The 2019 DII women's college soccer regular season is coming to a close and conference tournaments begin Nov. 8. Here's the schedule are the 21 teams that earned an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA DII tournament.
RANKINGS: Regional | United Soccer top 25
The 56-team field is made up from the eight regions, with each region allocated a different amount of berths, but more on that in a bit. Of those 56 teams, 21 gain automatic entry to the bracket when selections are announced right here on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 18.
Twenty conference tournaments will decide the bulk of the automatic qualifiers while one conference — the Pacific West — sends its regular-season champion to the DII women's soccer championship.
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DII women's soccer championship: How the bracket works
There are 56 teams that make the tournament bracket, hoping to find themselves in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 12-14 for the national semifinals and championship match. Three regional rankings are released before the selection show, ranking the top teams in each of the eight regions. Here's a quick look at how the bracket is made up:
| Region | Berths | Teams ranked per region |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | 6 | 8 |
| Central | 7 | 9 |
| East | 8 | 10 |
| Midwest | 8 | 10 |
| South | 6 | 8 |
| South Central | 6 | 8 |
| Southeast | 8 | 10 |
| West | 7 | 9 |
History of the DII women's soccer championship
Bridgeport shut down Grand Valley State's high-octane offense to capture its first DII women's soccer title last year. While the Purple Knights haven't been able to replicate last year's success, Grand Valley State — winners of five of the last ten national championships — is once again right back in the hunt, sitting at No. 2 in the top 25 and the No. 1-ranked team in the Midwest Region.
HISTORY: Programs with the most DII women's soccer championships
Here's a look at the complete history of the DII women's soccer championship match.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bridgeport (20-4-1) | Magnus Nilerud | 1-0 | Grand Valley St. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 2017 | Central Missouri (26-0-0) | Lewis Theobald | 1-1 (5-3 PKs) | Carson-Newman | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2016 | Western Washington (23-0-1) | Travis Connell | 3-2 | Grand Valley State | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2015 | Grand Valley State (23-1-1) | Jeff Hosler | 2-0 | Columbus State | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 2014 | Grand Valley State (22-2-2) | Jeff Hosler | 3-0 | Rollins | Louisville, Ky. |
| 2013 | Grand Valley State (24-0-1) | Dave Dilanni | 2-0 | West Florida | Evans, Ga. |
| 2012 | West Florida (24-1-0) | Joe Bartlinski | 1-0 | UC San Diego | Evans, Ga. |
| 2011 | Saint Rose (24-1-1) | Laurie Darling Gutheil | 2-1 | Grand Valley State | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 2010 | Grand Valley State (22-1-2) | Dave Dilanni | 4-0 | UC San Diego | Louisville, Ky. |
| 2009 | Grand Valley State (22-0-4) | Dave Dilanni | 1-0 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Tampa |
| 2008 | Seattle Pacific (22-1-2) | Chuck Sekyra | 1-0 (2OT) | West Florida | Tampa |
| 2007 | *Tampa (20-2-3) | Gerry Lucey | 0-0 (2OT, PK) | Franklin Pierce | Orange Beach, Ala. |
| 2006 | Metro State (24-2) | Danny Sanchez | 1-0 (OT) | Grand Valley State | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 2005 | Nebraska-Omaha (20-2) | Don Klosterman | 2-1 (OT) | Seattle Pacific | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| 2004 | Metro State (25-1) | Danny Sanchez | 3-2 | Adelphi | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| 2003 | Kennesaw State (25-1) | Rob King | 2-0 | Franklin Pierce | Virginia Beach |
| 2002 | Christian Brothers (22-1) | Gareth O'Sullivan | 2-1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Virginia Beach |
| 2001 | UC San Diego (21-2) | Brian McManus | 2-0 | Christan Brothers | UC San Diego |
| 2000 | UC San Diego (21-2) | Brian McManus | 2-1 | Northern Kentucky | Barry |
| 1999 | Franklin Pierce (20-1) | Jeff Bailey | 3-1 | Cal Poly Pomona | Barry |
| 1998 | Lynn (19-1) | Rocky Orezzoli | 3-1 | Sonoma State | Lynn |
| 1997 | Franklin Pierce (21-0) | Jeff Bailey | 3-0 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 1996 | Franklin Pierce (18-1) | Jeff Bailey | 1-0 | Lynn | Lynn |
| 1995 | Franklin Pierce (19-0) | Mark Krikorian | 5-0 | Barry | Franklin Pierce |
| 1994 | Franklin Pierce (20-0) | Mark Krikorian | 2-0 | Regis (Colo.) | Franklin Pierce |
| 1993 | Barry (17-1) | Mike Covone | 2-0 | Cal Poly | Barry |
| 1992 | Barry (17-2) | Mike Covone | 3-2 | Adelphi | Adelphi |
| 1991 | Cal State Dominguez Hills (18-4-1) | Marine Cano | 2-1 | Sonoma State | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 1990 | Sonoma State (14-4) | Peter Reynaud | 2-0 | Keene State | Barry |
| 1989 | Barry (17-0-1) | Mike Covone | 4-0 | Keene State | Barry |
| 1988 | Cal State East Bay (18-2) | Colin Lindores | 1-0 | Barry | Barry |
