The Santa Clara Broncos defeated the Florida State Seminoles in a penalty shoot-out to win the national championship.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA postponed the fall championships, hoping to play them in the spring.

[1][2] In September, the NCAA approved a plan to hold fall championships in the spring.

[3] Rather than the higher seed hosting the early-round matches, the entire tournament will be played in the state of North Carolina, similar to how the 2021 men's and women's basketball tournaments were held in a single state.

[4][5] 48 teams qualified for the Division I women's soccer tournament.