2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
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| competition = NCAA Division I women's soccer
| season = 2016
| winners = USC (2nd title)
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| nextseason = 2017
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The 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 35th season of NCAA championship women's college soccer. The Penn State Nittany Lions were the defending national champions.
Changes from 2015
= Conference realignment =
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School
!Previous conference !New conference |
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Coastal Carolina
| Sun Belt Conference{{cite press release |url=http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2015/9/1/GENERAL_0901151041.aspx?path=general |title=Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=September 1, 2015 |access-date=September 8, 2015}} |
Kansas State
| No team |
Season overview
= Polls =
{{See also|2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings}}
== Pre-season polls ==
|
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!colspan=2| Soccer America{{cite web|url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/70052/soccer-america-womens-top-25.html|title=Soccer America Women's Top 25|work=Soccer America|access-date=August 22, 2016}} |
Rank
!Team |
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1
| Stanford |
2
| Duke |
3
|Florida State |
4
| West Virginia |
5
| Penn State |
6
|Florida |
7
| Virginia |
8
| USC |
9
| Texas A&M |
10
|Clemson |
11
|Connecticut |
12
| North Carolina |
13
| Rutgers |
14
|Auburn |
15
| California |
16
| BYU |
17
|UCLA |
18
| Wisconsin |
19
| Notre Dame |
20
| Virginia Tech |
21
| Texas Tech |
22
| Ohio State |
23
| South Carolina |
24
| Arizona |
25
| Boston College |
|
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!colspan=2| Top Drawer Soccer |
Rank
!Team |
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1
| Stanford |
2
| Florida State |
3
| Duke |
4
| Penn State |
5
| West Virginia |
6
| Virginia |
7
| Florida |
8
| USC |
9
| Connecticut |
10
| Clemson |
11
| Rutgers |
12
| North Carolina |
13
| Texas A&M |
14
| Auburn |
15
| California |
16
| Wisconsin |
17
| BYU |
18
| Arizona |
19
| Minnesota |
20
| Virginia Tech |
21
| Ohio State |
22
| Santa Clara |
23
| Ole Miss |
24
| FGCU |
25
| Boston College |
|
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2| Hero Sports |
Rank
!Team |
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1
| Penn State |
2
| Stanford |
3
| Florida State |
4
| Duke |
5
| West Virginia |
6
| USC |
7
| Virginia |
8
| Florida |
9
| Clemson |
10
| Virginia Tech |
11
| Texas A&M |
12
| North Carolina |
13
| BYU |
14
| California |
15
| South Carolina |
16
| Texas Tech |
17
| Santa Clara |
18
| Minnesota |
19
| Connecticut |
20
| Notre Dame |
21
| Arizona |
22
| Auburn |
23 |
24
| Ohio State |
25
| Rutgers |
|}
== Final polls ==
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !colspan=2| NSCAA{{Cite web|title = National - Final Ranking - December 7, 2016|url = http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_WOMEN/web/rankings/ncaa/6081|website = NSCAA|access-date = 2016-12-06|archive-date = 2016-12-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075353/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_WOMEN/web/rankings/ncaa/6081|url-status = dead}} |
Rank
!Team |
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1
| USC |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
| Stanford |
7
| Duke |
8
| Auburn |
9
| BYU |
10
| Florida |
11
| Virginia |
12
| Clemson |
13
| UCLA |
14 |
15 |
16
| Utah |
17 |
18 |
19
| Arkansas |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23
| Colorado |
24
| NC State |
25
| Rutgers |
|
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!colspan=2| Soccer America{{Cite web|title = Soccer America Women's Top 25|url = http://www.socceramerica.com/article/71089/final-soccer-america-womens-top-25.html|website = Soccer America|access-date = 2016-11-07}} |
Rank
!Team |
---|
1
| West Virginia |
2
| Stanford |
3
| Florida |
4
| South Carolina |
5
| Georgetown |
6
| BYU |
7
| Florida State |
8
| North Carolina |
9
| USC |
10
| Notre Dame |
11
| Clemson |
12
| Connecticut |
13
| Minnesota |
14
| Duke |
15
| Virginia |
16
| Colorado |
17
| Arkansas |
18
| Auburn |
19
| Utah |
20
| UCLA |
21
| Rutgers |
22
| Northwestern |
23
| Cal |
24 |
25
| Pepperdine |
|
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2| Top Drawer Soccer |
Rank
!Team |
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1
| USC |
2
| West Virginia |
3
| Georgetown |
4
| North Carolina |
5
| South Carolina |
6
| Duke |
7
| Auburn |
8
| Santa Clara |
9
| Stanford |
10
| BYU |
11
| Florida |
12
| Connecticut |
13
| Clemson |
14
| UCLA |
15
| Virginia |
16
| Arkansas |
17
| Pepperdine |
18
| Rutgers |
19
| Florida State |
20
| Kansas |
21
| Minnesota |
22
| Notre Dame |
23
| NC State |
24
| Northwestern |
25
| Colorado |
|
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2| Hero Sports |
Rank
!Team |
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1
| USC |
2
| West Virginia |
3
| Stanford |
4
| BYU |
5
| Georgetown |
6
| North Carolina |
7
| South Carolina |
8
| Virginia |
9
| UCLA |
10
| Florida |
11
| Auburn |
12
| Santa Clara |
13
| Minnesota |
14
| Duke |
15
| Clemson |
16
| Utah |
17
| Cal |
18
| Florida State |
19
| Notre Dame |
20
| Colorado |
21
| Arkansas |
22
| Penn State |
23
| Oklahoma |
24
| Pepperdine |
25 |
|}
{{small|Note: Soccer America released its final poll on November 7, 2016, before the NCAA Tournament}}
= Major upsets =
{{small|Games won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked squad that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher are considered "major upsets". Only NSCAA rankings are used for this list.}}
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width="15" | Date
! width="100" | Winner ! width="25" | Score ! width="100" | Loser |
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August 19, 2016
| #21 Santa Clara | {{center|3–2 (a.e.t)}} | #11 USC |
August 19, 2016
| Pepperdine | {{center|3–1}} | #20 Arizona |
August 21, 2016
| Oklahoma | {{center|4–1}} | #25 Loyola Marymount |
August 22, 2016
| Nebraska | {{center|1–0}} | #14 BYU |
August 25, 2016
| Michigan | {{center|2–0}} | #12 Notre Dame |
August 25, 2016
| Washington State | {{center|1–0}} | #13 Santa Clara |
August 26, 2016
| Arkansas | {{center|2–1}} | #2 Duke |
September 5, 2016
| South Alabama | {{center|1–0}} | #1 Florida State |
September 22, 2016
| Vanderbilt | {{center|2–0}} | #14 Texas A&M |
September 25, 2016
| Alabama | {{center|2–1}} | #14 Texas A&M |
= Standings =
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|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 America East Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 ACC women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Big East Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Big South Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Big West Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Conference USA women's soccer standings | normal=1}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Horizon League women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Ivy League women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 MAAC women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Mountain West Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Pac-12 Conference women's soccer standings}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Patriot League women's soccer standings}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 SEC women's soccer standings}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Southern Conference women's soccer standings}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Southland Conference women's soccer standings}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 SWAC women's soccer standings}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings}}
|valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 Summit League women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
valign="top" width=30%|{{2016 WAC women's soccer standings | normal=1}} |
= Conference winners and tournaments =
See also
References
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{{2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season}}
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{{2016 in American soccer}}