The 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 44th 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 5 and December 8 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and televised on ESPNU.
North Carolina were the defending national champion. North Carolina received an unseeded, at-large bid, and was unable to defend their title falling to in penalties in the Round of 16.
Three teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and one team from the Big 12 Conference qualified for the college cup, and Florida State prevailed, claiming their fifth 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 9 10–5–6 3rd 2022 America East 6–7–4 3rd 2024 ACC 16–1–2 34th 2024 Atlantic 10 15–3–3 11th 2016 ASUN 14–5–2 5th 2024 Big East 15–3–2 7th 2023 Big Sky 12–3–5 7th 2021 Big South 5–9–5 8th 2021 Big Ten 13–2–6 17th 2024 Big 12 November 8 11–6–4 26th 2024 Big West November 9 10–2–9 6th 2004 CAA 11–2–7 3rd 2020 C-USA November 7 14–3–4 9th 2023 Horizon November 8 13–4–3 19th 2024 Ivy November 9 11–3–4 11th 2005 MAAC 11–8–2 2nd 2001 MAC November 7 16–3–1 5th 2024 Missouri Valley November 9 8–7–6 1st None Mountain West November 8 10–6–6 5th 2024 Northeast November 9 11–2–6 1st None Ohio Valley 7–6–8 2nd 2000 Patriot 14–5–2 3rd 2011 SEC 13–6–3 11th 2024 SoCon 13–2–5 9th 2024 Southland 12–8–2 3rd 2016 Summit League 13–2–6 9th 2024 Sun Belt November 8 10–3–7 6th 2011 SWAC November 9 10–6–5 3rd 2023 WAC November 8 12–8–2 2nd 2024 West Coast 11–6–2 15th 2024 At-Large BidsConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast Bid American 16–0–3 13th 2023 ACC 7–5–5 25th 2023 13–4–1 30th 2024 10–2–4 26th 2024 13–4–2 7th 2019 12–6–0 44th 2024 14–1–3 31st 2024 12–3–4 37th 2024 10–4–4 24th 2024 Big East 15–3–2 16th 2024 Big Ten 13–5–2 13th 2013 11–4–4 6th 2024 12–3–6 8th 2024 9–4–7 8th 2024 8–4–6 19th 2022 9–7–3 31st 2024 11–5–3 29th 2024 13–5–2 26th 2024 Big 12 12–4–4 7th 2018 15–3–3 15th 2024 14–5–3 11th 2024 15–2–2 9th 2024 13–2–4 10th 2024 11–3–5 23rd 2022 13–3–3 24th 2024 SEC 9–4–4 12th 2024 11–8–1 7th 2023 11–4–5 13th 2024 12–5–3 13th 2024 12–6–1 5th 2024 10–4–5 19th 2024 12–3–3 17th 2024 16–3–1 14th 2024 WAC 14–4–3 5th 2022
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 10, 2025. First round games were played on November 14 and 15 at the campus site of the seeded team.
Notre Dame bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
Vanderbilt bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
Stanford bracket
* Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.
Virginia 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.R32R16E8F4CGNCACC 9 21–4–6953321Big 12 8 12–5–68511––Big Ten 9 9–7–6733–––SEC 9 5–7–4421–––Big East 2 2–2–121––––ASUN 1 1–1–01–––––American 2 1–2–01–––––WAC 2 0–2–0––––––Other 22 0–21–1––––––
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 East, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, C-USA, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, Sun Belt, SWAC, West Coast. These conference's records have been consolidated in the "Other" row.
Statistics
Goalscorers
All-tournament team
Jasmine Aikey, Stanford Morgan Brown, TCU Heather Gilchrist, Florida State Shae Harvey, Stanford Wrianna Hudson, Florida State (Most Outstanding Offensive Player) Peyton McGovern, Florida State Y-Lan Nguyen, Stanford Kate Ockene, Florida State (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Avery Oder, Duke Kat Rader, Duke Taylor Suarez, Florida State
See also 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
References