The 2023 DI women’s soccer bracket has been announced and the anticipation for the first round of the tournament could not be higher. As teams take a brief breather between conference play and the tournament, here’s a look at some of the key takeaways from today’s bracket release.
BRACKET: Click or tap here to see the full 64-team field
2022 NCAA finalist North Carolina not in top seed
The reigning national champs, UCLA, are seeded at No. 1 but last year’s runner-up, North Carolina is a No. 3 seed. The Tar Heels fell to Pitt in the first round of the ACC tournament in a narrow 2-1 loss that extended into double overtime. Their conference tournament shortcomings however do not discount their potential to make another deep run in the NCAA tournament. Last year, after another premature exit from the ACC tournament, UNC came the closest it had been to a national title since last winning one in 2012. The Heels are hungry to claim the program’s 23rd national title and should not be overlooked in this year’s tournament.
BYU and St. Louis have the most dangerous front lines in the bracket
No. 1-seed Florida State and No. 2-seed Stanford are the only two teams in the bracket who have yet to lose a game but No. 1-seed BYU’s strength up top has them in the running for the…
