The 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 43rd 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 6 and December 9 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, and televised on ESPNU.
Florida State were the defending national champion. Florida State was awarded a first seed but was unable to defend their title falling to in penalties in the Second Round.
Four teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) qualified for the college cup, and North Carolina prevailed, claiming their twenty-second college cup.
Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. 29 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 1 team received an automatic bid by claiming the conference regular season crown (West Coast Conference doesn't hold a conference tournament), and an additional 34 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic bidsConferenceTeamDate qualifiedRecordAppearanceLast bid American November 10 10–3–7 1st None America East 13–1–3 2nd 2023 ACC 14–2–3 25th 2023 Atlantic 10 13–4–4 9th 2023 ASUN 14–1–6 4th 2021 Big East 13–4–4 32nd 2016 Big Sky 5–6–9 3rd 2010 Big South 10–4–4 1st None Big Ten 16–3–3 28th 2023 Big 12 November 9 13–5–4 10th 2019 Big West November 10 8–5–9 10th 2009 CAA November 9 14–3–3 5th 2020 C-USA November 10 13–4–2 3rd 2011 Horizon November 9 12–6–2 18th 2023 Ivy November 10 14–4–0 16th 2023 MAAC 18–2–1 6th 2008 MAC 13–1–6 4th 2015 Missouri Valley 13–4–3 4th 2022 Mountain West November 9 18–1–4 4th 2023 Northeast November 10 11–4–5 3rd 2018 Ohio Valley 9–7–6 5th 2023 Patriot 6–7–7 15th 2018 SEC 16–3–2 18th 2023 SoCon 11–6–3 8th 2022 Southland 14–3–2 4th 2012 Summit League 15–4–2 8th 2023 Sun Belt November 9 12–3–5 13th 2023 SWAC November 10 9–9–2 1st None WAC November 9 10–6–3 1st None West Coast 12–3–4 34th 2023
At-Large BidsConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast bid ACC 12–5–2 28th 2022 14–2–1 29th 2022 16–5–0 43rd 2023 11–3–4 30th 2023 13–4–1 33rd 2023 12–5–0 36th 2022 11–5–3 13th 2022 12–3–3 23rd 2022 Big East 13–3–2 15th 2023 Big Ten 13–2–4 5th 2023 12–2–5 7th 2023 12–4–3 12th 2018 12–5–3 18th 2023 12–6–3 30th 2023 11–4–5 19th 2023 15–1–3 23rd 2023 10–6–3 16th 2020 9–5–4 25th 2023 Big 12 9–6–5 25th 2023 11–4–5 14th 2023 14–4–3 14th 2020 16–3–2 8th 2021 14–4–2 9th 2023 12–5–2 23rd 2020 SEC 14–2–2 11th 2023 12–3–4 18th 2021 8–6–6 12th 2023 11–4–4 12th 2014 17–2–0 4th 2023 9–8–3 10th 2023 10–3–7 18th 2023 9–6–4 16th 2023 9–3–6 13th 2022 West Coast 12–3–5 14th 2023
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 11, 2024. First round games are played on November 15, 16, and 17 at the campus site of the seeded team.
Duke Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
Florida State Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
Southern California Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
Mississippi State Bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
College Cup
Schedule
Semi-finals
Final
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Record by conference ConferenceBidsRecordPct.R32R16E8F4CGNC ACC 9 26–6–4966421Big Ten 1016–9–3972–––SEC 108–9–373––––Big East 22–22–––––Atlantic 10 11–11–––––Big 12 73–6–13–––––West Coast 21–21–––––Other 230–22–1––––––
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), Semi-finals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively. The following conferences received one bid and failed to place a team into the round of 32: American, American East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, C-USA, Horizon, Ivy, Missouri Valley, MAAC, MAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC. These conference's records have been consolidated in the "Other" row.
Statistics
Goalscorers
All-tournament team
Trinity Armstrong, North Carolina Hannah Bebar, Duke Lizzie Boamah, Stanford Zara Chavoshi, Wake Forest Emily Colton, Wake Forest Clare Gagne, North Carolina (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Ella Hase, Duke Allie Montoya, Stanford Emily Murphy, Wake Forest Olivia Thomas, North Carolina (Most Outstanding Offensive Player) Linda Ullmark, North Carolina
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