# 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (semifinals and final also known as the 2017 Women's College Cup) was the 36th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida on December 1 and 3, 2017, while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2017. The Stanford Cardinal were tournament champions, winning the final 3–2 over the UCLA Bruins.

## Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. 64 teams participated in the tournament. 28 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments and 3 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference regular-season championship (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference grant their automatic qualifications to the regular-season champions in lieu of holding a conference tournament). The remaining 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee.

### Stanford Bracket

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record | RPI | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 18–1–0 | 1 | 27th | 2016 |
| 2 | West Virginia | Big 12 | At-large | 15–3–2 | 7 | 18th | 2016 |
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | Automatic | 12–4–4 | 10 | 23rd | 2016 |
| 4 | Florida State | ACC | At-large | 11–6–1 | 16 | 18th | 2016 |
| | Arizona | Pac-12 | At-large | 10–4–4 | 26 | 5th | 2015 |
| | Auburn | SEC | At-large | 7–6–5 | 27 | 15th | 2016 |
| | Bucknell | Patriot | Automatic | 12–8–0 | 81 | 4th | 2016 |
| | Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 14–3–3 | 22 | 8th | 2016 |
| | Hofstra | CAA | Automatic | 15–3–2 | 23 | 6th | 2015 |
| | La Salle | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 17–3–2 | 47 | 5th | 2014 |
| | Ole Miss | SEC | At-large | 10–6–3 | 40 | 7th | 2015 |
| | Rutgers | Big Ten | At-large | 12–2–5 | 11 | 12th | 2016 |
| | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 11–10–0 | 158 | 2nd | 2012 |
| | TCU | Big 12 | At-large | 12–6–3 | 46 | 2nd | 2016 |
| | Utah Valley | WAC | Automatic | 10–11–1 | 213 | 2nd | 2015 |
| | Wake Forest | ACC | At-large | 11–5–3 | 42 | 19th | 2013 |

### South Carolina Bracket

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record | RPI | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | South Carolina | SEC | At-large | 15–2–1 | 3 | 11th | 2016 |
| 2 | UCF | American | At-large | 13–1–3 | 5 | 21st | 2015 |
| 3 | Florida | SEC | At-large | 14–6–0 | 19 | 21st | 2016 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 15–4–1 | 17 | 12th | 2016 |
| | Alabama State | SWAC | Automatic | 12–7–1 | 229 | 2nd | 2016 |
| | California | Pac-12 | At-large | 13–5–1 | 25 | 25th | 2016 |
| | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 14–3–1 | 35 | 6th | 2016 |
| | Murray State | OVC | Automatic | 15–1–2 | 21 | 3rd | 2015 |
| | Santa Clara | WCC | At-large | 13–6–1 | 31 | 27th | 2016 |
| | South Alabama | Sun Belt | Automatic | 12–3–2 | 61 | 5th | 2016 |
| | South Florida | American | Automatic | 12–3–2 | 15 | 4th | 2015 |
| | Tennessee | SEC | At-large | 14–4–1 | 20 | 11th | 2012 |
| | Toledo | MAC | Automatic | 12–7–3 | 124 | 5th | 2011 |
| | Vanderbilt | SEC | At-large | 12–6–2 | 39 | 8th | 2006 |
| | Washington State | Pac-12 | At-large | 9–7–3 | 49 | 11th | 2015 |
| | Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-large | 13–5–2 | 29 | 20th | 2016 |

### Duke Bracket

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record | RPI | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 19–2–0 | 4 | 23rd | 2016 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | SEC | Automatic | 17–2–1 | 6 | 23rd | 2016 |
| 3 | USC | Pac-12 | At-large | 14–3–1 | 18 | 16th | 2016 |
| 4 | Texas | Big 12 | At-large | 13–3–2 | 12 | 12th | 2014 |
| | Alabama | SEC | At-large | 12–7–1 | 28 | 3rd | 2011 |
| | Baylor | Big 12 | Automatic | 13–5–2 | 34 | 5th | 2012 |
| | Clemson | ACC | At-large | 9–5–3 | 38 | 18th | 2016 |
| | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | Automatic | 16–5–1 | 84 | 2nd | 2016 |
| | IUPUI | Horizon | Automatic | 14–5–3 | 122 | 2nd | 2009 |
| | Lamar | Southland | Automatic | 18–3–1 | 72 | 1st | Never |
| | Missouri State | MVC | Automatic | 10–9–1 | 119 | 2nd | 2000 |
| | North Texas | Conference USA | Automatic | 14–3–4 | 65 | 5th | 2015 |
| | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 9–6–4 | 14 | 25th | 2016 |
| | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | At-large | 16–3–2 | 32 | 11th | 2016 |
| | Rice | Conference USA | At-large | 12–3–2 | 36 | 4th | 2014 |
| | UNC Greensboro | Southern | Automatic | 11–7–3 | 104 | 10th | 2010 |

### North Carolina Bracket

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record | RPI | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 15–2–2 | 2 | 36th | 2016 |
| 2 | UCLA | Pac-12 | At-large | 15–2–2 | 8 | 21st | 2016 |
| 3 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 11–5–4 | 23 | 30th | 2016 |
| 4 | Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 14–2–0 | 9 | 12th | 2015 |
| | Arkansas | SEC | At-large | 11–10–2 | 41 | 4th | 2016 |
| | Butler | Big East | At-large | 13–2–5 | 45 | 2nd | 2015 |
| | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | Automatic | 12–5–4 | 94 | 7th | 2014 |
| | Colorado | Pac-12 | At-large | 11–5–4 | 43 | 10th | 2016 |
| | Denver | Summit | Automatic | 11–8–1 | 225 | 10th | 2013 |
| | High Point | Big South | Automatic | 13–7–1 | 99 | 6th | 2014 |
| | Monmouth | MAAC | Automatic | 15–3–2 | 37 | 5th | 2016 |
| | NC State | ACC | At-large | 14–5–1 | 30 | 13th | 2016 |
| | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 12–7–2 | 33 | 5th | 2016 |
| | Pepperdine | WCC | Automatic | 14–2–3 | 13 | 10th | 2016 |
| | Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | Automatic | 10–7–3 | 176 | 4th | 2016 |
| | San Diego State | Mountain West | Automatic | 12–7–2 | 80 | 7th | 2014 |

## Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6.

### Stanford Bracket

| First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites |
| 1 | Stanford* | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utah Valley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utah Valley | 1 | 1 | Stanford* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Auburn | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Hofstra | 0 | | Auburn | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Auburn* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Auburn* | 1 | | | | 1 | Stanford* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Florida State | 0 | | | | |
| | Arizona* | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Florida State | 0 | | | | |
| | TCU | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | TCU | 1 | | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Ole Miss | 0 | 4 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida State* | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida State* | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Stanford* | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Penn State | 0 |
| 3 | Penn State* | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Penn State | 0 |
| | Stony Brook | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 0 | 3 | Penn State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Georgetown | 0 (1) | | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Wake Forest* | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wake Forest* | 0 (2) | | | | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | West Virginia* | 1 | | | | |
| | Rutgers* | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | West Virginia* | 1 | | | | |
| | La Salle | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | La Salle | 1 | | Rutgers | 0 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | West Virginia* | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | Bucknell | 0 | 2 | West Virginia* | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| 2 | West Virginia* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinal

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

### South Carolina Bracket

| First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites |
| 2 | UCF* | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Washington State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Washington State | 1 | | Washington State | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tennessee | 2 (1) | | | | | | | |
| | Murray State | 0 | | Tennessee | 2 (1) | | | | | | | |
| | Tennessee* | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tennessee* | 2 | | | | | Washington State | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Florida* | 1$^{2OT}$ | | | | |
| | South Florida* | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Florida* | 1$^{2OT}$ | | | | |
| | Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Florida* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | Florida* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida* | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | Florida | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 2 |
| 4 | Ohio State* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 2 |
| | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanderbilt | 2 | | Vanderbilt | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Santa Clara | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Santa Clara | 2 | | Santa Clara | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | California* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | California* | 1 | | | | | Santa Clara | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | Wisconsin* | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | Toledo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toledo | 0 | | Wisconsin | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Alabama State | 0 | 1 | South Carolina* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | South Carolina* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinal

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

### Duke Bracket

| First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | First round November 10–11 Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites |
| 1 | Duke* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UNC Greensboro | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UNC Greensboro | 0 | 1 | Duke* | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri State | 1 (2) | | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State* | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State* | 1 (3) | | | | 1 | Duke* | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas | 0 | | | | |
| | Clemson* | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Texas | 0 | | | |
| | Alabama | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alabama | 1 | | Clemson | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas | 1 (6) | | | | | | | |
| | North Texas | 0 | 4 | Texas | 1 (6) | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas* | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Duke* | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Baylor | 0 |
| 3 | USC* | 2$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | | | | | Baylor | 0 |
| | Eastern Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eastern Washington | 1 | 3 | USC | 1 (0) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Baylor | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | Rice | 2 | | Baylor | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | Baylor* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Baylor* | 3 | | | | | Baylor | 3$^{OT}$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Notre Dame | 2 | | | | |
| | Notre Dame* | 5 | | | | | | | | Notre Dame | 2 | | | |
| | IUPUI | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | IUPUI | 0 | | Notre Dame | 2 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas A&M* | 2 (1) | | | | | | | |
| | Lamar | 0 | 2 | Texas A&M* | 2 (1) | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas A&M* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinal

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

### North Carolina Bracket

| First round November 10–12 Campus Sites | First round November 10–12 Campus Sites | First round November 10–12 Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinal November 25 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 25 Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 25 Campus Sites |
| 2 | UCLA* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | UCLA* | 1$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Butler | 0 (2) | | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern* | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern* | 0 (3) | | | | 2 | UCLA* | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 1 | | | | |
| | Pepperdine* | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 1 | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | Pepperdine | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Virginia | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Francis (PA) | 0 | 3 | Virginia | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia* | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia* | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA* | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Princeton | 1 |
| 4 | Princeton* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Princeton | 1 |
| | Monmouth | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monmouth | 0 | 4 | Princeton | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | NC State | 1 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas | 1 | | NC State | 1 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | NC State* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NC State* | 4 | | | | 4 | Princeton | 2$^{OT}$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | Colorado* | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 1 | | Colorado | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | North Carolina* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 0 | 1 | North Carolina* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | North Carolina* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinal

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

### College Cup

| Semifinals December 1 Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | Semifinals December 1 Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | Semifinals December 1 Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | Final December 3 Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | Final December 3 Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | Final December 3 Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | | | |
| 5 | South Carolina | 0 | | | |
| 5 | South Carolina | 0 | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | 4 | UCLA | 2 |
| 3 | Duke | 0 (3) | 4 | UCLA | 2 |
| 4 | UCLA | 0 (4) | | | |

#### Schedule
##### Final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

## Record by conference

| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | NC |
| Pac-12 | 7 | 14–5–3 | .725 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| SEC | 9 | 11–7–2 | .600 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| ACC | 8 | 13–5–5 | .674 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Big 12 | 5 | 4–5–4 | .462 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 5 | 5–4–2 | .545 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ivy | 1 | 2–1–1 | .625 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| WCC | 2 | 3–2–0 | .600 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| American | 2 | 1–2–0 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big East | 2 | 0–0–2 | .500 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C-USA | 2 | 0–2–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MVC | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* 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.
* The following conferences received one bid and finished the tournament with a record of 0–1–0: AEC, A-10, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MW, NEC, OVC, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, and WAC.