Johnathan Walker:NCAA Div. I women's soccer tournament: Bracket, schedule, seeds for 2023 championship

The Johnathan Walkerbeginning of November means it's time for the NCAA women's soccer tournament, and 64 teams will attempt to make it to Cary, North Carolina, and win the 2023 College Cup.

Leading the tournament is No. 1 Florida State, which finished the season unbeaten with a 16-0-1 record and a fourth straight ACC title, as the Seminoles look to win their second national championship in three seasons. Just behind FSU is defending national champion UCLA, which finished at 16-1-1 and a Pac-12 championship, as the Bruins attempt to become the first back-to-back champions since North Carolina in 2008-09.

The bracket is broken down into four quadrants, with seeds 1-8 in each quadrant hosting first-round games. Second- and third-round games will be played at eight campus sites of the highest seed remaining, and quarterfinals played at the highest seeded team's home stadium before the final four teams reach the College Cup.

Here is what to know about the bracket for the 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament:

Who are the NCAA women's soccer No. 1 seeds?

• Florida State
• UCLA
• Clemson
• Brigham Young

2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament schedule

• First round: Nov. 10, 11 or 12
• Second round: Nov. 17
• Third round: Nov. 19
• Quarterfinals: Nov. 24 or 25
• College Cup: Dec. 1
• National championship: Dec. 4

2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament bracket

No. 1 seed Florida State

First round

1. Florida State vs. Morehead State

8. Texas A&M vs. Colorado

5. Texas vs. Lamar

4. Wisconsin vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee

3. Notre Dame vs. Valporaiso

6. Memphis vs. LSU

7. Pittsburgh vs. Ohio State

2. Arkansas vs. Grambling State

No. 1 seed Clemson

First round

1. Clemson vs. Radford

8. Columbia vs. Rutgers

5. Iowa vs. Bucknell

4. Georgia vs. Liberty

3. Georgetown vs. Old Dominion

6. Saint Louis vs. Indiana

7. Santa Clara vs. Arizona State

2. Penn State vs. Central Connecticut State

No. 1 seed BYU

First round

1. BYU vs. Utah State

8. Southern California vs. Grand Canyon

5. Michigan State vs. Ohio

4. Harvard vs. Maine

3. North Carolina vs. Towson

6. Alabama vs. Western Carolina

7. Princeton vs. Michigan

2. Texas Tech vs. Florida Gulf Coast

No. 1 seed UCLA

First round

1. UCLA vs. UC Irvine

8. Gonzaga vs. Idaho

5. Nebraska vs. South Dakota State

4. Xavier vs. Tennessee

3. Brown vs. Quinnipiac

6. Mississippi State vs. Providence

7. South Carolina vs. James Madison

2. Stanford vs. Pepperdine