2026 national championship

NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship

December 10 & 13, 2026 · First Horizon Stadium, Cary, North Carolina

College Cup

Championship archive

Seasons & results

2025 champion

FSU Seminoles

Runner-up

Stanford Cardinal

Recorded final1-0 ↗COMPLETED

Championship

Team	Result	Team	Match details
Stanford Cardinal	0 – 1	FSU Seminoles	2025-12-08 · CPKC StadiumKickoff time normalized to local CST from the official Florida State box score.

Quarterfinals

Team	Result	Team	Match details
FSU Seminoles	4 – 1	Ohio State Buckeyes	2025-11-28 · Seminole Soccer Complex
Vanderbilt Commodores	1 – 2	TCU Horned Frogs	2025-11-29 · Vanderbilt Soccer Complex
Stanford Cardinal	5 – 1	Michigan State Spartans	2025-11-28 · Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Duke Blue Devils	3 – 0	Washington Huskies	2025-11-28 · Koskinen Stadium

First Round

Team	Result	Team	Match details
Georgia Bulldogs	0 – 2	Ohio State Buckeyes	2025-11-14 · Turner Soccer Complex
FSU Seminoles	4 – 0	Samford Bulldogs	2025-11-14 · Seminole Soccer Complex
Georgetown Hoyas	3 – 0	Sacred Heart Pioneers	2025-11-14 · Shaw Field
West Virginia Mountaineers	5 – 0	Wagner Seahawks	2025-11-14 · Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Baylor Bears	3 – 0	Texas State Bobcats	2025-11-14 · Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field
Wisconsin Badgers	3 – 2	Western Michigan Broncos	2025-11-14 · McClimmon Soccer Complex
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0 – 1	Lipscomb Bisons	2025-11-15 · MSU Soccer Park
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4 – 0	UIC Flames	2025-11-15 · Alumni Stadium
Clemson Tigers	2 – 1	Liberty Lady Flames	2025-11-14 · Riggs Field
Iowa Hawkeyes	1 – 0	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	2025-11-14 · UI Soccer Complex
Tennessee Lady Vols	1 – 3	North Carolina Tar Heels	2025-11-14 · Regal Soccer Stadium
Texas Tech Red Raiders	2 – 1	UTSA Roadrunners	2025-11-14 · John Walker Soccer Complex
La Salle Explorers	4 – 1	Houston Christian Huskies	2025-11-14 · LSU Soccer Stadium
TCU Horned Frogs	7 – 0	Grambling State Lady Tigers	2025-11-14 · Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
Vanderbilt Commodores	2 – 0	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	2025-11-14 · Vanderbilt Soccer Complex
Memphis Tigers	2 – 1	Illinois Blueboys	2025-11-15 · Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Michigan State Spartans	4 – 1	Milwaukee Panthers	2025-11-14 · DeMartin Stadium
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2 – 1	South Carolina Gamecocks	2025-11-14 · Spry Stadium
Alabama Crimson Tide	2 – 23-1 pens	Northwestern Wildcats	2025-11-14 · Alabama Soccer Stadium
BYU Cougars	1 – 17-6 pens	Utah State Aggies	2025-11-14 · South FieldSource shootout list includes repeated shooters; preserved as published for later validation.
Colorado Tigers	2 – 1	Utah Valley Wolverines	2025-11-14 · Prentup Field
Stanford Cardinal	3 – 1	Cal Poly Mustangs	2025-11-14 · Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Xavier Musketeers	2 – 0	Dayton Flyers	2025-11-15 · Corcoran Field
UCLA Bruins	3 – 1	Pepperdine Waves	2025-11-15 · Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Duke Blue Devils	3 – 0	Elon Phoenix	2025-11-14 · Koskinen Stadium
Arkansas Razorbacks	1 – 0	Dartmouth Big Green	2025-11-14 · Razorback Field
Kansas Jayhawks	3 – 1	Cal Baptist Lancers	2025-11-14 · Rock Chalk Park
UCF Knights	2 – 0	Maine Black Bears	2025-11-14 · UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Virginia Cavaliers	5 – 0	High Point Panthers	2025-11-14 · Klöckner Stadium
Washington Huskies	2 – 0	Montana Grizzlies	2025-11-14 · Husky Soccer Stadium
Louisville Cardinals	1 – 15-4 pens	Kentucky Wildcats	2025-11-15 · Lynn StadiumPublished shootout taker sequence appears inconsistent with the 5-4 result; source order retained and flagged for validation.
Penn State Nittany Lions	3 – 0	Army Black Knights	2025-11-15 · Jeffrey Field

Second Round

Team	Result	Team	Match details
FSU Seminoles	1 – 0	Lipscomb Bisons	2025-11-20 · Shaw Field
Wisconsin Badgers	0 – 1	Baylor Bears	2025-11-20 · Alumni Stadium
West Virginia Mountaineers	1 – 13-4 pens	Georgetown Hoyas	2025-11-20 · Shaw Field
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0 – 1	Ohio State Buckeyes	2025-11-20 · Alumni Stadium
La Salle Explorers	2 – 1	Iowa Hawkeyes	2025-11-21 · Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1 – 13-4 pens	North Carolina Tar Heels	2025-11-21 · Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
TCU Horned Frogs	4 – 0	Memphis Tigers	2025-11-21 · Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
Vanderbilt Commodores	3 – 2	Clemson Tigers	2025-11-21 · Vanderbilt Soccer Complex
Colorado Tigers	4 – 1	Xavier Musketeers	2025-11-20 · DeMartin Stadium
Michigan State Spartans	1 – 0	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2025-11-20 · DeMartin Stadium
UCLA Bruins	1 – 12-4 pens	BYU Cougars	2025-11-21 · Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Stanford Cardinal	7 – 3	Alabama Crimson Tide	2025-11-21 · Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Washington Huskies	1 – 0	Arkansas Razorbacks	2025-11-20 · Klöckner Stadium
Kansas Jayhawks	3 – 1	Louisville Cardinals	2025-11-20 · Koskinen Stadium
Virginia Cavaliers	2 – 0	Penn State Nittany Lions	2025-11-20 · Klöckner Stadium
Duke Blue Devils	1 – 0	UCF Knights	2025-11-20 · Koskinen Stadium

Round of 16

Team	Result	Team	Match details
Georgetown Hoyas	1 – 3	FSU Seminoles	2025-11-23 · Shaw Field
Baylor Bears	1 – 2	Ohio State Buckeyes	2025-11-23 · Alumni Stadium
TCU Horned Frogs	1 – 14-3 pens	North Carolina Tar Heels	2025-11-24 · Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
Vanderbilt Commodores	1 – 0	La Salle Explorers	2025-11-24 · Vanderbilt Soccer Complex
Michigan State Spartans	2 – 1	Colorado Tigers	2025-11-23 · DeMartin Stadium
Stanford Cardinal	6 – 0	BYU Cougars	2025-11-24 · Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Virginia Cavaliers	1 – 14-5 pens	Washington Huskies	2025-11-23 · Klöckner Stadium
Duke Blue Devils	2 – 0	Kansas Jayhawks	2025-11-23 · Koskinen Stadium

Semifinals

Team	Result	Team	Match details
TCU Horned Frogs	0 – 1	FSU Seminoles	2025-12-05 · CPKC Stadium
Stanford Cardinal	1 – 0	Duke Blue Devils	2025-12-05 · CPKC Stadium

Coverage and sources

Imported from the supplied history workbook; its cited sources and coverage labels are retained. This import is not a new independent verification. Team links identify present-day profiles, not present-day division or conference membership in historical seasons.

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Only recorded games are displayed. Missing scores, dates and matches are not inferred.

All championship seasons · 44

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Final / status
2025	FSU Seminoles	Stanford Cardinal	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2024	North Carolina Tar Heels	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2023	FSU Seminoles	Stanford Cardinal	5-1 ↗COMPLETED
2022	UCLA Bruins	North Carolina Tar Heels	3-2 (OT) ↗COMPLETED
2021	FSU Seminoles	BYU Cougars	0-0 (4-3 PK) ↗COMPLETED
2020	Santa Clara Broncos	FSU Seminoles	1-1 (4-1 PK) ↗COMPLETED
2019	Stanford Cardinal	North Carolina Tar Heels	0-0 (5-4 PK) ↗COMPLETED
2018	FSU Seminoles	North Carolina Tar Heels	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2017	Stanford Cardinal	UCLA Bruins	3-2 ↗COMPLETED
2016	USC Trojans	West Virginia Mountaineers	3-1 ↗COMPLETED
2015	Penn State Nittany Lions	Duke Blue Devils	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2014	FSU Seminoles	Virginia Cavaliers	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2013	UCLA Bruins	FSU Seminoles	1-0 (OT) ↗COMPLETED
2012	North Carolina Tar Heels	Penn State Nittany Lions	4-1 ↗COMPLETED
2011	Stanford Cardinal	Duke Blue Devils	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2010	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Stanford Cardinal	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2009	North Carolina Tar Heels	Stanford Cardinal	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2008	North Carolina Tar Heels	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-1 ↗COMPLETED
2007	USC Trojans	FSU Seminoles	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
2006	North Carolina Tar Heels	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-1 ↗COMPLETED
2005	Portland Pilots	UCLA Bruins	4-0 ↗COMPLETED
2004	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	UCLA Bruins	1-1 (4-3 PK) ↗COMPLETED
2003	North Carolina Tar Heels	UConn Huskies	6-0 ↗COMPLETED
2002	Portland Pilots	Santa Clara Broncos	2-1 (2OT) ↗COMPLETED
2001	Santa Clara Broncos	North Carolina Tar Heels	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2000	North Carolina Tar Heels	UCLA Bruins	2-1 ↗COMPLETED
1999	North Carolina Tar Heels	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1998	Florida Gators	North Carolina Tar Heels	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
1997	North Carolina Tar Heels	UConn Huskies	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1996	North Carolina Tar Heels	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1-0 (2OT) ↗COMPLETED
1995	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Portland Pilots	1-0 (3OT) ↗COMPLETED
1994	North Carolina Tar Heels	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5-0 ↗COMPLETED
1993	North Carolina Tar Heels	George Mason Patriots	6-0 ↗COMPLETED
1992	North Carolina Tar Heels	Duke Blue Devils	9-1 ↗COMPLETED
1991	North Carolina Tar Heels	Wisconsin Badgers	3-1 ↗COMPLETED
1990	North Carolina Tar Heels	UConn Huskies	6-0 ↗COMPLETED
1989	North Carolina Tar Heels	Colorado Tigers	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1988	North Carolina Tar Heels	NC State Wolfpack	4-1 ↗COMPLETED
1987	North Carolina Tar Heels	UMass Minutemen	1-0 ↗COMPLETED
1986	North Carolina Tar Heels	Colorado Tigers	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1985	George Mason Patriots	North Carolina Tar Heels	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1984	North Carolina Tar Heels	UConn Huskies	2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1983	North Carolina Tar Heels	George Mason Patriots	4-0 ↗COMPLETED
1982	North Carolina Tar Heels	UCF Knights	2-0 ↗COMPLETED

Finals datesDecember 10 & 13, 20262026 championship

Finals venueFirst Horizon StadiumCary, North Carolina

Local program coverage350Division I women's teams

Tournament path

From the opening round to the national title.

01First round

02Second round

03Third round

04Quarterfinals

05College Cup semifinals

06National championship

The Division I semifinal and final stage is styled as the College Cup. Division II and III retain the NCAA championship naming used by the official competition pages.

Competition field

Division I programs.

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Teams qualify through conference automatic bids and NCAA selection. This page links the complete local program directory now; the 2026 selected field and bracket will appear only after an official NCAA release is ingested.

Qualification context