The 2017 USC Women's Silver Cup was the inagural edition of the USC Women's Silver Cup, a postseason tournament for teams that do not qualify for the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament. Thirty-two teams qualify for the tournament, including automatic berths from teams who did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament, but won their conference regular season title.
Participants
editAutomatic qualifiers
editThe following 10 teams were guaranteed berths into the 2017 Silver Cup field when they failed to receive an at-large NCAA bid by virtue of having won their respective conference's regular season championship and failing to win their conference tournaments.
| Team | Conference | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Ohio Valley | 1st | Never |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 14th | 2015 |
| Monmouth | Metro Atlantic | 2nd | 2016 |
| Oakland | Horizon | 1st | Never |
| South Dakota | Summit | 1st | Never |
| UNC Greensboro | Southern | 2nd | 2002 |
| UT Arlington | Sun Belt | 3rd | 2012 |
| Akron | MAC | 7th | 2016 |
| UC Irvine | Big West | 6th | 2014 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | 1st | Never |