2023 Summit League women's soccer tournament
The 2023 Summit League women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League and will be held on October 27–29 and November 4, 2023. The five match tournament will take place at various campus sites. The six-team single elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Omaha Mavericks are the defending champions. The tournament champion will earn the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2023 Summit League Women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Broadcast | Summit League Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver † | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .688 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .625 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 8 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Summit League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of October 24, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six of the nine teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2023 tournament. Seeding is based on regular season conference records. Tiebreakers were used as needed. Oral Roberts was seeded higher then Omaha due to head-to-head tiebreaker.[1][2]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Denver | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Omaha | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 5 | South Dakota | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 6 | Kansas City | 2–3–3 | 9 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Friday, October 27 | Semifinals Sunday, October 29 | Final Saturday, November 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Omaha | |||||||||||||
| 5 | South Dakota | |||||||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas City | |||||||||||||
Source:[3]
Schedule
The 2023 schedule will include the quarterfinals and semifinals being played on October 27–29 and the finals being played on November 4. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be hosted by the top two seeds, the championship game will be hosted by the highest seed remaining.[4]
Quarterfinals
| October 27, 2022 | #4 Omaha | – | #5 South Dakota | Denver, CO |
| 1:00 PM MT | Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium |
| October 27, 2022 | #3 Oral Roberts | – | #6 Kansas City | Brookings, SD |
| 4:00 PM CT | Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park |
Semifinals
| October 29, 2022 | #1 Denver | – | TBD | Denver, CO |
| 1:00 PM MT | Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium |
| October 29, 2022 | #2 South Dakota State | – | TBD | Brookings, SD |
| 1 PM CT | Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park |
Final
| November 4, 2022 | TBD | – | TBD | TBD |
| TBA | Stadium: TBD |
References
- "2023 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "2023 #SummitWSOC Championship bracket set". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "2023 #SummitWSOC Championship Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "The Summit League releases updated 2023 women's soccer schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. July 6, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.