| NCAA women's soccer tournament | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Other Titles: | Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final) |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | November 10 – December 4, 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 64 |
| Winners: | (1) Florida State (4th title) |
| Second: | (2) |
| Semi-Finalist1: | (1) BYU |
| Semi-Finalist2: | (1) Clemson |
| Matches: | 63 |
| Goals: | 184 |
| Attendance: | 108,876 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Payton Linnehan, (5 goals) |
| Award Title: | Most Valuable Player |
| Award: | Jordynn Dudley (Offensive) Lauren Flynn (Defensive) |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
| Updated: | 12/5/2023 |
The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 42nd 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 1 and December 4 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and televised on ESPNU.[1]
were the defending National Champion.[2] The Bruins were unable to defend their title as they were defeated in the first round of 2023 tournament by UC Irvine 1–0.[3] Florida State faced off against in the final. Florida State prevailed 5–1 and won their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011.[4]
See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.
All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 29 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 2 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (Pac-12 Conference and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[5]
| Team | Date qualified | Record | Appearance[6] | Last Bid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | style= | November 5 | 16–0–1 | 24th | 2022 | ||
| America East | style= | November 5 | 11–1–6 | 1st | None | ||
| American | style= | November 5 | 18–1–0 | 12th | 2022 | ||
| ASUN | style= | November 5 | 12–4–5 | 8th | 2022 | ||
| Atlantic 10 | style= | November 5 | 17–2–2 | 8th | 2022 | ||
| Big 12 | style= | November 4 | 15–4–2 | 17th | 2022 | ||
| Big East | style= | November 5 | 13–3–2 | 14th | 2022 | ||
| Big Sky | style= | November 5 | 12–4–2 | 1st | None | ||
| Big South | style= | November 5 | 12–5–2 | 10th | 2022 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | November 5 | 12–4–4 | 4th | 2020 | ||
| Big West | style= | November 5 | 8–7–6 | 5th | 2022 | ||
| CAA | style= | November 5 | 15–2–2 | 1st | None | ||
| C-USA | style= | November 5 | 16–2–1 | 8th | 2020 | ||
| Horizon | style= | November 4 | 12–2–5 | 17th | 2022 | ||
| Ivy | style= | November 5 | 12–3–2 | 19th | 2022 | ||
| MAAC | style= | November 5 | 13–3–1 | 3rd | 2022 | ||
| MAC | style= | November 5 | 9–7–5 | 1st | None | ||
| Missouri Valley | style= | November 5 | 11–5–6 | 3rd | 2014 | ||
| Mountain West | style= | November 4 | 14–7–1 | 3rd | |||
| Northeast | style= | November 5 | 10–4–5 | 12th | 2021 | ||
| Ohio Valley | style= | November 5 | 9–5–5 | 4th | 2013 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | October 29 | 16–1–1 | 27th | 2022 | ||
| Patriot | style= | November 5 | 12–3–5 | 7th | 2022 | ||
| SEC | style= | November 5 | 11–4–5 | 11th | 2022 | ||
| SoCon | style= | November 5 | 13–4–3 | 3rd | 2008 | ||
| Southland | style= | November 5 | 15–2–3 | 4th | 2022 | ||
| Summit League | style= | November 4 | 13–3–3 | 7th | 2021 | ||
| Sun Belt | style= | November 5 | 13–2–5 | 4th | 2022 | ||
| SWAC | style= | November 5 | 15–4–4 | 2nd | 2006 | ||
| West Coast | style= | November 4 | 13–3–2 | 2nd | 2005 | ||
| WAC | style= | November 4 | 14–4–4 | 2nd | 2021 |
| Team | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | style= | 11–4–5 | 6th | 2022 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 10–6–4 | 10th | 2022 | ||
| SEC | style= | 14–4–2 | 10th | 2022 | ||
| Ivy | style= | 11–2–2 | 10th | 2022 | ||
| Big 12 | style= | 16–2–3 | 24th | 2022 | ||
| ACC | style= | 15–3–3 | 24th | 2022 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 13–4–3 | 13th | 2020 | ||
| Ivy | style= | 10–4–3 | 2nd | 2006 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 12–3–4 | 5th | 2013 | ||
| Sun Belt | style= | 9–4–8 | 12th | 2015 | ||
| SEC | style= | 8–7–4 | 9th | 2022 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 7–6–4 | 16th | 2021 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 12–4–3 | 6th | 2022 | ||
| SEC | style= | 10–5–5 | 3rd | 2022 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 14–3–3 | 13th | 2016 | ||
| ACC | style= | 10–1–8 | 42nd | 2022 | ||
| ACC | style= | 11–3–4 | 29th | 2022 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 9–7–2 | 17th | 2022 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 13–2–4 | 29th | 2022 | ||
| West Coast | style= | 9–4–5 | 13th | 2021 | ||
| ACC | style= | 14–5–1 | 2nd | 2022 | ||
| Ivy | style= | 9–5–3 | 15th | 2021 | ||
| Big East | style= | 10–4–5 | 3rd | 2021 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 9–6–4 | 18th | 2022 | ||
| West Coast | style= | 13–4–2 | 33rd | 2022 | ||
| SEC | style= | 11–2–6 | 17th | 2022 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 15–0–4 | 32nd | 2022 | ||
| SEC | style= | 8–6–4 | 15th | 2022 | ||
| SEC | style= | 9–7–4 | 28th | 2022 | ||
| Big 12 | style= | 15–1–4 | 8th | 2019 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 10–4–3 | 22nd | 2022 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 13–4–4 | 24th | 2021 | ||
| Big East | style= | 14–3–4 | 6th | 2022 |
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6, 2023.[7] [1] First round games are played on November 10, 11, and 12 at the campus site of the seeded team.
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Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
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Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
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Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
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Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game.
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 5 | 16–4–1 | data-sort-value="5" | 5 | data-sort-value="4" | 4 | data-sort-value="-4" | 4 | data-sort-value="-1" | 2 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | ||
| Pac-12 | 5 | 5–5 | data-sort-value="2" | 2 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | data-sort-value="-1" | – | ||
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