After an all-ACC Women’s College Cup final last year, it looks like the road to a national title will run through the conference again in 2025.
The top three teams in the RPI rankings heading into the tournament are all from the conference, with Notre Dame leading the way, followed by Virginia and conference tourney champion Stanford. Defending national champion North Carolina didn’t even make the six-team ACC tournament and is lingering further back in the rankings.
While the ACC and the West Coast have always been the dominant forces in this tournament, 2025 could be the year for a newcomer to break through. TCU, Michigan State, Kansas and Colorado all enter the NCAA tournament with top-10 RPIs and could challenge the traditional powers.
The bracket will be revealed Monday, Nov. 10, with first-round play set to begin Friday, Nov. 14.
The Sporting News has all the details on the 2025 NCAA women’s soccer tournament.
How to watch 2025 NCAA women’s soccer tournament
- TV channels ESPNU (semis and final)
- Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+
The first four rounds of the 2025 NCAA women’s soccer tournament will air on ESPN+, which is available via the ESPN app.
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The semifinals and championship are the only games broadcast on traditional TV. ESPNU will handle the coverage for those games.
Fans can also live stream the Women’s College Cup semis and final on Fubo.
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How to watch NCAA women’s soccer selection show
- Date: Monday, Nov. 10
- Time: 4 p.m. ET
- TV/Live stream: NCAA.com
The 64-team bracket will be revealed beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 10.
The selection show will stream exclusively on NCAA.com.
2025 NCAA women’s soccer tournament automatic bids
Thirty schools earned automatic bids to the 2025 tournament by winning their conference title. Here’s the full list of automatic qualifiers:
| Conference | Qualifier |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Cal Baptist |
| WCC | Pepperdine |
NCAA women’s soccer tournament 2025 schedule, scores
This section will be filled in once the bracket is announced.
NCAA women’s soccer tournament round-by-round schedule 2025
| Round | Dates |
| First round | Nov. 14-16 |
| Second/third rounds | Nov. 20, 23 |
| Quarterfinals | Nov. 28-29 |
| Semifinals | Dec. 5 |
| Final | Dec. 8 |
NCAA women’s soccer tournament champions list
The last 10 NCAA women’s soccer tournament champions are listed below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2024 | North Carolina | Wake Forest |
| 2023 | Florida State | Stanford |
| 2022 | UCLA | North Carolina |
| 2021 | Florida State | BYU |
| 2020 | Santa Clara | Florida State |
| 2019 | Stanford | North Carolina |
| 2018 | Florida State | North Carolina |
| 2017 | Stanford | UCLA |
| 2016 | USC | West Virginia |
| 2015 | Penn State | Duke |
