NCAA women's soccer tournament 2025

NCAA women's soccer tournament schedule 2025: Full TV channels, times, live streams, scores for every college game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

After an all-ACC Women's College Cup final last year, it looks like the road to a national title will run through the conference again in 2025.

The top three teams in the RPI rankings heading into the tournament are all from the conference, with top national seed Notre Dame leading the way, followed by Virginia and conference tourney champion Stanford. Defending national champion North Carolina didn't even make the six-team ACC tournament and is unseeded in the NCAAs.

While the ACC and the West Coast have always been the dominant forces in this tournament, 2025 could be the year for a newcomer to break through. TCU, Michigan State, Kansas and Colorado all enter the NCAA tournament with top-10 RPIs and could challenge the traditional powers.

The Sporting News has all the details on the 2025 NCAA women's soccer tournament.

How to watch 2025 NCAA women's soccer tournament

  • TV channels ESPNU (semis and final)
  • Live stream:Fubo, ESPN+

The first four rounds of the 2025 NCAA women's soccer tournament will air on ESPN+, which is available via the ESPN app.

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The semifinals and championship are the only games broadcast on traditional TV. ESPNU will handle the coverage for those games.

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NCAA women's soccer tournament 2025 schedule, scores

Second round

Thursday, Nov. 20

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Live stream
No. 3 Florida State 1, Lipscomb 0——
No. 5 Baylor 1, No. 4 Wisconsin 0——
No. 3 Colorado 4, No. 6 Xavier 1——
No. 4 Washington 1, No. 5 Arkansas 0——
No. 3 Kansas 3, No. 6 Louisville 1——
No. 2 Georgetown vs. No. 7 West Virginia5 p.m.ESPN+
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 8 Penn State6 p.m.ESPN+
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. Ohio State6 p.m.ESPN+
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 7 Wake Forest6 p.m.ESPN+
No. 6 Texas Tech vs. North Carolina6 p.m.ESPN+
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 UCF6:30 p.m.ESPN+
No. 2 TCU vs. No. 7 Memphis8 p.m.ESPN+

Friday, Nov. 21

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Live stream
No. 4 LSU vs. No. 5 Iowa4 p.m.ESPN+
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 BYU7 p.m.ESPN+
No. 1 Vanderbilt vs. No. 8 Clemson7 p.m.ESPN+
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 8 Alabama10 p.m.ESPN+

Third round

Sunday, Nov. 23

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Live stream
No. 1 Notre Dame/Ohio State vs. No. 5 BaylorTBDESPN+
No. 2 Georgetown/No. 7 West Virginia vs. No. 3 FSUTBDESPN+
No. 2 TCU/No. 7 Memphis vs. No. 6 Texas Tech/UNCTBDESPN+
No. 2 Michigan State/No. 7 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 ColoradoTBDESPN+
No. 2 Duke/No. 7 UCF vs. No. 3 KansasTBDESPN+
No. 1 Virginia/No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 WashingtonTBDESPN+

Monday, Nov. 24

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Live stream
No. 1 Vanderbilt/No. 8 Clemson vs. No. 4 LSU/No. 5 Iowa3 p.m.ESPN+
No. 1 Stanford/No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 4 UCLA/No. 5 BYUTBDESPN+

First round

Friday, Nov. 14

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Live stream
Ohio State 2, No. 8 Georgia 0——
No. 3 Florida State 4, Samford 0—
North Carolina 3, No. 3 Tennessee 1——
No. 7 Wake Forest 2, South Carolina 1——
No. 2 Duke 3, Elon 0——
No. 2 Michigan State 4, Milwaukee 1——
No. 8 Clemson 2, Liberty 1——
No. 5 Iowa 1, South Dakota State 0——
No. 5 Arkansas 1, Dartmouth 0——
No. 2 Georgetown 3, Sacred Heart 0——
No. 6 Texas Tech 2, UTSA 1——
No. 7 West Virginia 5, Wagner 0——
No. 8 Alabama 2, Northwestern 2 (3-1 PKs)——
No. 7 UCF 2, Maine 0——
No. 3 Kansas 3, Cal Baptist 1——
No. 1 Virginia 5, High Point 0——
No. 1 Vanderbilt 2, Tennessee Tech 0——
No. 2 TCU 7, Grambling State 0——
No. 4 LSU 4, Houston Christian 1——
No. 5 Baylor 3, Texas State 0——
No. 4 Wisconsin 3, Western Michigan 2——
No. 5 BYU 1, Utah State 1 (7-6 PKs)——
No. 3 Colorado 2, Utah Valley 1 (OT)——
No. 1 Stanford 3, Cal Poly 1——
No. 4 Washington 2, Montana 0——

Saturday, Nov. 15

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Live stream
No. 6 Louisville 1, Kentucky 1 (5-4 PKs)——
No. 8 Penn State 3, Army 0——
No. 1 Notre Dame 4, UIC 0——
Lipscomb 1, No. 6 Mississippi State 0——
No. 6 Xavier 2, Dayton 0——
No. 7 Memphis 2, Illinois 1——
No. 4 UCLA 3, Pepperdine 1——

NCAA women's soccer tournament bracket 2025

See the full 64-team bracket below: 

NCAA women's soccer tournament round-by-round schedule 2025

RoundDates
First roundNov. 14-16
Second/third roundsNov. 20, 23
QuarterfinalsNov. 28-29
SemifinalsDec. 5
FinalDec. 8

2025 NCAA women's soccer tournament automatic bids

Thirty schools earned automatic bids to the 2025 tournament by winning their conference title. Here's the full list of automatic qualifiers:

ConferenceQualifier
AmericanUTSA
America EastMaine
ACCStanford
Atlantic 10Dayton
ASUNLipscomb
Big EastXavier
Big SkyMontana
Big SouthHigh Point
Big TenWashington
Big 12BYU
Big WestCal Poly
CAAElon
Conference USALiberty
HorizonMilwaukee
Ivy LeagueDartmouth
MAACSacred Heart
MACWestern Michigan
Missouri ValleyUIC
Mountain WestUtah State
NECWagner
Ohio ValleyTennessee Tech
Patriot LeagueArmy
SECVanderbilt
SoConSamford
SouthlandHouston Christian
SWACGrambling State
Summit LeagueSouth Dakota State
Sun BeltTexas State
WACCal Baptist
WCCPepperdine

NCAA women's soccer tournament champions list

The last 10 NCAA women's soccer tournament champions are listed below: 

YearWinnerRunner-up
2024North CarolinaWake Forest
2023Florida StateStanford
2022UCLANorth Carolina
2021Florida StateBYU
2020Santa ClaraFlorida State
2019StanfordNorth Carolina
2018Florida StateNorth Carolina
2017StanfordUCLA
2016USCWest Virginia
2015Penn StateDuke