The 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament 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
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women's
college soccer
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. The College Cup was played on December 2 and December 5 at
WakeMed Soccer Park
WakeMed Soccer Park is a Association football, soccer complex in Cary, North Carolina, United States. It consists of a purpose-built, Soccer-specific stadium, soccer-specific main stadium named "First Horizon Stadium", two lighted practice footba ...
in
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, Wake, Chatham County, North Carolina, Chatham, and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh-Cary, NC M ...
.
Florida State
Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
was the defending
National Champion and were unable to defend their title after falling to
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
in the Semifinals. North Carolina would go on to lose in
overtime
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*by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society) ...
in the final to 2–3. The 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
The Ivy League is an American collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference of eight Private university, private Research university, research universities in the Northeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegia ...
,
Pac-12 Conference
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, and
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting o ...
don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
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
*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
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,
America East
The America East Conference (AmEast) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1979, t ...
,
ASUN,
Big Sky,
Big South,
CAA,
C-USA
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,
Horizon
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,
MAAC,
MAC
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* Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth
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* McIntosh (apple), a Canadi ...
,
Missouri Valley,
Mountain West
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,
Northeast
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,
Ohio Valley
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,
Patriot
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,
SoCon,
Southland,
Summit League
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,
Sun Belt
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, 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
The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 64th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The tournament sta ...
References
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