2012 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 2012 Women's College Cup United States November 9–December 2, 2012 64 North Carolina Tar Heels(21st title, 26th College Cup) Penn State Nittany Lions(1st title match, 4th College Cup) Florida State Seminoles(6th College Cup) Stanford Cardinal(6th College Cup) 63 180 67281 Tiffany McCarty, FSU (7) Offensive–Kealia Ohai (UNC)Defensive–Satara Murray (UNC) 2011 2013 The 2012 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2012 Women's College Cup) was the 31st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California from November 30–December 2, 2012 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 9–23.NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf NCAA NCAA.org July 31, 2015 North Carolina defeated Penn State in the final, 4–1, to win their twenty-first national title.2012 NCAA Division I Tournament results https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-women/d1/2012 NCAA July 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812071616/http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-women/d1/2012 August 12, 2015 dead The Tar Heels (15–5–3) were coached by Anson Dorrance. The most outstanding offensive player was Kealia Ohai from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Satara Murray, also from North Carolina. Murray and Ohai, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. The tournament's leading scorer, with 7 goals and 1 assist, was Tiffany McCarty from Florida State. Qualification 2012 NCAA Division I women's soccer season All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.2012 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/soccer-women_d1_2012.pdf NCAA July 31, 2015 Format Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team although with a few exceptions. The first round was played exclusively on the home fields of higher-seeded teams (noted with an asterisk below). However, the second and third rounds were played on the home fields of the home fields of the two remaining teams in each bracket with the highest seed (generally the #1 and #2 seed in each bracket with a few noted exceptions). Those teams are also noted with asterisk. Finally, the quarterfinal round, or the championship match for each bracket, was played on the home field of the higher-seeded team, with no exceptions. National seeds #1 Seeds#2 Seeds#3 Seeds#4 Seeds BYU (18–1–1) Florida State (16–3–0) Penn State (17–3–1) Stanford (17–1–1) Florida (17–4–1) North Carolina (10–5–2) San Diego State (19–1–1) Virginia (16–4–1) Baylor (17–1–4) Duke (12–5–2) UCLA (15–2–2) Wake Forest (13–5–3) Marquette (16–2–2) Maryland (13–6–2) Ohio State (16–4–1) Portland (11–4–4) Teams Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCal State NorthridgeBig WestAutomatic11-4-6CaliforniaPac-12At-large15-5Colorado CollegeConference USAAt-large14-3-5DenverWACAt-large15-2-4Idaho StateBig SkyAutomatic11-5-3KentuckySECAt-large13-6-1Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large12-74MarylandACCAt-large13-6-2PepperdineWest CoastAt-large14-62San Diego StateMountain WestAutomatic19-1-1Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large11-3-61StanfordPac-12Automatic17-1-1Stony BrookAmerica EastAutomatic12-6-33UCLAPac-12At-large15-2-2UT MartinOhio ValleyAutomatic13-5-3WisconsinBig TenAt-large12-7-1 BYU RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizona StatePac-12At-large10-8-2AuburnSECAt-large12-10-13BaylorBig 12Automatic17-1-41BYUWest CoastAutomatic18-1-1GeorgetownBig EastAt-large15-3-3IllinoisBig TenAt-large10-8-3Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic13-4-24MarquetteBig EastAutomatic16-2-2MissouriSECAt-large14-72North CarolinaACCAt-large10-5-2PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic13-3-1RadfordBig SouthAutomatic14-2-4Utah StateWACAutomatic13-2-6Virginia TechACCAt-large13-5-1WashingtonPac-12At-large10-7-3West VirginiaBig 12At-large11-4-4 Penn State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeACCAt-large10-7-3Central MichiganMACAt-large15-6-1ColgatePatriotAutomatic11-5-43DukeACCAt-large12-5-2HofstraCAAAutomatic11-8-2La SalleAtlantic 10Automatic17-4-1LIU BrooklynNortheastAutomatic10-7-3Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic12-5-4Miami (OH)MACAutomatic19-2-1MichiganBig TenAt-large14-5-21Penn StateBig TenAt-large17-3-14PortlandWest CoastAt-large11-4-4RutgersBig EastAt-large12-7-1TennesseeSECAt-large14-4-32VirginiaACCAutomatic16-4-1Washington StatePac-12At-large12-6-1 Florida State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord2FloridaSECAutomatic17-4-1Florida Gulf CoastAtlantic SunAutomatic14-3-31Florida StateACCAt-large16-3Georgia SouthernSouthernAutomatic10-7-5Miami (FL)ACCAt-large09-7-3MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic08-8-1MVSUSWACAutomatic08-9-3North TexasSun BeltAutomatic16-4-2Notre DameBig EastAt-large13-5-2OaklandSummitAutomatic11-5-34Ohio StateBig TenAutomatic16-4-1Stephen F. AustinSouthlandAutomatic17-3Texas A&MSECAt-large17-4-1Texas TechBig 12At-large15-5-1UCFConference USAAutomatic17-4-13Wake ForestACCAt-large13-5-3 Bracket Stanford Bracket First roundNovember 9–11Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 17–18Regional Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 23Campus Sites 165 1 Stanford* 3 Idaho State 0 Santa Clara* 2 Long Beach State 1 Denver* 3 Colorado College 1 Stony Brook 0 4 Maryland* 2 3 UCLA* 1 Wisconsin 0 Tennessee–Martin 0 Kentucky* 1 Pepperdine* 0 California 1 Cal State Northridge 0 San Diego State* 3 1 Stanford* 2 Santa Clara 1 Denver 3 4 Maryland 2 3 UCLA 5 Kentucky 0 California 1 2 San Diego State* 2 1 Stanford* 3 Denver 0 3 UCLA 3 2 San Diego State* 0 1 Stanford* 2 3 UCLA 1 BYU Bracket First roundNovember 9–11Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 17–18Regional Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 23Campus Sites 165 2 North Carolina* 2 Radford 0 Illinois (2OT, PK) 1(3) Missouri* 1(0) Georgetown 3 Virginia Tech* 2 Arizona State 1 3 Baylor* 3 4 Marquette* 3 Illinois State 0 Princeton 2 West Virginia* 1 Auburn 2 Washington* 1 Utah State 1 1 BYU* 2 2 North Carolina* 9 Illinois 2 Georgetown 1 3 Baylor 2 4 Marquette 3 Princeton 1 Auburn 0 1 BYU* 1 2 North Carolina* (2OT, PK) 1(4) 3 Baylor 1(2) 4 Marquette 0 (5) 1 BYU* (2OT, PK) 0 (6) 2 North Carolina 2 1 BYU* 1 Penn State Bracket First roundNovember 9–11Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 17–18Regional Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 23Campus Sites 165 1 Penn State* 4 Long Island–Brooklyn 0 Hofstra 0 Boston College* 2 Michigan* 2 Central Michigan 1 Washington State 2(5) 4 Portland* (2OT, PK) 2(6) 3 Duke* 6 Loyola–Maryland 0 Miami (OH) 3 Tennessee* 2 Colgate* 0 Rutgers 1 La Salle 1 2 Virginia* 4 1 Penn State* 5 Boston College 2 Michigan 3 4 Portland 0 3 Duke 4 Miami (OH) 1 Rutgers 1 2 Virginia* 6 1 Penn State* (2OT, PK) 1(3) Michigan 1(2) 3 Duke 3 2 Virginia* 1 1 Penn State* 1 3 Duke 0 Florida State Bracket First roundNovember 9–11Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 17–18Regional Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 23Campus Sites 165 2 Florida* 2 Florida Gulf Coast 0 Miami (FL) 1(3) UCF* (2OT, PK) 1(5) Notre Dame* 3 Milwaukee 1 Georgia Southern 0 3 Wake Forest* 4 4 Ohio State* 1(1) Oakland (2OT, PK) 1(3) Stephen F. Austin 0 Texas A&M* 1 Texas Tech* 2 North Texas 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 1 Florida State* 6 2 Florida* 1 UCF 0 Notre Dame 2 3 Wake Forest 1 Oakland 0 Texas A&M 3 Texas Tech 2 1 Florida State* (OT) 3 2 Florida* 0 Notre Dame 2 Texas A&M 0 1 Florida State* 4 Notre Dame 0 1 Florida State* 1 College Cup SemifinalsNovember 30Torero StadiumSan Diego, California ChampionshipDecember 2Torero StadiumSan Diego, California 160 1 Stanford 0 2 North Carolina (2OT) 1 1 Penn State (OT) 2 1 Florida State 1 2 North Carolina 4 1 Penn State 1 All-tournament team Kealia Ohai, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player) Satara Murray, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player) Amber Brooks, North Carolina Crystal Dunn, North Carolina Adelaide Gay, North Carolina Maddy Evans, Penn State Maya Hayes, Penn State Christine Nairn, Penn State Taylor Schram, Penn State Emily Oliver, Stanford Tiffany McCarty, Florida State Attendances TeamHome averagePortland 3,313BYU 3,257Texas A&M 2,304New Mexico 1,781Penn St. 1,601Stanford 1,576Georgia 1,514TCU 1,413North Carolina 1,399Florida St. 1,221Utah 1,208Virginia 1,172UCLA 1,152Notre Dame 1,118Maryland 1,083Tennessee 1,080Washington 1,054Florida 1,051Texas Tech 1,027Colorado 986Texas 962Louisville 949West Virginia 943Connecticut 920Duke 905Dayton 896Santa Clara 875Kentucky 873Auburn 860Hawai'i 856LSU 847Oklahoma St. 843Arkansas 841Kennesaw St. 840Minnesota 830Alabama 799Ole Miss 796Oregon 759Oklahoma 748Charlotte 740Iowa St. 730San Diego St. 722Missouri 722South Carolina 717Idaho St. 715Vanderbilt 713Michigan 708California 700Long Beach St. 698Northern Arizona 697Memphis 678Fresno St. 678Wake Forest 678Arizona St. 674Rutgers 667Utah St. 657Cincinnati 656Cal St. Fullerton 650Marist 650Virginia Tech 642Dartmouth 627North Carolina St. 625South Florida 617Michigan St. 602Southern California 601George Mason 599Furman 599Utah Valley 585Gonzaga 583Denver 580UC Irvine 570Arizona 567Wisconsin 565Ohio St. 562Washington St. 560 Women's Soccer Attendance Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_RB/2013/attend.pdf NCAA 2012 See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) References NCAA Category:NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament