INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Committee today announced the field of 48 teams for the 2017 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship. Each of the eight regions received six championship berths.
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For first- and second-round competition, teams will be paired in their respective regions with the No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 seed; and the No. 3 seed facing the No. 6 seed Thursday, November 9 or Friday, November 10. The winner of the No. 4/5 seed game will advance to play the No. 1 seed and the winner of the No. 3/6 seed game will take on the No. 2 seed on Saturday, November 11 or Sunday, November 12. All games will be played on the campus of a participating institution and will consist of two sites per region. The two finalists in each region will advance to third- and quarterfinal-round competition to be played Thursday, November 16 or Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18 or Sunday, November 19. The semifinals and championship games will take place November 30 and December 2 at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri hosted by the Kansas City Sports Commission, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and Rockhurst University.
In the 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer national championship game Western Washington defeated Grand Valley State, 3-2. Western Washington held off a furious final few minutes from Grand Valley State, who had won the last three national championships.
The first-round sites and team matchups are as follows. All matches are scheduled for Friday, November 10 and Sunday, November 12, unless otherwise noted.
Atlantic Region
Kutztown (16-3-1) vs. Notre Dame (OH) (13-4-2);
*West Chester (16-3-1) vs. winner of Kutztown/Notre Dame (OH).
West Va. Wesleyan (17-2-1) vs. Gannon (13-4-2);
*East Stroudsburg (15-3-3) vs. winner of West Va. Wesleyan/Gannon.
Central Region
Augustana (SD) (14-3-4) vs. Bemidji St. (15-1-3);
*Central Mo. (21-0-0) vs. winner of Augustana (SD)/Bemidji St.
Missouri Western (17-4-0) vs. Southwestern Okla. (12-3-4);
*Minnesota St. (17-2-2) vs. winner of Missouri Western/Southwestern Okla.
East Region
LIU Post (15-3-1) vs. Franklin Pierce (12-4-2);
*Adelphi (15-3-0) vs. winner of LIU Post/Franklin Pierce.
Southern N.H. (14-2-5) vs. Georgian Court (16-3-2);
*Mercy (16-3-0) vs. winner of Southern N.H./Georgian Court.
Midwest Region
McKendree (15-2-3) vs. Ohio Dominican (15-4-2);
*Grand Valley St. (18-3-0) vs. winner of McKendree/Ohio Dominican.
Ohio Valley (16-0-3) vs. Bellarmine (7-3-7);
*#Quincy (16-3-1) vs. winner of Ohio Valley/Bellarmine.
South Region
*North Ala. (13-3-2) vs. West Florida (15-4-1);
Mississippi Col. (15-3-1) vs. winner of North Ala./West Florida.
Lee (16-4-0) vs. Florida Tech (9-7-3);
*Nova Southeastern (12-4-1) vs. winner of Lee/Florida Tech.
Southeast Region
UNC Pembroke (15-4-1) vs. Queens (NC) (11-2-3);
*Carson-Newman (17-0-1) vs. winner of UNC Pembroke/Queens (NC).
Flagler (15-2-2) vs. Limestone (17-2-1);
*Columbus St. (15-3-0) vs. winner of Flagler/Limestone.
South Central Region
Colo. Sch. of Mines (15-3-1) vs. Midwestern St. (11-7-1);
*#DBU (15-3-2) vs. winner of Colo. Sch. of Mines/Midwestern St.
Angelo St. (13-4-1) vs. West Tex. A&M (10-6-5);
*UC-Colo. Springs (15-4-0) vs. winner of Angelo St./West Tex. A&M.
West Region
Chico St. (11-5-2) vs. Concordia Portland (15-3-1);
*UC San Diego (15-2-2) vs. winner of Chico St./Concordia Portland.
Sonoma St. (14-4-1) vs. California Baptist (11-4-3);
*#Western Wash. (17-1-0) vs. winner of Sonoma St./California Baptist.
Note: * Denotes host institution.
# Denotes contests will be played Thursday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 11.
Conferences Receiving Automatic Qualification Berths
| Conference | School |
|---|---|
| California Collegiate Athletic Association | University of California San Diego |
| Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | Georgian Court University |
| Conference Carolinas | Limestone College |
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East Coast Conference |
Mercy College |
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Great American Conference |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Grand Valley State University |
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Great Lakes Valley Conference |
McKendree University |
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Great Midwest Athletic Conference |
Ohio Valley University |
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Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Western Washington University |
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Gulf South Conference |
Lee University |
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Heartland Conference |
Dallas Baptist University |
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Lone Star Conference |
West Texas A&M University |
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Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
University of Central Missouri |
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Mountain East Conference |
West Virginia Wesleyan College |
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Northeast-10 Conference |
Southern New Hampshire University |
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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
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Pacific West Conference |
California Baptist University |
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Peach Belt Conference |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
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Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania |
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs |
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South Atlantic Conference |
Carson-Newman University |
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Sunshine State Conference |
Florida Institute of Technology |
The complete 2017 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship bracket is available online at ncaa.com.
Selection criteria data through the end of the regular season is available here:
