The 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 40th edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college soccer. The College Cup was played on December 3 and December 6. It was originally set to be played in San Jose, California, but was moved to Stevens Stadium due to a conflict with the MLS playoffs schedule.[1][2]
The tournament returned to 64 teams after only featuring 48 teams in the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament also returns to the fall, after being held in the spring in 2020. The tournament also returned to its normal format of having the higher seeds host matches until the College Cup.[4][5][6]
All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 28 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[7]
Stadium: Rokus Field Attendance: 507 Referee: Andrea Reyes Assistant referees: Jaclyn Reilman Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson Fourth official: Matt Ng
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Mark Buda Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Raymond Thomas
Stadium: Roberts Stadium Attendance: 871 Referee: Eric Weisbrod Assistant referees: Rob Komorowski Assistant referees: Jamiel Ahmad Fourth official: Larry Urwiler
Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 797 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi
Stadium: Razorback Field Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Jose Lara-Mancia Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Assistant referees: Velimir Stefanovic Fourth official: Daniel Ortega
Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Ryan Ash Assistant referees: Audra Fullen Fourth official: Boris Vukovic
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski Assistant referees: Ryan Myers Assistant referees: John Barr Fourth official: Duan White
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 423 Referee: David Breckner Assistant referees: Chase Turner Assistant referees: Nick Zegestowsky Fourth official: DaQing Song
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,892 Referee: Luis Arroyo Assistant referees: Andrew Eitel Assistant referees: Inga Maric Fourth official: Mike De Feliece
Stadium: Razorback Field Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Shane Kennard Assistant referees: Jay Norris Fourth official: Matt Trotter
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 937 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Robert Dail Fourth official: Clive Edwards
Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Christopher Spivey Assistant referees: Sarah Cortez Assistant referees: Brandon Chapman Fourth official: Jonathan Simon
Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 301 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Lius Diego Arroyo Assistant referees: Dilok Boonmema Fourth official: Ryan Trombetta
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Patrick Schmidt Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Fourth official: Abbas Piran
Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 223 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod Assistant referees: Jason Blight Fourth official: Larry Urwiler
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Emma Richards Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik
Stadium: Corcoran Field Attendance: 423 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Assistant referees: Jacob Little Fourth official: Joshua Brooks
Stadium: South Field Attendance: 2,745 Referee: Younes Marrakchi Assistant referees: Hao Guo Assistant referees: Jordan Downs Fourth official: Nick DelGreco
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Fourth official: Emma Richards
The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively.