 9–5–3 38 18th 2016
  Eastern Washington Big Sky Automatic 16–5–1 84 2nd 2016
  IUPUI Horizon Automatic 14–5–3 122 2nd 2009
  Lamar Southland Automatic 18–3–1 72 1st[6] Never
  Missouri State MVC Automatic 10–9–1 119 2nd 2000
  North Texas Conference USA Automatic 14–3–4 65 5th 2015
  Notre Dame ACC At-large 9–6–4 14 25th 2016
  Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large 16–3–2 32 11th 2016
  Rice Conference USA At-large 12–3–2 36 4th 2014
  UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic 11–7–3 104 10th 2010

North Carolina Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 North Carolina ACC Automatic 15–2–2 2 36th 2016
2 UCLA Pac-12 At-large 15–2–2 8 21st 2016
3 Virginia ACC At-large 11–5–4 23 30th 2016
4 Princeton Ivy Automatic[7] 14–2–0 9 12th 2015
  Arkansas SEC At-large 11–10–2 41 4th 2016
  Butler Big East At-large 13–2–5 45 2nd 2015
  Cal State Fullerton Big West Automatic 12–5–4 94 7th 2014
  Colorado Pac-12 At-large 11–5–4 43 10th 2016
  Denver Summit Automatic 11–8–1 225 10th 2013
  High Point Big South Automatic 13–7–1 99 6th 2014
  Monmouth MAAC Automatic 15–3–2 37 5th 2016
  NC State ACC At-large 14–5–1 30 13th 2016
  Northwestern Big Ten At-large 12–7–2 33 5th 2016
  Pepperdine WCC Automatic[8] 14–2–3 13 10th 2016
  Saint Francis (PA) NEC Automatic 10–7–3 176 4th 2016
  San Diego State Mountain West Automatic 12–7–2 80 7th 2014

Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6.[9]

Stanford Bracket

First Round
November 10–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford* 9
Utah Valley 1
1 Stanford* 2
Auburn 0
  Hofstra 0
  Auburn* 1
1 Stanford* 1
4 Florida State 0
  Arizona* 2
  TCU 1
Arizona 0
4 Florida State 2
Ole Miss 0
4 Florida State* 5
1 Stanford* 4
3 Penn State 0
3 Penn State* 7
Stony Brook 0
3 Penn State 2
Wake Forest 0
  Georgetown 0 (1)
  Wake Forest* 0 (2)
3 Penn State 3
2 West Virginia* 1
  Rutgers* 3
  La Salle 1
Rutgers 0 (3)
2 West Virginia* 0 (4)
Bucknell 0
2 West Virginia* 3

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

South Carolina Bracket

First Round
November 10–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
2 UCF* 0
Washington State 1
  Washington State 2 (3)
  Tennessee 2 (1)
  Murray State 0
  Tennessee* 2
Washington State 0
3 Florida* 12OT
  South Florida* 3
  Florida Gulf Coast 0
South Florida 0
3 Florida* 1
South Alabama 1
3 Florida* 3
3 Florida 0
1 South Carolina* 2
4 Ohio State* 1
Vanderbilt 2
  Vanderbilt 1
  Santa Clara 3
  Santa Clara 2
  California* 1
Santa Clara 0
1 South Carolina* 1
  Wisconsin* 5
  Toledo 0
Wisconsin 0
1 South Carolina* 1
Alabama State 0
1 South Carolina* 3

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Duke Bracket

First Round
November 10–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
1 Duke* 1
UNC Greensboro 0
1 Duke* 7
Oklahoma State 0
  Missouri State 1 (2)
  Oklahoma State* 1 (3)
1 Duke* 3
4 Texas 0
  Clemson* 2
  Alabama 1
Clemson 1 (5)
4 Texas 1 (6)
North Texas 0
4 Texas* 3
1 Duke* 4
Baylor 0
3 USC* 22OT
Eastern Washington 1
3 USC 1 (0)
Baylor 1 (3)
  Rice 2
  Baylor* 3
  Baylor 3OT
  Notre Dame 2
  Notre Dame* 5
  IUPUI 0
Notre Dame 2 (4)
2 Texas A&M* 2 (1)
Lamar 0
2 Texas A&M* 1

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

North Carolina Bracket

First Round
November 10–12
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 25
Campus Sites
            
2 UCLA* 3
San Diego State 1
2 UCLA* 1OT
Northwestern 0
  Butler 0 (2)
  Northwestern* 0 (3)
2 UCLA* 2
3 Virginia 1
  Pepperdine* 1
  Cal State Fullerton 0
  Pepperdine 0
3 Virginia 3
Saint Francis (PA) 0
3 Virginia* 2
2 UCLA* 3
4 Princeton 1
4 Princeton* 4
Monmouth 0
4 Princeton 1 (5)
NC State 1 (4)
  Arkansas 1
  NC State* 4
4 Princeton 2OT
1 North Carolina* 1
  Colorado* 2
  Denver 1
Colorado 0
1 North Carolina* 1
High Point 0
1 North Carolina* 3

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

College Cup

Semi-finals
December 1
Orlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		Final
December 3
Orlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida
      
1 Stanford 2
5 South Carolina 0
1 Stanford 3
4 UCLA 2
3 Duke 0 (3)
4 UCLA 0 (4)

Schedule

Semi-finals
Final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Record by conference

Conference Bids Record Pct. R32 R16 QF SF F NC
Pac-12 7 14–5–3 .725 6 3 2 2 2 1
SEC 9 11–7–2 .600 6 2 2 1 – –
ACC 8 13–5–5 .674 8 5 1 1 – –
Big 12 5 4–5–4 .462 4 3 1 – – –
Big Ten 5 5–4–2 .545 4 1 1 – – –
Ivy 1 2–1–1 .625 1 1 1 – – –
WCC 2 3–2–0 .600 2 1 – – – –
American 2 1–2–0 .333 1 – – – – –
Big East 2 0–0–2 .500 – – – – – –
C-USA 2 0–2–0 .000 – – – – – –
MVC 1 0–0–1 .500 – – – – – –

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Road to the Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Division I Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "Nitty-Gritty (Through Games of Nov. 5)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Division I Women's Soccer Championships Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
    5. ↑ "Pac-12 Three Peat". GoStanford.com. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
    6. ↑ Murray, Pat. "Cards are headed to the NCAA Tournament". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
    7. ↑ "No. 13 Women's Soccer Team Beats Penn 1–0, Secures Outright Ivy Title, NCAA Berth". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
    8. ↑ "Women's Soccer Wins 2017 WCC Title". Pepperdine University Athletics. 4 November 2017.
    9. ↑ NCAA Soccer [@NCAASoccer] (6 November 2017). "Have a look at the full 2017 DI Women's #NCAASoccer bracket: on.ncaa.com/2j63Z1e" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    10. ↑ "UNC Hosts High Point Saturday in NCAA First Round". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
    11. ↑ "Virginia Hosts St. Francis in NCAA First-Round Action Saturday". University of Virginia Athletics. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
    12. 1 2 "Tar Heels Set To Host NCAA Second Round Games Friday". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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