The road to CPKC Stadium and Kansas City is officially underway, as the unveiling of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament bracket took place on Monday, Nov. 10.
About half of the 64-team field for the 2025 Women’s Cup had already been filled through automatic qualifiers from conference tournaments prior to the bracket’s full unveiling.
The ACC came away as the early winner from ‘Selection Monday,’ as the conference had three of its programs tabbed with No. 1 seeds in Stanford, Notre Dame and Virginia. The other No. 1 seed was Vanderbilt, which defeated LSU in penalty kicks on Sunday, Nov. 9 to win its first SEC championship since 2020 and fifth SEC title in program history.
Action for the 2025 Women’s Cup gets underway on Friday, Nov. 14 on the campus of higher-ranked seeds. The Women’s Cup of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place at CPKC Stadium on Friday, Dec. 5 with the national semifinals and Monday, Dec. 8 with the national championship game.
USA TODAY Sports is bringing live updates of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament bracket reveal, including seedings, subs, first-round matchups and more:
NCAA women’s soccer bracket live updates
This section was updated with new information.
NCAA women’s soccer bracket schedule
Here’s a full breakdown of the schedule for the Women’s Cup, including first-round matchups:
Notre Dame Region
UIC (8-7-6) at No. 1 Notre Dame (14-1-3)
Ohio State (8-4-6) at No. 8 Georgia (10-4-6)
Texas State (10-3-7) at No. 5 Baylor (12-4-4)
Western Michigan (16-3-1) at No. 4 Wisconsin (13-5-2)
Samford (13-2-5) at No. 3 Florida State (10-2-4)
Lipscomb (14-5-2) at No. 6 Mississippi State (12-6-1)
Wagner (12-2-6) at No. 7 West Virginia (13-3-3)
Sacred Heart (11-8-2) at No. 2 Georgetown (15-3-2)
Vanderbilt Region
Grambling (11-6-5) at No. 2 TCU (15-2-2)
Illinois (13-5-2) at No. 7 Memphis (16-0-3)
Texas-San Antonio (10-5-6) at No. 6 Texas Tech (13-2-4)
North Carolina (12-6-0) at No. 3 Tennessee (12-3-3)
Houston Christian (12-8-2) at No. 4 LSU (13-5-4)
South Dakota State (13-2-6) at No. 5 Iowa (11-4-4)
Liberty (14-3-4) at No. 8 Clemson (7-5-6)
Tennessee Tech (7-6-8) at No. 1 Vanderbilt (15-3-2)
Stanford Region
Cal Poly (10-2-9) at No. 1 Stanford (16-1-2)
Northwestern (9-4-7) at No. 8 Alabama (11-8-1)
Utah State (10-6-6) at No. 5 BYU (11-6-4)
Pepperdine (11-6-2) at No. 4 UCLA (11-5-3)
Utah Valley (14-4-3) at No. 3 Colorado (15-3-3)
Dayton (15-3-3) at No. 6 Xavier (15-3-2)
South Carolina (10-4-5) at No. 7 Wake Forest (10-4-4)
Milwaukee (13-4-3) at No. 2 Michigan State (12-3-6)
Virginia Region
Elon (11-2-7) at No. 2 Duke (13-4-1)
Maine at No. 7 UCF (11-3-5)
Kentucky (12-4-4) at No. 6 Louisville (13-4-2)
California Baptist (10-8-4) at No. 3 Kansas (14-5-3)
Montana at No. 4 Washington (13-2-6)
Dartmouth (11-3-4) at No. 5 Arkansas (9-4-4)
Army (14-5-2) at No. 8 Penn State (9-7-3)
High Point (5-9-5) at No. 1 Virginia (12-3-4)
NCAA women’s soccer bracket
Virginia earns final No. 1 seed
The final No. 1 seed of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket goes to Virginia, the third team from the ACC to earn the feat. The Cavaliers will take on Big South champion High Point in Charlottesville, Virginia for their opening match of the NCAA tournament.
Stanford earns No. 1 seed
Fresh off its first ACC championship title since moving over from the Pac-12, Stanford is the third No. 1 seed to be named to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket. The Cardinal will open up postseason play against Cal Poly.
Vanderbilt earns No. 1 seed
Following its SEC championship win over LSU, which went to penalty kicks, Vanderbilt was named as the second No. 1 seed to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket.
Notre Dame earns No. 1 seed
Despite losing the ACC championship game to top-ranked Stanford, Notre Dame (14-1-3) is the first No. 1 seed announced to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket. The Fighting Irish will face UIC (8-7-6) in the first round in South Bend, Indiana.
How to watch NCAA women’s soccer bracket reveal
Streaming: NCAA.com
The NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show will be streamed exclusively on the NCAA’s website. Click here to watch it.
What time is NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show today?
Date: Monday, Nov. 10
Time: 4 p.m. ET
The NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 10.
NCAA women’s soccer tournament automatic qualifiers
Here’s a list of teams that have already been selected to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament bracket through automatic qualifiers by winning their respective conference tournaments:
American: UTSA
America East: Maine
ACC: Stanford
Atlantic 10: Dayton
ASUN: Lipscomb
Big East: Xavier
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: High Point
Big Ten: Washington
Big 12: BYU
Big West: Cal Poly
CAA: Elon
Conference USA: Liberty
Horizon League: Milwaukee
Ivy League: Dartmouth
MAAC: Sacred Heart
MAC: Western Michigan
Missouri Valley: UIC
Mountain West: Utah State
NEC: Wagner
Ohio Valley: Tennessee Tech
Patriot League: Army
SEC: Vanderbilt
SoCon: Samford
Southland: Houston Christian
SWAC: Grambling State
Summit League: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Texas State
WAC: California Baptist
WCC: Pepperdine
When does NCAA women’s soccer tournament begin?
Start date: Friday, Nov. 14
The first set of matches of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament are set to take place on Friday, Nov. 14. The entirety of the first round will be concluded by Sunday, Nov. 16.
When is the Women’s Cup in 2025?
Women’s Cup dates: Friday, Dec. 5 and Monday, Dec. 8
The Women’s Cup of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place on Friday, Dec. 5 with the national semifinals and Monday, Dec. 8 with the national championship game.
Where is the Women’s Cup in 2025?
The Women’s Cup of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place at CPKC Stadium, the home of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Kansas City, in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the time that the Women’s Cup will be held at CPKC Stadium, ending a three-year period of it taking place in Cary, North Carolina.
2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament schedule
Here is the full schedule for the 2025 Women’s Soccer Tournament:
First round: Friday, Nov. 14-Sunday, Nov. 16
Second round: Thursday, Nov. 20
Third-round: Sunday, Nov. 23
Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 28-Saturday, Nov. 29
Women’s College Cup
Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 5
Finals: Monday, Dec. 8
NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament winners
North Carolina is the defending national champion of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, as the Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest 1-0 last season in the national championship game. Here’s a look at the 10 most recent national champions:
Here’s a look at the 10 most recent national champions:
2024: North Carolina
2023: Florida State
2022: UCLA
2021: Florida State
2020: Santa Clara
2019: Stanford
2018: Florida State
2017: Stanford
2016: Southern California
2015: Penn State
2014: Florida State
For a full list of champions, click here.