IRVING, Texas – The field is set for the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship, to be held at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., October 31-November 5.
 
No. 9 Memphis finished with a perfect conference record of 9-0-0 (15-1-0 overall), won the West Division title and is seeded first for the championship. The Tigers became the first team in American women’s soccer history to finish the regular season without a loss or a draw. South Florida (10-5-2, 6-1-2 American), which defeated Florida Atlantic, 2-1, on Thursday, October 26, to clinch the East Division crown and earn the No. 2 seed.
 
The tournament features a single-elimination format with the quarterfinals on Tuesday, October 31. Memphis will play the No. 8 seed UAB (6-6-5, 2-3-4 American) at 11 a.m. ET. UAB clinched the final spot in the championship with a 4-0 win over Temple. The second quarterfinal will feature No. 5 seed Charlotte (8-6-4, 4-3-2) and No. 4 seed East Carolina (9-4-5, 4-2-3) (1:30 p.m. ET). The two teams met in the regular season finale on Thursday, with Charlotte winning 3-1 in Greenville. No. 6 seed Tulsa (5-8-5, 3-2-4) and No. 3 seed SMU (9-5-1, 5-3-1) will play at 4:30 p.m. ET before South Florida takes on No. 7 seed Florida Atlantic (7-6-5, 3-3-3) in the night cap at 7 p.m. ET. The two Sunshine State schools played on Thursday, with South Florida earning the 2-1 win.
 
The semifinals will take place on Thursday, November 2 beginning at 4 p.m. ET and the championship final will take place on Sunday, November 5 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The quarterfinals and semifinals will all air on ESPN+.
 
Memphis is the two-time defending champion and the Tigers (2018, 2021, 2022) and South Florida (2017, 2019, 2020) have combined to win the last six American championships.
 
2023 American Women's Soccer Championship
Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)
 
Championship Schedule
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
QF1 - No. 8 Seed UAB vs. No. 1 Seed Memphis | 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | ESPN+
QF2 - No. 5 Seed Charlotte vs. No. 4 Seed East Carolina | 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+
QF3 - No. 6 Seed Tulsa vs. No. 3 Seed SMU | 4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+
QF4 - No. 7 Seed Florida Atlantic vs. No. 2 Seed South Florida | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. ET | ESPN+
 
Thursday, November 2, 2023
SF1 - QF1 Winner vs. QF2 Winner | 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT | ESPN+
SF2 - QF3 Winner vs. QF4 Winner | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
 
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Championship Final - Semifinal Winners | 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT | ESPNU