1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

The 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 1998 NCAA Women's College Cup) was the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played again at the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina during December 1998.[1]

1998 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1998
Teams48
ChampionsFlorida Gators
(1st title, 1st College Cup)
Runners-upNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(16th title match, 17th College Cup)
Semi-finalists
Matches played47
Goals scored170 (3.62 per match)
Attendance45,997 (979 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Meredith Florance, UNC (3)
Best playerDanielle Fotopoulos, FLA (Offensive)
Meredith Flaherty, FLA (Defensive)
← 1997
1999 →
All statistics correct as of 5/30/2015.

Florida defeated North Carolina in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title. Coached by Becky Burleigh, the Gators finished the season 26–1. Florida won the championship in just their first appearance in the College Cup, a feat matched only by USC in 2007.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Danielle Fotopoulos from Florida, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Meredith Flaherty, also from Florida. Fotopoulos and Flaherty, along with ten other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals, was Meredith Florance from North Carolina.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded again, this time increasing from 32 teams to 48.

Format

To accommodate the sixteen additional teams, an additional round was added to the tournament for the thirty-two lowest-seeded teams. The top sixteen teams, meanwhile, were given a bye into the Second Round.

Teams
North Carolina Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Charlotte Conference USA Automatic 14–5–3
Dartmouth Ivy League Automatic 14–1–2
Fairfield MAAC Automatic 18–1
Georgia SEC At-large 13–5
Maryland ACC At-large 10–10–1
North Carolina ACC Automatic 21–0
South Carolina SEC At-large 11–6–1
UCF Trans America Automatic 12–7
Virginia ACC At-large 13–6–2
Wake Forest ACC At-large 13–6–1
William & Mary CAA Automatic 16–2–2
Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 10–7–2
Portland Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Alabama SEC At-large 13–6–1
Kentucky SEC At-large 09–8–3
Michigan Big Ten At-large 13–6–1
Minnesota Big Ten At-large 13–5–1
Nebraska Big 12 Automatic 16–3–1
Notre Dame Big East Automatic 19–2–1
Portland West Coast At-large 16–2–2
San Diego State WAC Automatic 18–2–1
Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 13–7
USC Pac-10 Auto (shared) 13–6–1
Washington Pac-10 At-large 10–8–1
Xavier Atlantic 10 Automatic 12–6–2
Santa Clara Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
BYU WAC At-large 19–3
California Pac-10 Auto (shared) 13–7
Central Conn. State Northeast Automatic 12–7
Colgate Patriot Automatic 13–6
Connecticut Big East At-large 19–1–2
Hartford America East Automatic 16–4
Harvard Ivy League At-large 11–4–1
Pacific Big West Automatic 14–2–3
Santa Clara West Coast Automatic 19–0–1
Stanford Pac-10 At-large 11–6–2
Syracuse Big East At-large 13–6–1
UCLA Pac-10 Auto (shared) 17–3–1
Florida Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Baylor Big 12 At-large 15–4–1
Clemson ACC At-large 15–6
Evansville Missouri Valley Automatic 14–5–2
Florida SEC Automatic 21–1
Indiana Big Ten At-large 13–7–1
James Madison CAA At-large 12–7–1
Northwestern Big Ten At-large 14–4–1
Penn State Big Ten Automatic 19–3–1
Radford Big South Automatic 11–7–2
UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic 13–8–1
Vanderbilt SEC At-large 16–5
Wright State Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 08–10–2

Bracket
  First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina		 Championship
(Women's College Cup)
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
                                                         
Charlotte 2     North Carolina 6  
South Carolina 0     Charlotte 0  
  North Carolina 3  
  William & Mary 0  
Maryland 4 William & Mary 2
Fairfield 3     Maryland 0  
  North Carolina 3  
  Dartmouth 0  
Georgia 5     Virginia 2  
Wake Forest 2     Georgia (3–1 PK) 2  
  Georgia 1
  Dartmouth 2  
Wisconsin 2 Dartmouth 1
Central Florida 0     Wisconsin 0  
  North Carolina (4OT) 1  
  Portland 0  
Minnesota 6     Portland 3  
Kentucky 0     Minnesota 0  
  Portland 5
  San Diego State 0  
USC (2OT) 2 San Diego State (3OT) 1
Washington 1     USC 0  
  Portland 2
  Notre Dame 1  
Texas A&M 3     Nebraska 7  
Alabama 1     Texas A&M 0  
  Nebraska 1
  Notre Dame 2  
Michigan 4 Notre Dame 3
Xavier 2     Michigan 0  
North Carolina 0
Florida 1
Pacific 2     Santa Clara 5  
California 1     Pacific 0  
  Santa Clara 3  
  BYU 0  
BYU 6 UCLA 0
Stanford 1     BYU 2  
  Santa Clara 1  
  Connecticut 0  
Harvard 4     Hartford 3  
C. Connecticut State 1     Harvard 0  
  Hartford 1
  Connecticut 2  
Syracuse 4 Connecticut 2
Colgate 1     Syracuse 1  
  Santa Clara 0
  Florida 1  
Indiana 3     Penn State 2  
Wright State 1     Indiana 1  
  Penn State 1
  Clemson 0  
Vanderbilt 5 Clemson 2
UNC Greensboro 1     Vanderbilt 0  
  Penn State 1
  Florida 3  
Northwestern (2OT) 2     Baylor 4  
Evansville 1     Northwestern 5  
  Northwestern 0
  Florida 1  
James Madison 4 Florida 5
Radford 0     James Madison 1  

All-tournament team

See also

References
  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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