Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Virginia | Great recovery after falling down a goal against Maryland in the ACC Quarters Va Tech next in the ACC Semis Friday. | 1 | |
2 | UCLA | Bruins secured the Pac-12 title and most likely end up securing home field throughout the NCAA tourney. | 2 | |
3 | North Carolina | Tar Heels take care of Duke and BC this week in the ACC quarterfinal. A key matchup with FSU in ACC Semis Friday. | 3 | |
4 | Texas Tech | The Red Raiders defense has been spectacular by allowing six goals. This will make them very tough in NCAAs. | 4 | |
5 | Florida State | Great bounce back against Notre Dame and Duke. A huge matchup with Carolina in Cary on Friday night. | 5 | |
6 | Florida | Gators secure a share of the SEC title knocking off Texas A&M and are the top seed in the SEC tourney. | 6 | |
7 | Virginia Tech | Hokies get a split out of a tough slate against UVA and Notre Dame. A rematch with UVA looms in the ACC semis. | 7 | |
8 | West Virginia | Mountaineers had the week off and have Kansas in the Big 12 Quarterfinals on Wednesday in Kansas City. | 8 | |
9 | Michigan | Michigan knocks off Ohio State for eight wins in a row. The Wolverines are rolling heading into the Big Ten Tourney. | 10 | |
10 | Portland | Pilots recover well offensively from losing to BYU. Santa Clara comes to town on Thursday night. | 9 | |
11 | Marquette | Golden Eagles run the table in Big East play and they should see Georgetown in the Big East Final. | 12 | |
12 | South Carolina | Huge win over Kentucky securing a 10-0 home record this season for the Gamecocks. Georgia is next up. | 11 | |
13 | Santa Clara | Broncos explode for nine goals against Pepperdine. A tough trip to Portland looms next Thursday. | 13 | |
14 | Georgetown | Hoyas secure a Big East Semifinals berth and are heading for another matchup with Marquette in the Final. | 14 | |
15 | Denver | The conference tourney is on tap against host Fort Wayne. The Pioneers should roll and win the tourney. | 17 | |
16 | UCF | UCF rolls over SMU in the AAC quarterfinal and South Florida in a rival match is next in the ACC semis. | 18 | |
17 | Nebraska | Huskers win the Big Ten Championship and have a good draw to get to the Big Ten Final against Mich or Penn State. | 19 | |
18 | Stanford | Cardinal see their 26 match road winning streak in Pac 12 play snapped at Washington State in a tough 1-0 loss. | 15 | |
19 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame loses two tough matches at FSU and Va. Tech. The NCAA tournament is next up for Notre Dame. | 16 | |
20 | BYU | Cougars stay in WCC title contention with a good result over San Diego. The defense has five shutouts in a row. | 21 | |
21 | Texas A&M | Aggies get a tough loss at Florida but share part of the SEC title. They enter the SEC tourney as the #2 seed. | 20 | |
22 | Penn State | Good recovery result against Michigan State. The Big Ten Tourney should give Penn State a fresh start. | 22 | |
23 | Harvard | Crimson clinch their 11th Ivy League Title and are in the NCAA Tourney with the automatic bid. | 24 | |
24 | Indiana | Hoosiers have secured the number four seed in the Big Ten Tourney and should be a tough out in postseason. | NR | |
25 | Washington State | Cougars get a signature win over Stanford and have quietly been rounding into very strong form overall. | NR |
11/04 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 11/04/2013