2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season


The 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season is the 36th season of NCAA women's college soccer. The USC Trojans are the defending national champions.

Preseason

Coaching changes

Conference realignment

Three schools joined new conferences this season. Two moved their entire athletic programs to new conferences, and a third began play in its current all-sports league.
While no Division I schools added women's soccer programs for 2017, two NCAA Division II members that sponsor women's soccer announced during the 2016–17 offseason that they would upgrade their athletic programs to Division I effective in 2018.
The 2017 season is the last for one Division I school in its current conference:

Polls

Pre-season polls

Final polls

Major upsets

DateWinnerScoreLoser
August 24, 2017Wake Forest3–2#3 South Carolina
August 25, 2017UCF2–1 #4 North Carolina
August 27, 2017Alabama1–0#6 Florida State
August 31, 2017Wisconsin1–0#3 Virginia
September 1, 2017Washington1–0#2 Florida
September 21, 2017Texas A&M2–1#6 Florida
September 24, 2017#17 Texas1–0#5 West Virginia
September 30, 2017Ohio State1–0#6 Penn State
October 13, 2017Kansas2–1#9 Texas
October 14, 2017Columbia2–0#11 Princeton
October 15, 2017Auburn1–0#10 Florida
October 15, 2017Providence1–0#15 Georgetown
October 15, 2017Rutgers1–0#12 Ohio State
October 19, 2017Washington State1–0#2 UCLA
October 19, 2017Vanderbilt2–1#11 Tennessee
October 22, 2017Clemson2–1#15 Wake Forest
October 25, 2017Wisconsin1–0#11 Penn State
October 27, 2017#22 Oklahoma State1–0#8 Texas
October 31, 2017Arkansas1–0#3 South Carolina
November 1, 2017Baylor2–1#14 Texas
November 10, 2017Vanderbilt2–1#14 Ohio State
November 11, 2017Washington State1–0#8 UCF
November 19, 2017#13 Princeton2–1 #2 North Carolina

Conference winners and tournaments

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

The tournament field will consist of 31 teams which have qualified by virtue of winning their conference's automatic berth as well as 33 teams chosen at-large by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee. The bracket will be announced on November 6. The tournament will begin with first-round matches played at campus sites on November 10. The tournament will conclude with the semifinals and finals played at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida on December 1 and 3.

Conference Standings