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krikya18.com | November 14, 2024

Predicting every game in the women's soccer tournament bracket, through the Women's College Cup

Predicting every game in the 2024 women's soccer tournament

Now that we have the 2024 DI women's soccer tournament bracket revealed, Andrew McDevitt made his predictions from the first round to the finals. That means picking the winner for all 63 tournament games, up through the Women's College Cup in Cary, North Carolina.

SEE THE BRACKET: Click or tap here for the interactive bracket

Here are his full list of predictions:

Predicting every game in the 2024 NCAA women's soccer tournament

First round

Quad 1 (top left)

  • No. 1 Duke over Howard
  • No. 8 Texas Tech over LSU
  • No. 5 Michigan State over Western Michigan
  • No. 4 Texas over Boston U
  • No. 3 Iowa over Missouri State
  • No. 6 Georgetown over Fairfield
  • No. 7 Virginia Tech over Tennessee
  • No. 2 UCLA over California Baptist


Quad 2 (bottom left)

  • No. 2 North Carolina over USC Upstate
  • Santa Clara over No. 7 BYU
  • No. 6 Minnesota over South Dakota State
  • No. 3 South Carolina over East Carolina
  • No. 4 Penn State over Stony Brook
  • No. 5 TCU over Stephen F. Austin
  • Lipscomb over No. 8 Vanderbilt 
  • No. 1 Florida State over Samford 

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Quad 3 (top right)

  • No. 1 Southern Cal over Sacramento State
  • No. 8 Saint Louis over Kansas
  • No. 5 Wisconsin over Maine
  • Princeton over No. 4 Virginia
  • No. 3 Ohio State over James Madison
  • No. 6 Auburn over FIU
  • No. 7 Georgia over Colorado
  • No. 2 Wake Forest over Morehead State

Quad 4 (bottom right)

  • No. 2 Arkansas over Oklahoma State
  • Cal over No. 7 Pepperdine 
  • UConn over No. 6 Rutgers
  • No. 3 Stanford over UC Santa Barbara
  • No. 4 Notre Dame over Milwaukee
  • West Virginia over No. 5 Kentucky 
  • Washington over No. 8 Utah State  
  • No. 1 Mississippi State over Southern 

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Second round

Quad 1 

  • No. 1 Duke over No. 8 Texas Tech
  • No. 4 Texas over No. 5 Michigan State
  • No. 3 Iowa over No. 6 Georgetown
  • No. 2 UCLA over No. 7 Virginia Tech 

Quad 2

  • No. 2 North Carolina over Santa Clara
  • No. 3 South Carolina over No. 6 Minnesota
  • No. 5 TCU over No. 4 Penn State 
  • No. 1 Florida State over Lipscomb

Quad 3 

  • No. 1 Southern Cal over No. 8 Saint Louis
  • No. 5 Wisconsin over Princeton
  • No. 3 Ohio State over No. 6 Auburn
  • No. 2 Wake Forest over No. 7 Georgia

Quad 4

  • No. 2 Arkansas over California 
  • No. 3 Stanford over UConn
  • No. 4 Notre Dame over West Virginia
  • No. 1 Mississippi State over Washington

Third round

Quad 1

  • No. 1 Duke over No. 4 Texas 
  • No. 2 UCLA over No. 3 Iowa 

Quad 2 

  • No. 2 North Carolina over No. 3 South Carolina  
  • No. 1 Florida State over No. 5 TCU

Quad 3

  • No. 1 Southern Cal over No. 5 Wisconsin
  • No. 2 Wake Forest over No. 3 Ohio State 

Quad 4 

  • No. 2 Arkansas over No. 3 Stanford 
  • No. 4 Notre Dame over No. 1 Mississippi State 

Quarterfinals  

  • No. 1 Duke over No. 2 UCLA
  • No. 1 Florida State over No. 2 North Carolina
  • No. 2 Wake Forest over No. 1 Southern Cal
  • No. 2 Arkansas over No. 4 Notre Dame
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Semifinals 

  • No. 1 Duke over No. 1 Florida State
  • No. 2 Arkansas over No. 2 Wake Forest 

Finals

  • No. 1 Duke over No. 2 Arkansas
    • McDevitt thinks Duke will go home with its first-ever national championship to complete its season of destiny in Robbie Church's final season as the Blue Devils' coach. 

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