The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 42nd season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.
The season began on August 17, 2023, and concluded in November 2023. It will culminate with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, with the College Cup being held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
were the defending NCAA Champions. The Bruins were unable to defend their title as they were defeated in the first round of 2023 tournament by UC Irvine 1âÂÂ0. Florida State faced off against in the final. Florida State prevailed 5âÂÂ1 and won their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011.
There were 33 coaching changes during the 2022âÂÂ23 offseason.
The 2023 season was the last for at least 18 teams in their current conferences.
In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked No. 15 or higher.
All rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
The 40 women's college soccer teams with the highest average home attendance: