# 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

The 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 35th season of NCAA championship women's college soccer. The Penn State Nittany Lions were the defending national champions.

## Changes from 2015
### Conference realignment

| School | Previous conference | New conference |
| Coastal Carolina | Big South Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Kansas State | No team | Independent |

## Season overview
### Polls
#### Pre-season polls

NSCAA :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Florida State |
| 2 | Penn State |
| 3 | Duke |
| 4 | Virginia |
| 5 | Stanford |
| 6 | West Virginia |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | Texas A&M |
| 9 | North Carolina |
| 10 | Rutgers |
| 11 | USC |
| 12 | Auburn |
| 13 | Notre Dame |
| 14 | Clemson |
| 15 | Connecticut |
| 16 | BYU |
| 17 | Virginia Tech |
| 18 | California |
| 19 | Texas Tech |
| 20 | Arizona |
| 21 | Santa Clara |
| 22 | Ole Miss |
| 23 | Ohio State |
| 24 | South Carolina |
| 25 | Loyola Marymount |
Soccer America :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Stanford |
| 2 | Duke |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | West Virginia |
| 5 | Penn State |
| 6 | Florida |
| 7 | Virginia |
| 8 | USC |
| 9 | Texas A&M |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Connecticut |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Rutgers |
| 14 | Auburn |
| 15 | California |
| 16 | BYU |
| 17 | UCLA |
| 18 | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Virginia Tech |
| 21 | Texas Tech |
| 22 | Ohio State |
| 23 | South Carolina |
| 24 | Arizona |
| 25 | Boston College |
Top Drawer Soccer :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Stanford |
| 2 | Florida State |
| 3 | Duke |
| 4 | Penn State |
| 5 | West Virginia |
| 6 | Virginia |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | USC |
| 9 | Connecticut |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Rutgers |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Texas A&M |
| 14 | Auburn |
| 15 | California |
| 16 | Wisconsin |
| 17 | BYU |
| 18 | Arizona |
| 19 | Minnesota |
| 20 | Virginia Tech |
| 21 | Ohio State |
| 22 | Santa Clara |
| 23 | Ole Miss |
| 24 | FGCU |
| 25 | Boston College |
Hero Sports :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Penn State |
| 2 | Stanford |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | Duke |
| 5 | West Virginia |
| 6 | USC |
| 7 | Virginia |
| 8 | Florida |
| 9 | Clemson |
| 10 | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | Texas A&M |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | BYU |
| 14 | California |
| 15 | South Carolina |
| 16 | Texas Tech |
| 17 | Santa Clara |
| 18 | Minnesota |
| 19 | Connecticut |
| 20 | Notre Dame |
| 21 | Arizona |
| 22 | Auburn |
| 23 | Washington State |
| 24 | Ohio State |
| 25 | Rutgers |

#### Final polls

NSCAA :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | USC |
| 2 | West Virginia |
| 3 | Georgetown |
| 4 | North Carolina |
| 5 | South Carolina |
| 6 | Stanford |
| 7 | Duke |
| 8 | Auburn |
| 9 | BYU |
| 10 | Florida |
| 11 | Virginia |
| 12 | Clemson |
| 13 | UCLA |
| 14 | Florida State |
| 15 | Minnesota |
| 16 | Utah |
| 17 | Santa Clara |
| 18 | Northwestern |
| 19 | Arkansas |
| 20 | Connecticut |
| 21 | Notre Dame |
| 22 | Pepperdine |
| 23 | Colorado |
| 24 | NC State |
| 25 | Rutgers |
Soccer America :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | West Virginia |
| 2 | Stanford |
| 3 | Florida |
| 4 | South Carolina |
| 5 | Georgetown |
| 6 | BYU |
| 7 | Florida State |
| 8 | North Carolina |
| 9 | USC |
| 10 | Notre Dame |
| 11 | Clemson |
| 12 | Connecticut |
| 13 | Minnesota |
| 14 | Duke |
| 15 | Virginia |
| 16 | Colorado |
| 17 | Arkansas |
| 18 | Auburn |
| 19 | Utah |
| 20 | UCLA |
| 21 | Rutgers |
| 22 | Northwestern |
| 23 | Cal |
| 24 | Penn State |
| 25 | Pepperdine |
Top Drawer Soccer :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | USC |
| 2 | West Virginia |
| 3 | Georgetown |
| 4 | North Carolina |
| 5 | South Carolina |
| 6 | Duke |
| 7 | Auburn |
| 8 | Santa Clara |
| 9 | Stanford |
| 10 | BYU |
| 11 | Florida |
| 12 | Connecticut |
| 13 | Clemson |
| 14 | UCLA |
| 15 | Virginia |
| 16 | Arkansas |
| 17 | Pepperdine |
| 18 | Rutgers |
| 19 | Florida State |
| 20 | Kansas |
| 21 | Minnesota |
| 22 | Notre Dame |
| 23 | NC State |
| 24 | Northwestern |
| 25 | Colorado |
Hero Sports :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | USC |
| 2 | West Virginia |
| 3 | Stanford |
| 4 | BYU |
| 5 | Georgetown |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | South Carolina |
| 8 | Virginia |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | Florida |
| 11 | Auburn |
| 12 | Santa Clara |
| 13 | Minnesota |
| 14 | Duke |
| 15 | Clemson |
| 16 | Utah |
| 17 | Cal |
| 18 | Florida State |
| 19 | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Colorado |
| 21 | Arkansas |
| 22 | Penn State |
| 23 | Oklahoma |
| 24 | Pepperdine |
| 25 | Long Beach State |
Note: Soccer America released its final poll on November 7, 2016, before the NCAA Tournament

### Major upsets

Games won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked squad that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher are considered "major upsets". Only NSCAA rankings are used for this list.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
| August 19, 2016 | #21 Santa Clara | 3–2 (a.e.t) | #11 USC |
| August 19, 2016 | Pepperdine | 3–1 | #20 Arizona |
| August 21, 2016 | Oklahoma | 4–1 | #25 Loyola Marymount |
| August 22, 2016 | Nebraska | 1–0 | #14 BYU |
| August 25, 2016 | Michigan | 2–0 | #12 Notre Dame |
| August 25, 2016 | Washington State | 1–0 | #13 Santa Clara |
| August 26, 2016 | Arkansas | 2–1 | #2 Duke |
| September 5, 2016 | South Alabama | 1–0 | #1 Florida State |
| September 22, 2016 | Vanderbilt | 2–0 | #14 Texas A&M |
| September 25, 2016 | Alabama | 2–1 | #14 Texas A&M |

### Standings

2016 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings :
| 2016 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 20 Connecticut ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 8–0–1 .94419–3–1 .848 Memphis ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–1–0 .88914–5–1 .725 SMU ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–2–1 .72213–7–2 .636 USF ‍‍‍ 4–3–2 .55612–4–3 .711 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 4–3–2 .55611–5–4 .650 UCF ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5009–8–2 .526 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4448–10–1 .447 Houston ‍‍‍ 1–6–2 .2226–7–3 .469 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 1–7–1 .1675–12–1 .306 Temple ‍‍‍ 0–9–0 .0003–16–0 .158 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-20 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 America East Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Hartford ‍†‍‍ 6–1–1 .81313–5–1 .711 Albany ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 6–1–1 .81311–8–1 .575 Stony Brook ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .7509–8–3 .525 New Hampshire ‍‍‍ 3–4–1 .4387–9–3 .447 Maine ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3757–9–0 .438 UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3755–10–2 .353 Vermont ‍‍‍ 2–4–2 .3757–8–4 .474 UMBC ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .3136–10–1 .382 Binghamton ‍‍‍ 2–6–0 .2506–10–2 .389 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * – UMass Lowell ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations) As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍ 9–0–1 .95018–2–2 .864 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 7–1–2 .80014–4–2 .750 Duquesne ‍‍‍ 7–2–1 .75011–6–3 .625 Fordham ‍‍‍ 5–1–4 .70010–5–5 .625 George Mason ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65013–7–1 .643 George Washington ‍‍‍ 4–3–3 .55011–7–3 .595 Dayton ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 4–4–2 .5009–10–3 .477 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .4506–8–5 .447 Richmond ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4009–9–1 .500 VCU ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4008–10–1 .447 LaSalle ‍‍‍ 2–4–4 .4004–10–4 .333 UMass ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .2003–11–3 .265 Davidson ‍‍‍ 1–8–1 .1505–13–1 .289 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1004–14–1 .237 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Florida Gulf Coast ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 6–0–1 .92914–5–1 .725 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 5–1–1 .78612–5–2 .684 Stetson ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .7149–7–2 .556 Kennesaw State ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .57110–8–1 .553 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 2–4–1 .3574–11–1 .281 North Florida ‍‍‍ 2–5–0 .2866–9–2 .412 NJIT ‍‍‍ 2–5–0 .2866–9–3 .417 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 0–6–1 .0710–14–3 .088 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 17, 2016 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 ACC women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT #21 Notre Dame ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–2 .80013–3–5 .738 No. 12 Clemson ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–2 .80014–5–4 .696 No. 7 Duke ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–2–1 .75015–4–3 .750 #4 North Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–2–2 .70016–3–4 .783 No. 11 Virginia ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–2–2 .70015–5–2 .727 No. 14 Florida State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–2–2 .70014–4–4 .727 Miami ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .50010–8–1 .553 No. 24 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 4–5–1 .45011–9–2 .545 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .45011–5–3 .658 Louisville ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .3507–7–4 .500 Boston College ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .30011–8–1 .575 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .20010–8–0 .556 Syracuse ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .2008–8–3 .500 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1002–15–1 .139 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-7-2 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Big East Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Marquette ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–2–0 .77812–8–2 .591 DePaul ‍†‍‍ 7–2–0 .77810–6–3 .605 No. 3 Georgetown ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–1–2 .77819–2–3 .854 St. John's ‍‍‍ 5–2–2 .66711–4–5 .675 Providence ‍‍‍ 5–3–1 .61111–7–2 .600 Butler ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .50011–7–2 .600 Creighton ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4449–6–2 .588 Villanova ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2224–14–0 .222 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .1115–11–1 .324 Xavier ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .1117–11–1 .395 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-21 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Idaho ‍†‍‍ 7–1–2 .80010–5–4 .632 Sacramento State ‍‍‍ 6–2–2 .7008–7–4 .526 Northern Arizona ‍‍‍ 5–2–3 .65010–7–5 .568 Montana ‍‍‍ 5–2–3 .6509–6–5 .575 Eastern Washington ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 5–3–2 .60013–5–4 .682 Northern Colorado ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .55010–8–2 .550 Portland State ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4506–11–1 .361 Idaho State ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4007–13–0 .350 Weber State ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3505–10–2 .353 Southern Utah ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .2503–12–2 .235 North Dakota ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1002–14–2 .167 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Big South Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT High Point ‍†‍‍ 7–1–1 .83313–6–2 .667 Liberty ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 7–2–0 .77814–8–0 .636 Campbell ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66712–8–0 .600 Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .6679–8–3 .525 Radford ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .5567–9–0 .438 Longwood ‍‍‍ 5–3–1 .6118–10–2 .450 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3338–12–0 .400 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 2–6–1 .2786–11–1 .361 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 1–7–1 .1674–12–1 .265 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .1113–14–0 .176 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 18 Northwestern ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–3 .77316–3–4 .783 No. 15 Minnesota ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 7–1–3 .77316–3–4 .783 Penn State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–3 .77312–5–4 .667 Michigan ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–3–2 .63610–5–5 .625 Wisconsin ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–2–4 .6369–5–8 .591 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–3–3 .59111–6–5 .614 No. 25 Rutgers ‍‍‍$^y$ 4–2–5 .59112–5–6 .652 Ohio State ‍‍‍$^y$ 4–4–3 .50011–7–3 .595 Indiana ‍‍‍ 4–4–3 .5007–9–4 .450 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .3647–10–1 .417 Illinois ‍‍‍ 3–6–2 .3646–11–2 .368 Purdue ‍‍‍ 2–8–1 .2274–12–1 .265 Iowa ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .1828–11–0 .421 Maryland ‍‍‍ 1–10–0 .0913–15–1 .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-21 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Big West Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Cal State Northridge ‍†‍‍ 6–1–1 .81311–5–5 .643 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 5–2–1 .68813–7–2 .636 Long Beach State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 4–1–3 .68810–7–4 .571 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .6258–10–1 .447 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 3–3–2 .5007–8–4 .474 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .31311–6–2 .632 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .3139–6–2 .588 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .3135–10–4 .368 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 1–5–2 .2506–10–3 .395 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big West Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 2 West Virginia ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 8–0–0 1.00023–2–2 .889 Kansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–1–2 .75011–6–4 .619 Baylor ‍‍‍ 4–3–1 .56312–7–1 .625 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 4–3–1 .56314–7–2 .652 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–4–1 .43810–8–1 .553 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 3–4–1 .4389–9–3 .500 TCU ‍‍‍$^y$ 2–5–1 .31312–7–2 .619 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 2–6–0 .2509–9–2 .500 Texas ‍‍‍ 1–6–1 .1888–9–1 .472 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2016 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northeastern ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 7–2–0 .77814–7–1 .659 Drexel ‍‍‍ 4–2–3 .6119–7–4 .550 James Madison ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .5569–11–0 .450 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 4–3–2 .55610–5–4 .632 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .50010–8–2 .550 Charleston ‍‍‍ 3–3–3 .50010–7–3 .575 Hofstra ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .44410–7–1 .583 Delaware ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3894–13–1 .250 Towson ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3336–12–1 .342 Elon ‍‍‍ 2–5–2 .3337–9–3 .447 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Conference USA women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Texas ‍†‍‍ 9–1–0 .90015–5–1 .738 Rice ‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .80011–5–1 .676 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70012–6–1 .658 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65012–8–2 .591 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .60014–6–1 .690 Charlotte ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 5–4–1 .55011–9–2 .545 UTEP ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .50013–7–2 .636 Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .5007–12–0 .368 Marshall ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .5006–7–4 .471 UTSA ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .3007–12–0 .368 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .3008–7–2 .529 FIU ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .3003–11–3 .265 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2004–12–1 .265 UAB ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .2004–11–2 .294 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Horizon League women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Milwaukee ‍†‍‍ 8–1–0 .88913–5–2 .700 Detroit ‍‍‍ 6–1–2 .77810–7–2 .579 Northern Kentucky ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–2–1 .72213–7–1 .643 Oakland ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .5569–10–1 .475 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .5569–10–0 .474 Wright State ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5006–11–2 .368 UIC ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4446–10–2 .389 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2225–11–0 .313 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 1–7–1 .1673–12–2 .235 Green Bay ‍‍‍ 1–7–1 .1671–13–2 .125 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Ivy League women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Harvard ‍†‍‍$^y$ 5–0–2 .85710–4–3 .676 Brown ‍‍‍ 4–1–2 .7149–2–5 .719 Columbia ‍‍‍ 4–2–1 .6437–6–4 .529 Penn ‍‍‍ 2–2–3 .5009–3–4 .688 Princeton ‍‍‍ 2–3–2 .42910–4–3 .676 Yale ‍‍‍ 2–4–1 .3576–7–3 .469 Cornell ‍‍‍ 2–4–1 .3575–9–2 .375 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 0–5–2 .1437–7–2 .500 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Division Kent State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–1–2 .81815–3–2 .800 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 5–4–2 .5458–9–2 .474 Buffalo ‍‍‍ 4–4–3 .5007–8–5 .475 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .3188–10–1 .447 Ohio ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .2735–12–1 .306 Akron ‍‍‍ 1–6–4 .2734–11–4 .316 West Division Ball State ‍†‍‍ 9–1–1 .86414–3–3 .775 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 6–2–3 .68215–3–3 .786 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .59113–7–1 .643 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 4–5–2 .4556–10–4 .400 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 3–6–2 .3645–11–5 .357 Toledo ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .3188–10–1 .447 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 MAAC women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Monmouth ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 9–0–1 .95014–5–2 .714 Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .63612–7–1 .625 Siena ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .6369–7–3 .553 Rider ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .6509–6–3 .583 Canisius ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .6008–9–0 .471 Marist ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .55010–9–1 .525 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4506–10–1 .382 Niagara ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4005–10–1 .344 Fairfield ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .3003–13–2 .222 Iona ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .2502–14–2 .167 St. Peter's ‍‍‍ 0–9–1 .0501–13–2 .125 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-18 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Illinois State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 5–0–1 .91714–6–3 .674 Evansville ‍‍‍ 3–2–1 .5834–12–3 .289 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ 2–2–2 .5008–8–3 .500 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 2–3–1 .4177–11–2 .400 Drake ‍‍‍ 2–3–1 .41712–4–3 .711 Loyola ‍‍‍ 2–4–0 .3335–11–3 .342 Missouri State ‍‍‍ 1–3–2 .3335–8–4 .412 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-20 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Mountain West Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT UNLV ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 8–1–2 .81816–4–3 .761 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 7–3–1 .68210–6–4 .600 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 6–2–3 .68210–7–4 .571 Utah State ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .63612–9–0 .571 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .59110–8–2 .550 Boise State ‍‍‍ 5–3–3 .5916–11–4 .381 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 5–5–1 .50010–8–1 .553 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 5–5–1 .5009–7–3 .553 Colorado College ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .3648–11–0 .421 Air Force ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .3187–9–2 .444 Nevada ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .1825–13–0 .278 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 1–9–1 .1363–14–2 .211 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MWC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT St. Francis ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 6–2–0 .75010–12–0 .455 Central Connecticut ‍†‍‍ 6–2–0 .7509–11–1 .452 Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 5–1–2 .7508–6–5 .553 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 5–2–1 .6887–12–1 .375 Bryant ‍‍‍ 4–3–1 .5638–9–1 .472 Robert Morris ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .5006–12–0 .333 Wagner ‍‍‍ 2–6–0 .2503–15–0 .167 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1255–12–1 .306 LIU Brooklyn ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1252–15–0 .118 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-18 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Murray State ‍†‍‍ 7–0–3 .8508–5–4 .588 Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .80013–5–1 .711 Tennessee Tech ‍‍‍ 6–2–2 .70011–6–4 .619 SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–3–1 .65010–8–5 .543 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 5–2–3 .65010–6–4 .600 Belmont ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .5506–9–4 .421 Southeast Missouri State ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .4509–6–4 .579 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3506–11–2 .368 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2005–13–1 .289 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2005–13–0 .278 UT Martin ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1004–14–0 .222 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-20 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Pac-12 Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 6 Stanford ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–1–0 .90918–2–1 .881 No. 1 USC ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–2–1 .77316–4–2 .773 No. 23 Colorado ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–2–1 .77315–6–1 .705 No. 13 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–3–1 .68215–5–2 .727 No. 16 Utah ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–1–4 .72713–4–5 .705 Cal ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–3–2 .63613–5–3 .690 Arizona ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .3649–9–1 .500 Washington State ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .3188–9–2 .474 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .2738–10–2 .450 Oregon ‍‍‍ 2–8–1 .2278–10–2 .450 Washington ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .1827–12–1 .375 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 1–9–1 .1366–11–2 .368 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-21 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Patriot League women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Bucknell ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 8–1–0 .88916–2–2 .850 Boston University ‍†‍‍ 8–1–0 .8899–11–1 .452 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 5–3–1 .61111–5–2 .667 Colgate ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .5568–8–3 .500 Navy ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5009–11–2 .455 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3897–8–4 .474 Loyola (MD) ‍‍‍ 2–4–3 .3896–6–4 .500 Army ‍‍‍ 2–5–2 .3334–12–2 .278 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 2–5–2 .3333–12–2 .235 American ‍‍‍ 0–7–2 .1111–16–2 .105 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Patriot League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 17 Nov 2016 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 SEC women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 5 South Carolina ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–0–0 1.00021–1–1 .935 No. 8 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–2–0 .81817–6–0 .739 No. 19 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–3–0 .72718–5–1 .771 No. 10 Florida ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–3–0 .72717–5–1 .761 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–4–1 .59111–7–2 .600 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 5–5–1 .50011–9–1 .548 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–5–1 .50012–8–2 .591 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 5–5–1 .5009–9–1 .500 Alabama ‍‍‍ 4–5–2 .4559–8–2 .526 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .3649–11–0 .450 Georgia ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .2736–11–1 .361 LSU ‍‍‍ 2–8–1 .2277–11–1 .395 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 1–7–3 .2275–9–4 .389 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 1–10–0 .0916–12–0 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-21 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Southern Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Samford ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 8–1–0 .88915–4–2 .762 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 6–2–1 .72213–6–2 .667 Furman ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66713–5–1 .711 Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66710–9–1 .525 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5007–11–2 .400 Chattanooga ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5006–11–2 .368 VMI ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4448–12–0 .400 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4448–12–0 .400 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .1115–13–0 .278 Wofford ‍‍‍ 0–8–1 .0562–16–1 .132 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-14 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Southland Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Central Arkansas ‍†‍‍ 10–0–1 .95515–4–1 .775 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 9–2–0 .81813–5–0 .722 Abilene Christian* ‍‍‍ 8–2–1 .7739–8–2 .526 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 7–3–1 .68210–8–1 .553 Houston Baptist ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 5–5–1 .50010–11–1 .477 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 4–6–1 .4099–10–1 .475 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 4–6–1 .4097–11–2 .400 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 3–6–2 .3646–8–2 .438 Incarnate Word* ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .3184–11–2 .294 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .3183–14–1 .194 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 2–8–1 .2272–16–1 .132 Lamar ‍‍‍ 1–7–3 .2272–14–3 .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament * – Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations) As of 2016-11-14 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 SWAC women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Howard ‍†‍‍ 9–0–1 .95013–4–3 .725 Texas Southern ‍‍‍ 8–1–1 .85011–7–1 .605 Alabama State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 7–2–1 .75011–10–1 .523 Arkansas–Pine Bluff ‍‍‍ 7–2–1 .7508–8–2 .500 Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍ 5–3–2 .6005–9–2 .375 Jackson State ‍‍‍ 4–6–1 .4094–13–1 .250 Prairie View A&M ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3893–12–1 .219 Southern ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .2733–15–0 .167 Alabama A&M ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2223–15–0 .167 Alcorn State ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2002–10–0 .167 Grambling State ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1001–11–0 .083 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT South Alabama ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 7–3–0 .70015–6–1 .705 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 6–2–2 .70012–6–3 .643 Little Rock ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65012–8–1 .595 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .50010–8–2 .550 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .5008–9–2 .474 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .5007–9–3 .447 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4506–8–3 .441 Troy ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .4007–10–3 .425 Texas State ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .4006–9–3 .417 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 2–4–4 .4005–6–6 .471 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .3006–10–1 .382 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-14 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 Summit League women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Dakota State ‍†‍‍ 5–2–1 .68810–8–1 .553 Denver ‍†‍‍ 5–2–1 .6888–9–2 .474 Oral Roberts ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62511–9–2 .545 South Dakota State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 5–3–0 .62510–7–4 .571 South Dakota ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .5005–13–1 .289 IUPUI ‍‍‍ 3–3–2 .5009–7–3 .553 Omaha ‍‍‍ 3–4–1 .4385–11–3 .342 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .3134–11–2 .294 Fort Wayne ‍‍‍ 0–6–2 .1253–14–2 .211 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Summit League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-14 Rankings from NSCAA | 2016 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 22 Pepperdine ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–1 .83312–5–4 .667 No. 9 BYU ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–1 .83318–3–1 .841 No. 17 Santa Clara ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–2–1 .72211–6–4 .619 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66711–5–3 .658 San Diego ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55610–8–1 .553 Portland ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3899–7–3 .553 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3337–12–0 .368 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3335–13–2 .300 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2226–10–2 .389 Pacific ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .1111–15–1 .088 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-12-14 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 WAC women's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Seattle ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 7–0–0 1.00014–6–1 .690 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ 4–2–1 .6438–10–2 .450 UMKC ‍‍‍ 3–2–2 .5718–10–4 .455 Grand Canyon* ‍‍‍ 3–2–2 .5717–9–2 .444 Utah Valley ‍‍‍ 3–3–1 .50010–8–2 .550 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 2–3–2 .4295–13–2 .300 Texas–Rio Grande Valley ‍‍‍ 2–5–0 .28610–8–1 .553 Chicago State ‍‍‍ 0–7–0 .0001–16–0 .059 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * – Grand Canyon ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations) As of 2016-11-14 Rankings from NSCAA |

### Conference winners and tournaments

| Conference | Regular Season Champion(s) | Conference Player(s) of the Year | Conference Coach(es) of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner |
| America East | Albany Hartford | B. Murphy, UNH (Off) C. Smallfield, Hartford (Def) | Brendan Faherty, SB | 2016 Tournament | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | Albany |
| American | UConn | S. Ribeiro, UConn (Off) S. Fredriksson, UCF (Co-Def) T. Patterson, UConn (Co-Def) | Len Tsantiris, UConn Chris Petrucelli, SMU | 2016 Tournament | Morrone Stadium (Storrs, CT) | UConn |
| Atlantic 10 | St. Joseph's | D. Mills, Saint Joseph’s (Off) K. Bright, St. Louis (Def) | Jess Manella, Saint Joe’s | 2016 Tournament | URI Complex (Kingston, RI) | Dayton |
| ACC | Clemson Notre Dame | A. Shaffer, Virginia (Off) C. Gibbons, Duke (Def) | Eddie Radwanski, Clem. | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston) | Florida State |
| Atlantic Sun | FGCU | T. Tindell, FGCU (Off) N. Rawlins, Lipscomb (Def) | Kevin O'Brien, Lipscomb | 2016 Tournament | First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: FGCU Complex (Fort Myers, FL) | FGCU |
| Big 12 | West Virginia | M. Abam, WVU (Co-Off) C. Dike, OK State (Co-Off) K. Buchanan, WVU (Def) | Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU | 2016 Tournament | Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City) | West Virginia |
| Big East | DePaul Marquette | A. Reed, DePaul (Off) M. Proffitt, Marquette (Def) | Markus Roeders, Marq. | 2016 Tournament | First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Shaw Field (Washington, D.C.) | Georgetown |
| Big Sky | Idaho | C. Williams, EWU (Off) R. Leonard, Sac. St. (Def) | Randy Dedinim, Sac. St. | 2016 Tournament | EWU Complex (Cheney, WA) | Eastern Washington |
| Big South | High Point | K. Perrell, High Point (Off) H. Van Noord, Liberty (Def) | Marty Beall, High Point | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Bryan Park (Greensboro, NC) | Liberty |
| Big Ten | Minnesota Northwestern Penn State | S. Kolander, Minnesota (Off) R. Beal, Minnesota (Def) | Stefanie Golan, Minn. | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Robbie Stadium (St. Paul, MN) | Minnesota |
| Big West | Cal St Northridge | A. Gonzales, LBSU (Off) N. Thompson, CSUN (Def) | Keith West, CSUN | 2016 Tournament | George Allen Field (Long Beach, CA) | Long Beach St. |
| CAA | Northeastern | A. Herndon, JMU (Off) C. Ogunsami, Drexel (Co-Def) C. Logsdon, W&M (Co-Def) | Ray Goon, Drexel | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Parsons Field (Brookline, MA) | Northeastern |
| C-USA | North Texas | M. Thomas, Charlotte (Off) J. Fichera, Rice (Def) | Jason Neidell, WKU | 2016 Tournament | Transamerica Field (Charlotte, NC) | Charlotte |
| Horizon | Milwaukee | M. Hamblin, NKU (Off) R. DeLuca, Det. Mercy (Def) | Troy Fabiano, Milw. | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, WI) | Northern Kentucky |
| Ivy | Harvard | M. Purce, Harvard (Off) C. Etzel, Brown (Def) | Chris Hamblin, Harvard | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| MAAC | Monmouth | A. McTamney, Monmouth (Off) T. Sobierjaski, Siena (Def) | Krissy Turner, Mon. | 2016 Tournament | First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Hesse Field (West Long Branch, NJ) | Monmouth |
| MAC | Ball State | J. Hellstrom, Kent St. (Off) L. White, Ball St. (Def) | Rob Marinaro, Kent St. | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Dix Stadium (Kent, OH) | Kent State |
| Missouri Valley | Illinois State | L. Koehl, Illinois St. (Off) P. Jarsombeck, Ill. St. (Def) | Eric Golz, Illinois St. | 2016 Tournament | First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Adelaide Street Field (Normal, IL) | Illinois State |
| Mountain West | UNLV | L. Sender, UNLV (Off) C. Akubuilo, UNLV (Def) | Chris Shaw, UNLV | 2016 Tournament | SDSU Sports Deck (San Diego) | UNLV |
| Northeast | Central Connecticut Saint Francis (PA) | G. Morales, SFPA (Off) J. Cafferky, CCSU (Def) | Brenda van Stralen, SFU | 2016 Tournament | Stokes Soccerplex (Loretto, PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Ohio Valley | Murray State | H. Withers, Murray St. (Off) K. Naerdemann, TN Tech (Def) | Nick Flohre, EKU | 2016 Tournament | First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Cutchin Field (Murray, KY) | SIU Edwardsville |
| Pac-12 | Stanford | A. Sullivan, Stanford (Off) M. Freeman, USC (Def) | Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Patriot | Boston U Bucknell | K. Ham, Bucknell (Off) R. Bloznalis, Boston U (Def) | Kelly Cook, Bucknell | 2016 Tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Emmitt Field (Lewisburg, PA) | Bucknell |
| SEC | South Carolina | S. McCaskill, S. Carolina (Off) K. Kurtz, S. Carolina (Def) | Shelley Smith, SC | 2016 Tournament | Orange Beach Sportsplex (Orange Beach, AL) | Florida |
| SoCon | Samford | J. Seoposenwe, Samford (Off) O. Cole, Samford (Def) | Todd Yelton, Samford | 2016 Tournament | First Rd. & Quarters: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Taylor Stadium (Johnson City, TN) | Samford |
| Southland | Cent. Arkansas | C. Bassett, Cent. Arkansas (Off) K. Roberts, Abilene Chr. (Def) | Jeremy Bishop, C. Ark. | 2016 Tournament | Dugan Stadium (Corpus Christi, TX) | Houston Baptist |
| The Summit | Denver North Dakota St. | L. Jones, Oral Roberts (Off) M. Bothner, Denver (Def) | Roger Bush, ORU | 2016 Tournament | Dacotah Field (Fargo, ND) | South Dakota St. |
| Sun Belt | South Alabama | J. Cline, App. State (Off) J. Purfield, S. Alabama (Def) | Keyton Wheelock, ULM | 2016 Tournament | Foley Sports Complex (Foley, AL) | South Alabama |
| SWAC | Howard | A. Lewis, Alabama St. (Co-Off) L. Issaka, Miss. Vall. St. (Co-Off) K. Hamilton, Howard (Def) | Brent Leiba, Howard | 2016 Tournament | PVAM Stadium (Prairie View, TX) | Alabama State |
| WCC | BYU Pepperdine | M. Vasconcelos, BYU (Off) T. Isom, BYU (Def) | Tim Ward, Pepperdine | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| WAC | Seattle | B. Hooks, Seattle (Off) S. Spiekerman, Seattle (Def) | Gary Curneen, CSUB | 2016 Tournament | Durwood Soccer Stadium (Kansas City) | Seattle |