INDIANAPOLIS — The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 43rd NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, was announced this afternoon by the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee.
Thirty conferences were granted automatic bids for the 2024 championship, while the remaining 34 teams were selected at-large. The top 32 teams are seeded, and conference teams cannot play each other in the first or second rounds. When pairing teams, the committee follows geographic proximity parameters.
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Four teams are advancing to the Division I Women’s Soccer Championship for the first time: California Baptist, East Carolina, Southern University, and University of South Carolina Upstate.
First round action will be played November 15-17, while the second/third rounds will be held November 22 and 24, with the quarterfinals on November 29 or 30.
This 43rd annual NCAA Women’s College Cup will be played Dec. 6 and 9 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, with the University of North Carolina…