# 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2020 Women's College Cup) was the 39th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The Santa Clara Broncos defeated the Florida State Seminoles in a penalty shoot-out to win the national championship.

## Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA postponed the fall championships, hoping to play them in the spring. In September, the NCAA approved a plan to hold fall championships in the spring.
Instead of the usual 64-team tournament, the field is reduced to 48 teams for the 2020 tournament.
Rather than the higher seed hosting the early-round matches, the entire tournament will be played in the state of North Carolina, similar to how the 2021 men's and women's basketball tournaments were held in a single state.

## Venues

| Cary | Buies Creek | Greenville | Wilmington |
| WakeMed Soccer Park | Eakes Athletics Complex | Johnson Stadium | UNCW Soccer Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 586 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
| Wilson | Greensboro | Matthews |
| J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex | Bryan Park | Matthews Sportsplex |
| Capacity: 500 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,300 |

## Qualified teams

48 teams qualified for the Division I women's soccer tournament. There were 29 conference champions after the Big West Conference and Ivy League chose not to have a 2020 fall or 2021 spring season. The other 19 were at-large selections.
Automatic Bids :
| Conference | Team | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| ACC | Florida State | 11–0–0 | 21 | 2019 |
| America East | Stony Brook | 6–3–0 | 4 | 2019 |
| American | South Florida | 9–0–2 | 7 | 2019 |
| ASUN | Liberty | 7–5–5 | 7 | 2016 |
| Atlantic 10 | Saint Louis | 15–1–0 | 5 | 2019 |
| Big 12 | TCU | 11–1–1 | 5 | 2019 |
| Big East | Georgetown | 11–0–1 | 11 | 2019 |
| Big Sky | Montana | 9–1–0 | 5 | 2018 |
| Big South | Campbell | 8–3–1 | 2 | 2004 |
| Big Ten | Iowa | 6–8–1 | 3 | 2019 |
| Big West | Big West Conference season canceled | Big West Conference season canceled | Big West Conference season canceled | Big West Conference season canceled |
| Colonial | Elon | 6–3–0 | 2 | 1999 |
| C-USA | Rice | 12–2–1 | 5 | 2017 |
| Horizon | Milwaukee | 8–1–1 | 14 | 2019 |
| Ivy | Ivy League season canceled | Ivy League season canceled | Ivy League season canceled | Ivy League season canceled |
| MAAC | Siena | 6–0–2 | 3 | 2015 |
| MAC | Bowling Green | 6–1–0 | 5 | 2019 |
| Missouri Valley | Loyola-Chicago | 8–1–1 | 6 | 2019 |
| Mountain West | New Mexico | 10–1–0 | 3 | 2011 |
| Northeast | Central Connecticut | 7–0–0 | 10 | 2019 |
| Ohio Valley | SIU Edwardsville | 8–2–2 | 3 | 2016 |
| Pac-12 | UCLA | 12–1–2 | 24 | 2019 |
| Patriot | Navy | 4–4–2 | 5 | 2019 |
| SEC | Vanderbilt | 9–5–1 | 11 | 2019 |
| Southern | Furman | 8–0–2 | 8 | 2015 |
| Southland | Southeastern Louisiana | 8–2–4 | 4 | 2015 |
| SWAC | Alabama State | 8–2–2 | 3 | 2017 |
| Summit | Denver | 16–2–1 | 12 | 2018 |
| Sun Belt | South Alabama | 13–8–1 | 7 | 2019 |
| West Coast | Santa Clara | 7–1–0 | 30 | 2019 |
| WAC | Utah Valley | 12–4–4 | 3 | 2017 |
At-Large Bids :
| Conference | Team | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| Pac-12 | Arizona State | 8–5–2 | 8 | 2014 |
| SEC | Arkansas | 11–3–0 | 7 | 2019 |
| West Coast | BYU | 10–3–1 | 21 | 2019 |
| ACC | Clemson | 12–4–0 | 21 | 2019 |
| Pac-12 | Colorado | 9–5–2 | 12 | 2019 |
| ACC | Duke | 10–5–3 | 26 | 2019 |
| American | Memphis | 8–3–0 | 9 | 2019 |
| ACC | North Carolina | 15–1–0 | 39 | 2019 |
| Big Ten | Ohio State | 7–2–3 | 13 | 2018 |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma State | 12–3–1 | 13 | 2019 |
| SEC | Ole Miss | 10–5–0 | 9 | 2018 |
| Big Ten | Penn State | 10–2–1 | 26 | 2019 |
| Big Ten | Rutgers | 8–3–3 | 15 | 2019 |
| SEC | South Carolina | 10–4–0 | 14 | 2019 |
| SEC | Texas A&M | 11–3–0 | 26 | 2019 |
| Pac-12 | USC | 7–3–3 | 19 | 2019 |
| ACC | Virginia | 10–4–2 | 33 | 2019 |
| Pac-12 | Washington | 9–3–3 | 15 | 2019 |
| Big 12 | West Virginia | 10–2–1 | 21 | 2019 |

## Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | 1 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | Elon | 0 | | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | Elon | 0 | | Milwaukee | 0 | 1 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | 1 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | Penn State | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 2 | | Penn State | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 5 | 16 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 5 | 16 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | 1 | Florida State (pen.) | 0 (5) | | | | | |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Florida State (pen.) | 0 (5) | | | | | |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | Duke | 0 (3) | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Duke (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 9 | Duke | 0 (3) | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | | Arizona State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | Duke | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Siena | Siena | 0 | | | | 9 | Duke | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Siena | Siena | 0 | | | | | Ole Miss | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ole Miss (pen.) | 2 (3) | | Ole Miss | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss (pen.) | Ole Miss (pen.) | 0 (4) | 8 | USC | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss (pen.) | Ole Miss (pen.) | 0 (4) | 8 | USC | 2 (2) | | | | | | | 1 | Florida State (pen.) | 0 (3) | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida State (pen.) | 0 (3) | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia | 0 (0) | | |
| | | | 5 | West Virginia | 0 | | | | | | | | Virginia | 0 (0) | | |
| Rice | Rice | 3 | | Rice | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rice | Rice | 3 | | Rice | 1 | Rice | Rice | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 1 | | | | Rice | Rice | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 1 | | | | Virginia | Virginia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 2 | Virginia | Virginia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 3 | 12 | BYU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 3 | 12 | BYU | 0 | | | | | Virginia | 1 | | | | | |
| SIUE | SIUE | 1 | | | | | | | | Virginia | 1 | | | | | |
| SIUE | SIUE | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | TCU | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | TCU | 6 | | | | 4 | TCU | 0 | | | | | |
| New Mexico (pen.) | New Mexico (pen.) | 1 (4) | | New Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico (pen.) | New Mexico (pen.) | 1 (4) | | New Mexico | 2 | 4 | TCU (pen.) | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | Navy | 1 (2) | | | | 4 | TCU (pen.) | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | Navy | 1 (2) | | | | 13 | Georgetown | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | South Carolina | 0 | 13 | Georgetown | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | 13 | Georgetown | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | 13 | Georgetown | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida State | 1 (1) |
| Montana | Montana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida State | 1 (1) |
| Montana | Montana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Santa Clara (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| | | | 3 | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Santa Clara (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| Iowa | Iowa | 1 | | Iowa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | Iowa | 1 | | Iowa | 1 | 3 | UCLA | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | |
| Campbell | Campbell | 0 | | | | 3 | UCLA | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | |
| Campbell | Campbell | 0 | | | | 14 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rutgers | 1 (3) | 14 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 1 | 14 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 1 | 14 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | 14 | Clemson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | Clemson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Arkansas | 3 | | | | 11 | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | |
| Memphis | Memphis | 0 | | Utah Valley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | Memphis | 0 | | Utah Valley | 1 | 6 | Arkansas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah Valley | Utah Valley | 1 | | | | 6 | Arkansas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah Valley | Utah Valley | 1 | | | | 11 | Santa Clara | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ohio State | 1 | 11 | Santa Clara | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 5 | 11 | Santa Clara | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 5 | 11 | Santa Clara | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | Santa Clara | 3 | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Santa Clara | 3 | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Texas A&M | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 3 | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 3 | | South Florida | 0 | 7 | Texas A&M (pen.) | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Connecticut | Central Connecticut | 0 | | | | 7 | Texas A&M (pen.) | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Connecticut | Central Connecticut | 0 | | | | 10 | Oklahoma State | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | South Alabama | 0 | 10 | Oklahoma State | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | Colorado | 0 | 10 | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | Colorado | 0 | 10 | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | 7 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Saint Louis | 0 (3) | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Washington | Washington | 3 | | Washington (pen.) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington | Washington | 3 | | Washington (pen.) | 0 (4) | | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberty | Liberty | 0 | | | | | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberty | Liberty | 0 | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denver | 0 | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Denver | Denver | 3 | 2 | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola-Chicago | Loyola-Chicago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results
### Final

Rankings shown are tournament seeds

## Record by conference

| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | NC |
| ACC | 5 | 11–2–7 | .725 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – |
| SEC | 5 | 3–5–3 | .409 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 3–3–3 | .500 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 4 | 5–3–1 | .611 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big 12 | 3 | 2–2–2 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 2 | 4–1–1 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American | 2 | 1–2–0 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big East | 1 | 1–0–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| C-USA | 1 | 2–1–0 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Horizon | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mountain West | 1 | 0–1–1 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WAC | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colonial | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MVC | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NEC | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| OVC | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SWAC | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* 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, Semifinals, Final, and National Champion, respectively.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 120 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 2.55 goals per match.
4 goals
* Gabriella Coleman – Oklahoma State
* Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
3 goals
* Alesia Garcia – New Mexico
* Frankie Tagliaferri – Penn State
* Izzy D'Aquila – Santa Clara
* Skylar Smith – Santa Clara
* Kelsey Turnbow – Santa Clara
* Diana Ordóñez - Virginia
2 goals
* Nicole Douglas – Arizona State
* Parker Goins – Arkansas
* Gabby Carle – Florida State
* Rachael Dorwart – North Carolina
* Alyssa Baumbick – Ohio State
* Olyvia Dowell – Oklahoma State
* Megan Haines – Oklahoma State
* Grace Yochum – Oklahoma State
* Natalie Gorji – Rice
* Grace Collins – TCU
* Bárbara Olivieri – Texas A&M
* Reilyn Turner – UCLA
* Sadie Brockbank – Utah Valley
1 goal
* Lieske Carleer – Arizona State
* Lucy Johnson – Arizona State
* Cori Sullivan – Arizona State
* Kaelee Van Gundy – Arkansas
* Samantha Meredith – Clemson
* Maliah Morris – Clemson
* Sami Feller – Denver
* Kaitlyn Glover – Denver
* Sydney Sharp – Denver
* Tess Boade – Duke
* Caitlin Cosme – Duke
* Sophie Jones – Duke
* Jaelin Howell – Florida State
* Kristina Lynch – Florida State
* Kristen McFarland – Florida State
* Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
* Clara Robbins – Florida State
* Kyndal Anderson – Furman
* Maya Fernandez-Powell – Georgetown
* Jenna Menta – Georgetown
* Meike Ingles – Iowa
* Sara Wheaton – Iowa
* Abby Swanson – Loyola Chicago
* McKenna Stratton – Milwaukee
* Molly Gillcrist – Navy
* Abby Allen – North Carolina
* Tori Hansen – North Carolina
* Brianna Pinto – North Carolina
* Kitty Jones-Black – Ohio State
* Meghan Kammerdeiner – Ohio State
* Peyton McNamara – Ohio State
* Emma Sears – Ohio State
* Ramsey Davis – Ole Miss
* Haleigh Stackpole – Ole Miss
* Eva Alonso – Penn State
* Olivia Damico – Penn State
* Payton Linnehan – Penn State
* Kristin Schnurr – Penn State
* Mikala Furuto – Rice
* Delaney Schultz – Rice
* Amirah Ali – Rutgers
* Allison Lowrey – Rutgers
* Sally Menti – Santa Clara
* Makoto Nezu – Santa Clara
* Maria Haro – SIU Edwardsville
* Tilly Wilkes – South Alabama
* Corinna Zullo – South Carolina
* Vivianne Bessette – South Florida
* Chiara Hahn – South Florida
* Paula Leblic – South Florida
* Rachel Florenz – Stony Brook
* Avery Barron – TCU
* Messiah Bright – TCU
* Payton Crews – TCU
* Michelle Slater – TCU
* Maddy Warren – TCU
* Taylor Pounds – Texas A&M
* Ali Russell – Texas A&M
* Taylor Ziemer – Texas A&M
* Olivia Athens – UCLA
* Zoe Burns – USC
* Tara McKeown – USC
* Lizzy Sieracki – Virginia
* Talia Staude – Virginia
* Ameera Hussen – Washington
* Karlee Stueckle – Washington
* Olivia Van der Jagt – Washington
1 own goal
* Unknown – Alabama State (against Penn State)