Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Virginia | Virginia conquered a big hurdle by winning at BC and didn’t letdown at Pitt. Duke and Maryland next up. | 1 | |
2 | Stanford | With the injury retirement of Emily Oliver, the Cardinal are going to have to outscore teams until a goalie steps up. | 2 | |
3 | Florida State | A big win over Carolina, the Seminoles might be the best defending team in the nation right now. | 4 | |
4 | UCLA | Two solid wins over Pepperdine and LMU. The Bruins are playing well at both ends of the pitch. | 3 | |
5 | Notre Dame | Grinded out a win over Syracuse with a late goal. Maryland starts off a key three match homestand on Thursday. | 5 | |
6 | North Carolina | Controlled play at Florida State but could not finish chances to get a result, good bounce back against Miami. | 6 | |
7 | Portland | Beat San Diego State with a good comeback win. The Pilots are reestablishing themselves as an elite side. | 11 | |
8 | Penn State | Outlasted Northwestern in a 3-2 shootout to get their sixth straight win. The Nittany Lions very dangerous right now. | 9 | |
9 | Baylor | The Bears got the offense on track against a solid Boise State team. A showdown with WVU looms next Sunday. | 12 | |
10 | Florida | Started strong against Alabama in a dominating 3-0 victory. A tricky road trip to Ole Miss and Missouri next. | 14 | |
11 | California | Cal gets a good draw at Buck Shaw Stadium against Santa Clara. Conference begins against Utah next Friday. | 15 | |
12 | Georgetown | Good result against UCF in a 1-1 draw. This type of match is great prep for the postseason. | 8 | |
13 | Wake Forest | Great result against Duke, but had a letdown against Maryland in College Park. Deacs are still in good shape. | 7 | |
14 | Michigan | Big bounce back road win at a very good Iowa side. Huge match with Wisconsin next up on Friday. | 19 | |
15 | Texas Tech | Four straight shutouts for the Red Raiders has Texas Tech very confident heading into Big 12 play. | 21 | |
16 | South Carolina | Dominated play against Georgia but couldn't finish scoring chances. The ability to finish will be key in SEC play. | 13 | |
17 | Maryland | Up and down week losing to Tech and beating Wake Forest, a tough road trip to Notre Dame and UVA is next. | 23 | |
18 | Tennessee | Got a signature win against Texas A&M to start SEC play. The Vols are coming together with each match. | NR | |
19 | Virginia Tech | Big win in College Park for the Hokies. This team is quietly flying under the radar but is a tough out every match. | NR | |
20 | Santa Clara | A good solid result against Cal and took Stanford to the wire. The Broncos are coming together with each match. | 22 | |
21 | West Virginia | Recovered from the Kentucky loss to beat Wright State. A tough road trip to Baylor will be a big test next Sunday. | 10 | |
22 | BYU | Tough result in Long Beach against a good 49er side. The offense needs to be more explosive moving forward. | 17 | |
23 | Wisconsin | Badgers get a key road win at Purdue on Sunday. Huge match at Michigan is next up for Wisconsin. | NR | |
24 | Kentucky | Great road win at West Virginia last Sunday, Wildcats have won seven matches in a row and are on fire. | NR | |
25 | Denver | Suffered first loss at Nebraska and draw to TCU, a match with BYU will be a good chance for a bounce back result. | 16 |
9/23 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/23/2013