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 |
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)
MORE: Top 10 USWNT players of all-time
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 | — |