Division I
The NCAA began conducting a Women's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 64 teams. The semifinals and final of the tournament, held at a single site every year, are collectively known as the Women's College Cup (analogous to the College Cup in men's soccer).
Historically, North Carolina has been the dominant school in Division I women's soccer. Known widely as one of the most successful collegiate programs in any NCAA sport, the Tar Heels have won an astounding 21 national championships of the 31 NCAA tournaments contested. Also, they have reached the College Cup 25 times. Head coach Anson Dorrance is considered the greatest women's soccer coach in NCAA history, leading the Tar Heels since the inception of the program in 1979.
Other successful schools include Notre Dame (3 titles), Portland (2 titles), Santa Clara (1 title), and more recently Stanford (1 title, and 4 consecutive college cup appearances from 2008-2011).
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