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2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

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 1–0. Florida State faced off against in the final. Florida State prevailed 5–1 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.

Changes from 2022

Coaching changes

There were 33 coaching changes during the 2022–23 offseason.

Conference realignment

The 2023 season was the last for at least 18 teams in their current conferences.

Other headlines

Rankings

Preseason polls

Regular season

Major upsets

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.

Conference standings

Conference winners and tournaments

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

Final rankings

Award winners

All-America teams

Major player of the year awards

Other major awards

Attendances

The 40 women's college soccer teams with the highest average home attendance:

See also

References