The field is set and the 2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament bracket has been revealed, showing us the 64 teams that will do battle beginning with the first round on Friday, Nov. 12 and ending with the College Cup final on Sunday, Dec. 5 at Stevens Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The Selection Show took place on Monday, Nov. 8 and revealed that the four top seeds are Florida St., Rutgers, Virginia and Duke, and they’re joined by other traditional powers such as North Carolina, Stanford, Santa Clara, Notre Dame, Penn State and UCLA.
At the other end of the spectrum, this is a first tournament appearance for Grand Canyon, while Vermont is here for the first time since 1984 and Providence for the first time since 1993.
2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Bracket
The 2021 NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup bracket. Photo: @NCAASoccer | Twitter
After months of dedication, hard work and highs and lows on the pitch, hearing your university’s name announced to the tournament field is the ultimate recognition of a job well done.
Here’s a collection of how team’s celebrated.
Pepperdine
Tennessee
Montana
Wake Forest
Harvard
Bowling Green
Michigan
Arkansas
Virginia Tech
Ohio State
Purdue
Notre Dame
Princeton
Vermont
Ole Miss
Saint Louis
Bucknell
Rutgers
Duke
Memphis
LSU
St. John’s
Samford
Auburn
Georgetown
Santa Clara
Stanford
Wisconsin
UCLA
Hofstra
Providence
Penn State
Grand Canyon
BYU
New Mexico
Clemson
Alabama
Milwaukee
