NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament

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NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship
Founded1988
No. of teams48
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Point Loma Nazarene (1st title)
Most titlesGrand Valley State (7 Titles)
TV partner(s)ESPNU
Official websiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship is an American intercollegiate college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the Division II women's national champion.[1]

The Division II Championship has been held annually since 1988. It was the third of the NCAA-sponsored women's soccer tournaments to be established; the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship began in 1981 and the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship in 1986.[2]

Point Loma Nazarene are the current champions. The Sea Lions won their first national title in 2023, defeating Washburn in the final, 1–0.

Grand Valley State is the most successful program, with seven national titles.

Champions[edit]

NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up
1988
Details
Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Cal State Hayward 1–0 Barry Keene State & Mercyhurst
1989
Details
Barry 4–0 Keene State Adelphi & Cal State Dominguez Hills
1990
Details
Sonoma State 2–0 Keene State Adelphi & Barry
1991
Details
Carson, CA
(Cal State–Dominguez Hills)
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2–1 Sonoma State Adelphi & Barry
1992
Details
Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Barry (2) 3–2 Adelphi Franklin Pierce & Sonoma State
1993
Details
Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry (3) 2–1 Cal Poly–SLO Franklin Pierce & Mercyhurst
1994
Details
Rindge, NH
(Franklin Pierce)
Franklin Pierce 2–0 Regis Mercyhurst & Quincy
1995
Details
Franklin Pierce (2) 5–0 Barry Quincy & Sonoma State
1996
Details
Boca Raton, FL
(Lynn)
Franklin Pierce (3) 1–0 Lynn Regis & St. Joseph's (IN)
1997
Details
Carson, CA
(Cal State–Dominguez Hills)
Franklin Pierce (4) 3–0 West Virginia Wesleyan Cal State Dominguez Hills & Lynn
1998
Details
Boca Raton, FL
(Lynn)
Lynn 3–1 Sonoma State Ashland & Franklin Pierce
1999
Details
Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Franklin Pierce (5) 3–1 Cal Poly Pomona Barry & Northern Kentucky
2000
Details
UC San Diego 3–1 Northern Kentucky Barry & Franklin Pierce
2001
Details
La Jolla, CA
(UC San Diego)
UC San Diego (2) 2–0 Christian Brothers Franklin Pierce & Northern Kentucky
2002
Details
Virginia Beach, VA Christian Brothers 2–1 Nebraska–Omaha Franklin Pierce & Metro State
2003
Details
Kennesaw State 2–0 Franklin Pierce UC San Diego & Nebraska–Omaha
2004
Details
Wichita Falls, TX Metro State 3–2 Adelphi Carson–Newman & Nebraska–Omaha
2005
Details
Nebraska–Omaha 2–1
(OT)
Seattle Pacific Carson–Newman & Franklin Pierce
2006
Details
Pensacola, FL Metro State (2) 1–0
(OT)
Grand Valley State Tampa & West Chester
2007
Details
Orange Beach, AL Tampa 3–1 Franklin Pierce Grand Valley State & Seattle Pacific
2008
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Seattle Pacific 1–0
(2OT)
West Florida Metro State & Saint Rose
2009
Details
Grand Valley State 1–0 Cal State Dominguez Hills Saint Rose & West Florida
2010
Details
Louisville, KY Grand Valley State (2) 4–0 UC San Diego Florida Tech & Saint Rose
2011
Details
Pensacola, FL Saint Rose 2–1 Grand Valley State Armstrong Atlantic & Chico State
2012
Details
Evans, GA West Florida 1–0 UC San Diego Grand Valley State & Saint Rose
2013
Details
Grand Valley State (3) 2–0 West Florida American International & Western Washington
2014
Details
Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Grand Valley State (4) 3–0 Rollins Colorado Mines & Saint Rose
2015
Details
Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Grand Valley State (5) 2–0 Columbus State Bridgeport & Western Washington
2016
Details
Kansas City, MO Western Washington 3–2 Grand Valley State Columbus State & Kutztown
2017
Details
Central Missouri 1–1
(2OT, PK)
Carson–Newman Colorado–Colorado Springs & Mercy
2018
Details
Pittsburgh, PA Bridgeport 1–0 Grand Valley State UC San Diego & Lee (TN)
2019
Details
Grand Valley State (6) 1–0
(2OT)
Western Washington Flagler & Saint Rose
2020 None Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States None
2021
Details
Colorado Springs, CO Grand Valley State (7) 3–2 Saint Rose Dallas Baptist & Lenoir-Rhyne
2022
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
Western Washington (2) 2–1 West Chester Columbus State & Ferris State
2023
Details
East Ridge, TN
(Lee)
Point Loma Nazarene 1–0 Washburn Adelphi & Florida Tech
2024
Details
2025
Details
Matthews, NC
(Wingate)

Cumulative results[edit]

NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament is located in the United States
GVSU
GVSU
FPU
FPU
Barry
Barry
Metro State
Metro State
WWU
WWU
Bridgeport
Bridgeport
CMU
CMU
St. Rose
St. Rose
Seattle Pacific
Seattle Pacific
CSUDH
CSUDH
Sonoma State
Sonoma State
CSUEB
CSUEB
West Florida
West Florida
CBU
CBU
Lynn
Lynn
Tampa
Tampa
Point Loma
Point Loma
National Championships by school: 7, 5, 3, 2, 1

Active programs[edit]

Team Titles Years
Grand Valley State 7 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021
Franklin Pierce 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
Barry 3 1989, 1992, 1993
Metro State 2 2004, 2006
Western Washington 2 2016, 2022
Point Loma Nazarene 1 2023
Bridgeport 1 2018
Central Missouri 1 2017
West Florida 1 2012
Saint Rose 1 2011
Seattle Pacific 1 2008
Tampa 1 2007
Christian Brothers 1 2002
Lynn 1 1998
Cal State Dominguez Hills 1 1991
Sonoma State 1 1990
Cal State East Bay 1 1988

Former programs[edit]

Team Titles Years
UC San Diego 2 2000, 2001
Nebraska–Omaha 1 2005
Kennesaw State 1 2003

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "DI Women's College Soccer - Home". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

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