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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 10/27/2024, Last updated: 10/28/2024
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2024 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced

USC clinches No. 1 overall seed in inaugural Big Ten season

ROSEMONT, Ill. - USC women’s soccer clinched its first-ever Big Ten title on Sunday in a 1-0 winner-take-all decision vs. UCLA at Dignity Health Park in Los Angeles, Calif. USC will be the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament, which begins on Thursday, Oct. 31. The 10-team, single-elimination tournament starts with a pair of opening round matches on Thursday, followed by quarterfinal action on Saturday and Sunday, hosted by the University of Minnesota. This year’s semifinals and championship match will be played at CITYPARK in St. Louis on Nov. 7 and 10.  

USC finished its first season in the Big Ten 10-0-1 in conference play, followed by UCLA who finished its regular season 8-1-2 in Big Ten action.  

Iowa earned the No. 3 seed, followed by No. 4 Michigan State, No. 5 Rutgers, No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 10 Penn State. 

In the newly formatted tournament, Ohio State and Wisconsin will begin play on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. CT, followed by Minnesota vs. Penn State at 6:30 p.m. CT. No. 1 USC will play the winner of the No. 8/9 match and No. 2 UCLA will play the winner of the No. 7/10 matchup. All opening round and quarterfinal matches will be available on B1G+.  

Both semifinal matches, as well as the championship final, will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.  

Tickets for all matches played at the University of Minnesota are available here. Tickets for matches played at CITYPARK are on sale now (semifinals and final). 

This year’s Big Ten Tournament Champion will earn the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.