Tempe – With Sun Devil soccer moving up to the Big 12 this fall, the conference announced last week that CPKC Stadium, home of the NWSL's Kansas City Current, will be the site of the biennial Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. announced that he had been selected. Agreement for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
The 2024 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship will consist of 11 games to be played between October 30th, November 2nd, November 6th and November 9th. In the 2024 season, the number of participating teams will be expanded to 16, with the top 12 teams advancing to the championship. In Big 12 play, the top four seeds advance to the quarterfinals with byes.
ASU, coming off a 10-7-4 season and appearing in its second consecutive NCAA National Championship, will have a chance to play in its first conference championship this fall. The winner of the Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship earns an automatic invitation to the NCAA Championships and played for Texas, a traveling program, last season.
BYU and Texas Tech also qualified for the 2023 NCAA Championships, with Texas and Texas Tech advancing to the third round and BYU advancing to the national semifinals. Nine of the 16 teams that will play in the Big 12 in 2024 were in the top 100 in RPI last season.
Arizona State has qualified for the NCAA National Championship 10 times in program history, including three times in the past four seasons. The 2023 appearance will be the second time in program history that the Sun Devils have appeared in back-to-back seasons.
The 2024 Sun Devils aim to return 20 players who appeared in a game for the team last season, including nine starters. The team has three games and a 7-on-7 tournament remaining on its spring schedule. The schedule for the 2024 season is expected to be announced later this spring.
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