The 2019
NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
(also known as the 2019 Women's College Cup) was the 38th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of
NCAA
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Division I women's
collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at
Avaya Stadium
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in
San Jose, California
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from December 6–8, 2019 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2019.
Qualification
All
Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 28 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (
Ivy League
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,
Pac-12 Conference
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, and
West Coast Conference
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don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
The bracket was released on November 11, 2019
Stanford Section
*Prairie View won its first-ever conference title this year, but this is their second time to earn a berth in the tournament. In 2014, they were the SWAC tournament runner-up but earn the conference's berth to the NCAA tournament since the winner (Howard) was ineligible that year.
Florida State Section
Virginia Section
North Carolina Section
Bracket
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 11, 2019.
Stanford Bracket
* ''Host institution''
Schedule
= First round
=
= Second round
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= Round of 16
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= Quarterfinals
=
''Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings''
Florida State Bracket
* ''Host institution''
Schedule
= First round
=
= Second round
=
= Round of 16
=
= Quarterfinals
=
''Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings''
Virginia Bracket
* ''Host institution''
Schedule
= First round
=
= Second round
=
= Round of 16
=
= Quarterfinals
=
''Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings''
North Carolina Bracket
* ''Host institution''
Schedule
= First round
=
= Second round
=
= Round of 16
=
= Quarterfinals
=
''Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings''
College Cup
Schedule
= Semifinals
=
= Final
=
''Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings''
Record by conference
*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:
A10,
America East
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Founded in 1979, t ...
,
ASUN,
Big Sky,
Big South,
Big West
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,
C-USA
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,
Horizon
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MAC
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,
Mountain West
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,
MVC,
OVC,
Patriot
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SoCon,
Summit
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Sun Belt
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,
Southland,
SWAC,
WAC. In the interest of conserving space, these teams are not shown in the table.
Statistics
Goalscorers
See also
* NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (
Division II,
Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Third ...
)
* NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (
Division I,
Division II,
Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Third ...
)
References
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NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...