NCAA Women's Soccer Division I Tournament: Complete schedule, bracket, results, TV & streaming

Simon Borg

NCAA Women's Soccer Division I Tournament: Complete schedule, bracket, results, TV & streaming image

Women's college soccer powerhouse Florida State is just one game away from adding a second national championship in the last four years when it plays BYU in the women's College Cup final on Monday. The match will be played in Santa Clara, Calif. which is serving as host of the 2021 final four, also known as College Cup.

No. 1-ranked Florida State, national champions in 2014 and 2018, is in its second straight final after a penalty-kick shootout against Santa Clara denied it the 2020 title (played in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). After brushing off South Alabama and SMU in the opening rounds of this year's tournament, the Seminoles rode three straight 1-0 wins, including over No. 5-ranked Rutgers, to reach the final.

The FSU team defense (13 shutouts in 24 matches) will face its toughest test yet when it takes on the highest scoring team in Division I. BYU, ranked No. 13 in the country, won a dramatic penalty-kick shootout over defending champion Santa Clara to advance to the final. In addition to scoring at will (15 goals in its five-match tourney run), BYU has already knocked off a top seed on its path to the final, dispatching No. 2-ranked Virginia on the road in the Round of 16.

WATCH: Florida State vs. BYU final on fuboTV (free 7-day trial)

If the final is tied after 90 minutes, two 10-minute periods of sudden-death overtime will be played. If it's still deadlocked, a penalty-kick shootout will decide the winner.

The tournament bracket put together by the selection committee consisted of 31 Division I conference champions, which all claimed automatic bids, along with another 33 at-large selections (watch the selection show here). Criteria for selection are outlined in the official guidelines. Unlike the NCAA basketball tournament which attaches a seed to every team, only four teams in each quadrant of the bracket were assigned a seed. 

DOWNLOAD: PDF of women's tournament bracket

Home teams are listed first in the schedule of results below. The highest seed left standing in each quadrant hosted both the Second Round and Round of 16 matches which took place over a single weekend (Nov. 19-21). Per NCAA rules, the highest-seeded teams hosted through the quarterfinals unless the school did not submit a bid to host, or its facilities did not meet requirements. Then the committee decided on the host. 

Final

Date Match (in Santa Clara, Calif.) Time (ET) TV channels Stream
Mon, Dec. 6 Florida State vs. BYU  8 p.m.  ESPNU fuboTV

 

2021 NCAA women

Semifinals (Final Four)

Date Matches (in Santa Clara, Calif.)    
Fri, Dec. 3 Florida State 1, Rutgers 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Dec. 3 Santa Clara 0, BYU 0 | (2-3 PKs) Recap Highlights

Quarterfinals (Elite Eight)

Date Matches    
Nov. 26 1-Florida State 1, 2-Michigan 0 | OT Recap Highlights
Nov. 26 1-Duke 1, Santa Clara 2  Recap Highlights
Nov. 26 1-Rutgers 2, 2-Arkansas 2 | 4-2 PKs Recap Highlights
Nov. 27 4-BYU 4, South Carolina 1 Recap Highlights

Third Round (Round of 16)

Date Matches  
Nov. 21 1-Florida State 1, Pepperdine 0 (in Tallahassee) Recap
Nov. 21 2-Michigan 3, 3-Tennessee 0 (in Ann Arbor) Recap
Nov. 21 1-Duke 7, St. John's 1 (in Durham) Recap
Nov. 21 Santa Clara 2, Wisconsin 1 (in Washington, D.C.) Recap
Nov. 21 2-Arkansas 3, 3-Notre Dame 2 (in Fayetteville) Recap
Nov. 21 1-Rutgers 1, 4-TCU 1 | 5-4 PKs (in Piscataway) Recap
Nov. 21 Penn St. 0, South Carolina 2 (in Los Angeles) Recap
Nov. 21 1-Virginia 0 vs. 4-BYU 1 (in Charlottesville) Recap

Second Round (Round of 32)

Date Matches  
Nov. 19 1-Florida State 5, SMU 1 (in Tallahassee, Fla.) Recap
Nov. 19 4-Pepperdine 3, NC State 0 (in Tallahassee, Fla.) Recap
Nov. 19 3-Tennessee 2, Washington St. 0 (in Ann Arbor, Mich.) Recap
Nov. 19 2-Michigan 2, Wake Forest 0 (in Ann Arbor, Mich.) Recap
Nov. 19 1-Duke 1, Memphis 0 (in Durham, N.C.) Recap
Nov. 19 St. John's 2, Samford 2 | 3-0 PKs (in Durham, N.C.) Recap
Nov. 19 3-Georgetown 1, Santa Clara 2 | OT (in Washington, D.C.) Recap
Nov. 19 Wisconsin 3, UC-Irvine 0 (in Washington, D.C.) Recap
Nov. 19 2-Arkansas 3, Virginia Tech 0 (in Fayetteville, Ark.) Recap
Nov. 19 3-Notre Dame 1, Purdue 1 | 4-3 PKs (in Fayetteville, Ark.) Recap
Nov. 19 4-TCU 3, Princeton 2 | OT (in Piscataway, N.J.) Recap
Nov. 19 1-Rutgers 4, St. Louis 0 (in Piscataway, N.J.) Recap
Nov. 19 South Carolina 3, Hofstra 0 (in Los Angeles) Recap
Nov. 19 3-USC 2, Penn State 2 | 3-5 PKs (in Los Angeles) Recap
Nov. 19 4-BYU 4, Alabama 1 (in Charlottesville, Va.) Recap
Nov. 19 1-Virginia 2, Milwaukee 0 (in Charlottesville, Va.) Recap

First Round (Round of 64)

Date Matches    
Fri, Nov. 12 Clemson 0Alabama 1 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 3-Tennessee 3Lipscomb 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 Princeton 2Vermont 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 1-Florida State 3South Alabama 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 1-Duke 1Old Dominion 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 4-Auburn 0Samford 2 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 Penn State 3Monmouth 1 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 Virginia Tech 3Ohio State 1 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 1-Virginia 6High Point 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 2-Michigan 3Bowling Green 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 Wisconsin 2Butler 1 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 2-Arkansas 5, Northwestern State 1 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 4-TCU 8Prairie View A&M 0 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 Ole Miss 1St. Louis 2 Recap Highlights
Fri, Nov. 12 2-UCLA 0UC-Irvine 1 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 3-Georgetown 6Central Conn. St. 0 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 Brown 0St. John's (NY) 1 (OT) Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 Hofstra 3Providence 0 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 2-North Carolina 0South Carolina 1 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 4-Pepperdine 7South Dakota State 1 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 3-USC 6Grand Canyon 0 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 Xavier 0Milwaukee 1 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 Santa Clara 1Stanford 0 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 Purdue 1Loyola Chicago 0 (2OT) Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 4-BYU 6New Mexico 0 Recap Highlights
Sat, Nov. 13 Washington State 3Montana 0 Recap Highlights
Sun, Nov. 14 South Florida 0NC State 2 Recap Highlights
Sun, Nov. 14 Wake Forest 3Harvard 0 Recap Highlights
Sun, Nov. 14 3-Notre Dame 4SIUE 0 Recap Highlights
Sun, Nov. 14 1-Rutgers 2Bucknell 0 Recap Highlights
Sun, Nov. 14 SMU 2Texas 0 Recap Highlights
Sun, Nov. 14 Memphis 3LSU 0 Recap Highlights

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NCAA Division 1 women's soccer tournament teams

Team W-L-D RPI Coaches' Poll Conference How Qualified NCAA Apps.
Alabama 10-9-1 49 Unranked SEC At-Large 4
Arkansas 16-4-0 4 5 SEC At-Large 8
Auburn 12-6-1 17 Received Votes SEC At-Large 17
Bowling Green 11-6-3 65 Unranked MAC Conf. Champ 6
Brown 12-3-0 21 22 Ivy League Conf. Champ 8
Bucknell 11-7-3 113 Unranked Patriot League Conf. Champ 5
Butler 15-4-1 34 Unranked Big East At-Large 3
BYU 13-4-1 26 12 WCC At-Large 22
Central Conn. St. 13-5-0 100 Unranked Northeast Conf. Conf. Champ 12
Clemson 12-6-1 42 24 ACC At-Large 22
Duke 13-3-1 2 6 ACC At-Large 27
Florida State 16-1-2 1 2 ACC Conf. Champ 22
Georgetown 13-1-6 10 Received Votes Big East Conf. Champ 12
Grand Canyon 16-3-2 37 Received Votes WAC Conf. Champ 1
Harvard 12-2-1 12 Received Votes Ivy League At-Large 17
High Point 10-7-2 130 Unranked Big South Conf. Champ 7
Hofstra 16-3-1 24 Received Votes CAA Conf. Champ 9
Lipscomb 15-4-1 82 Unranked ASUN Conf. Champ 3
Loyola Chicago 13-2-2 45 Unranked Missouri Valley Conf. Champ 7
LSU 11-7-1 47 Unranked SEC At-Large 7
Memphis 13-4-2 30 Received Votes AAC Conf. Champ 10
Michigan 15-3-3 5 13 Big Ten Conf. Champ 15
Milwaukee 18-1-0 48 Unranked Horizon League Conf. Champ 15
Monmouth 15-4-1 43 Unranked MAAC Conf. Champ 8
Montana 13-5-1 137 Unranked Big Sky Conf. Champ 6
New Mexico 14-4-2 57 Unranked Mountain West Conf. Champ 4
North Carolina 12-2-3 7 7 ACC At-Large 40
NC State 8-8-2 38 Unranked ACC At-Large 16
Northwestern St. 12-5-2 153 Unranked Southland Conf. Champ 4
Notre Dame 13-5-1 16 Received Votes ACC At-Large 27
Ohio State 9-8-2 39 Unranked Big Ten At-Large 15
Old Dominion 13-4-1 53 Unranked Conf. USA Conf. Champ 1
Ole Miss 12-5-3 23 21 SEC At-Large 10
Penn State 11-7-0 20 Received Votes Big Ten At-Large 27
Pepperdine 15-3-1 18 16 WCC At-Large 12
Prairie View A&M 12-3-3 181 Unranked SWAC Conf. Champ 3
Princeton 14-2-1 14 Received Votes Ivy League At-Large 14
Providence 10-6-3 36 Unranked Big East At-Large 2
Purdue 14-4-2 19 19 Big Ten At-Large 7
Rutgers 17-3-0 3 4 Big Ten At-Large 16
St. John's 12-6-2 46 Unranked Big East At-Large 4
Saint Louis 12-8-1 107 Unranked Atlantic 10 Conf. Champ 6
Samford 15-3-2 33 Unranked Southern Conf. Conf. Champ 6
Santa Clara 11-5-2 32 15 WCC Conf. Champ 31
SIUE 11-6-0 145 Unranked Ohio Valley Conf. Champ 4
SMU 11-4-2 25 17 AAC At-Large 14
South Alabama 12-4-3 74 Unranked Sun Belt Conf. Champ 9
South Carolina 11-6-1 40 Received Votes SEC At-Large 15
S. Dakota State 17-3-1 115 Unranked Summit League Conf. Champ 6
South Florida 12-3-3 22 23 AAC At-Large 8
Stanford 13-5-1 31 14 Pac-12 At-Large 30
Tennessee 18-2-0 8 10 SEC Conf. Champ 13
TCU 17-2-2 9 9 Big 12 Conf. Champ 6
Texas 11-4-6 35 20 Big 12 At-Large 15
UCLA 16-0-3 13 3 Pac-12 Conf. Champ 25
UC-Irvine 15-5-0 110 Unranked Big West Conf. Champ 3
USC 13-3-2 15 8 Pac-12 At-Large 20
Vermont 12-5-1 123 Unranked America East Conf. Champ 2
Virginia 16-2-2 6 1 ACC At-Large 34
Virginia Tech 11-5-2 29 Received Votes ACC At-Large 12
Wake Forest 15-5-0 27 25 ACC At-Large 21
Washington State 13-2-4 28 18 Pac-12 At-Large 14
Wisconsin 8-5-6 41 Unranked Big Ten At-Large 23
Xavier 16-2-1 11 11 Big East At-Large 4

NCAA Division I women's tournament teams by conference

Conference Total Conf. Champion
(Automatic Bid)
At-Large Bids
ACC 9 Florida State Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
SEC 7 Tennessee Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina
Big Ten 6 Michigan Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Big East 5 Georgetown Butler, Providence, St. John's, Xavier
Pac-12 4 UCLA Stanford, USC, Washington St.
AAC 3 Memphis SMU, South Florida
Ivy League 3 Brown Harvard, Princeton
WCC 3 BYU Pepperdine, Santa Clara
Big 12 2 TCU Texas
America East 1 Vermont
ASUN 1 Lipscomb
Atlantic 10 1 Saint Louis
Big Sky 1 Montana
Big South 1 High Point
Big West 1 UC-Irvine
CAA 1 Hofstra
Conference USA 1 Old Dominion
Horizon League 1 Milwaukee
MAAC 1 Monmouth
MAC 1 Bowling Green
Missouri Valley 1 Loyola Chicago
Mountain West 1 New Mexico
Northeast Conf. 1 Central. Conn. St.
Ohio Valley 1 SIUE
Patriot League 1 Bucknell
Southern Conf. 1 Samford
Southland 1 Northwestern St.
Summit League 1 South Dakota St.
Sun Belt 1 South Alabama
SWAC 1 Prairie View A&M
WAC 1 Grand Canyon

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.