[1] North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–1, to win their eighteenth national title.
Gayle and O'Reilly, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals and 8 assists, was Kerri Hanks from Notre Dame.
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament.
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.
The top sixteen teams hosted four team-regionals on their home fields (with some exceptions, noted below) during the tournament's first weekend.