2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 10 – December 4, 2023
Teams64
Final positions
Champions(1) Florida State (4th title)
Runner-up(2) Stanford
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored184 (2.92 per match)
Attendance108,876 (1,728 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)United States Payton Linnehan, Penn State
(5 goals)
Most Valuable PlayerJordynn Dudley (Offensive)
Lauren Flynn (Defensive)
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All statistics correct as of 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]

UCLA 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 Stanford 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]

  1. ^ "2023 women's and men's College Cup: Dates, times, schedule". ncaa.com. NCAA. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "UCLA women's soccer pulls off miracle comeback over North Carolina for NCAA title". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Calhoun, Damian (November 11, 2023). "NCAA women's soccer: UC Irvine upsets defending champ UCLA". dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.