2001 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2001 Women's College Cup) was the 20th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Southern Methodist University's Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas from December 5–7, 2001.

Santa Clara defeated North Carolina in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title. The Broncos (23–2) were coached by Jerry Smith.

The most outstanding offensive player was Aly Wagner from Santa Clara, and the most outstanding defensive player was Danielle Slaton, also from Santa Clara. Wagner and Slaton, along with nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 4 assists, was Abby Wambach from Florida.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded from 48 teams to its current size of 64 teams.

Format Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The only exceptions were the first two rounds, which were played at regional campus sites. The top sixteen teams, only eight of which were actually seeded, hosted four teams at their home fields during the tournament's first weekend.

National seeds North Carolina Santa Clara UCLA Portland Stanford Florida Notre Dame Connecticut

Teams North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston U.America EastAutomatic14-5-1BucknellPatriotAutomatic12-68ConnecticutBig EastAt-large16-5DukeACCAt-large08-9HartfordAmerica EastAt-large15-5HarvardIvy LeagueAt-large10-5Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic09-8-21North CarolinaACCAutomatic19-0PennIvy LeagueAuto (shared)13-1-3Penn StateBig TenAutomatic18-3-1PrincetonIvy LeagueAuto (shared)13-2-2RutgersBig EastAt-large12-7-1Sacred HeartNortheastAutomatic10-9TennesseeSECAt-large11-6UNC GreensboroSouthernAutomatic15-7VillanovaBig EastAt-large12-5-3 Portland RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeBig EastAt-large11-9-1BYUMountain WestAutomatic13-6-1CaliforniaPac-10At-large12-6-2DenverSun BeltAutomatic16-2-2Idaho StateBig SkyAutomatic11-6-2KansasBig 12At-large13-7NebraskaBig 12At-large15-4-14PortlandWest CoastAt-large16-3Saint Mary'sWest CoastAt-large13-2-2San DiegoWest CoastAt-large14-5SMUWACAutomatic15-3Southwest Texas StateSouthlandAutomatic14-65StanfordPac-10At-large13-3-2TexasBig 12At-large14-5Texas A&MBig 12Automatic14-3-1WashingtonPac-10At-large12-4-2 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord AuburnSECAt-large11-7-1Cal State FullertonBig WestAutomatic13-6ClemsonACCAt-large13-4-1DaytonAtlantic 10Automatic13-46FloridaSECAutomatic17-3-1Florida StateACCAt-large14-7-1GeorgiaSECAt-large12-5-1KentuckySECAt-large12-7-1MarylandACCAt-large10-6-2Miami (FL)Big EastAt-large10-8-1Miami (OH)MACAutomatic14-6-1PepperdineWest CoastAt-large11-4-3UCFAtlantic SunAutomatic14-53UCLAPac-10Automatic17-2USCPac-10At-large10-6-2West VirginiaBig EastAt-large15-4-1 Santa Clara RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCincinnatiConference USAAutomatic18-3DartmouthIvy LeagueAuto (shared)09-4-1Eastern IllinoisOhio ValleyAutomatic14-4EvansvilleMissouri ValleyAutomatic13-6-1IllinoisBig TenAt-large12-7-1LibertyBig SouthAutomatic11-7-2MarquetteConference USAAt-large16-5MichiganBig TenAt-large12-7-1MilwaukeeHorizon LeagueAutomatic15-37Notre DameBig EastAutomatic16-2-1OaklandMid-ContinentAutomatic16-3-12Santa ClaraWest CoastAutomatic17-2SyracuseBig EastAt-large11-6VirginiaACCAt-large14-3-2Wake ForestACCAt-large09-8-2William & MaryCAAAutomatic10-8-1

Bracket

Chapel Hill Bracket

Portland Bracket

Los Angeles Bracket

Santa Clara Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Jessica Ballweg, Santa Clara Jordan Kellgren, Florida Jena Kluegel, North Carolina Anna Kraus, Santa Clara Leslie Osborne, Santa Clara Sara Randolph, North Carolina Catherine Reddick, North Carolina Anne Remy, North Carolina Danielle Slaton, Santa Clara (most outstanding defensive player) Aly Wagner, Santa Clara (most outstanding offensive player) Veronica Zepeda, Santa Clara

See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

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