Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | UCLA | Bruins close the regular season with a four goal outburst against USC. UCLA has been the best in the West all season. | 2 | |
2 | Virginia | The Cavaliers 20 match win streak snapped by Virginia Tech side should be one of the top 4 seeds in the NCAA tourney. | 1 | |
3 | Florida State | Big wins over Carolina and Virginia Tech to secure the ACC Tournament title, and put them in position for a top 4 seed. | 5 | |
4 | Virginia Tech | Hokies break through against Virginia, battled Florida St. in ACC Final down to wire and are a threat to win whole thing. | 7 | |
5 | North Carolina | Two own goals doomed Carolina against Florida State. They should be in the mix for the last number one seed. | 3 | |
6 | West Virginia | Mountaineers finish the regular season and conference tourney championship double by knocking off Oklahoma State. | 8 | |
7 | Marquette | Marquette wins the Big East tournament over a pesky DePaul side. The Golden Eagles will be a big threat in the NCAAs. | 11 | |
8 | Santa Clara | Broncos lose at Portland but the offense is still in top form. They will be tough to deal with this postseason. | 13 | |
9 | Florida | Gators fall short in the SEC Final as Texas A&M rallied from behind for a 2-1 win. Gators should still be a high seed. | 6 | |
10 | Portland | Portland gets the key signature win over Santa Clara and shares the WCC Championship. | 10 | |
11 | Texas Tech | Red Raiders fall to Oklahoma State in Big 12 semis but have a great body of work that will give them a high seed. | 4 | |
12 | Nebraska | Huskers rolled to the Big Ten Final against Iowa and outlasted a very tough Hawkeye side to win the tourney. | 17 | |
13 | South Carolina | A good sound run to the SEC Semifinals by the Gamecocks as they have been one of the best stories of the year so far. | 12 | |
14 | Texas A&M | Aggies get a tough loss at Florida but share part of the SEC title. They win the SEC tourney as the #2 seed. | 21 | |
15 | Denver | Denver dominates the Summit League tournament and is primed for another Sweet 16 run in the NCAAs. | 15 | |
16 | UCF | Knights outlast USF and take down Rutgers to position themselves for one of the Top 16 seeds nationally. | 16 | |
17 | BYU | Cougars secure another share of the WCC Championship and are peaking at the right time. | 20 | |
18 | Georgetown | Hoyas dominated DePaul but were upset 1-0 in the Big East Tournament. Finishing chances very key moving forward. | 14 | |
19 | Michigan | Wolverines get upset by Iowa in the Big Ten Quarterfinals. The attack will be the key to a deep NCAA run. | 9 | |
20 | Washington State | Wazzu finishes strong against Washington. They will be very dangerous with the right draw in the NCAA tourney. | 25 | |
21 | Stanford | Cardinal need to get their attack rolling more consistently to make a long run in the NCAA tournament. | 18 | |
22 | Notre Dame | The Fighting Irish should be well rested and be ready to roll in the NCAA tournament from being ACC battle tested. | 19 | |
23 | Harvard | Crimson clinch their 11th Ivy League Title and are in the NCAA Tourney with the automatic bid. | 23 | |
24 | Penn State | Penn State falls to Iowa in the Big Ten Semifinals. The defense will be key in getting deep in the NCAA Tourney | 22 | |
25 | Indiana | Indiana has quietly worked its way into the NCAA tourney conversation and could be a dark horse. | 24 |
11/11 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
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