Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | UCLA | UCLA stays in the top slot after surviving a draw against North Carolina and dispatching of San Diego. | 1 | |
2 | Florida State | It was not an easy weekend for the Seminoles as they had to go to overtime to escape Oklahoma State. | 2 | |
3 | Virginia | The attack got into a great rhythm in easy victories over Richmond and Villanova. | 3 | |
4 | Stanford | Cardinal keep rolling along nicely on the road as they took care of Portland 1-0 on Saturday night. | 4 | |
5 | Virginia Tech | The ease of victory on the road at Akron and Ohio State is a great sign for Virginia Tech. | 7 | |
6 | Penn State | Penn State had another explosive three-goal performance in a nice win over Connecticut. | 9 | |
7 | Texas A&M | The Aggies had little trouble with UCF and Illinois State to move to 4-0-0 on the season. | 10 | |
8 | Florida | A nice bounce back win over Oklahoma State to salvage a split during the Gators trip to Oklahoma. | 5 | |
9 | South Carolina | A very nice result against a Boston University team sparked the Gamecocks to another weekend sweep. | 12 | |
10 | Texas Tech | The ability to stay patient and convert chances allowed the Red Raiders to get a big win over Notre Dame. | 15 | |
11 | California | Another steady weekend offensively as the Golden Bears move on to 4-0-0 on the season. | 20 | |
12 | Georgetown | The offense exploded for the Hoyas in wins over North Carolina State and Towson. | 21 | |
13 | Duke | A great bounceback weekend for Duke with the road win at West Virginia and domination of UAB. | 17 | |
14 | Santa Clara | The defense was sharp in a 1-0 win over Florida International. Notre Dame visits on Friday night. | 14 | |
15 | North Carolina | North Carolina had a letdown after the draw against UCLA as they fall to Pepperdine 1-0. | 8 | |
16 | Portland | Portland battled Stanford well but did not generate enough offensively to get the job done. | 16 | |
17 | Notre Dame | The defense let the Irish down in second half losses to Texas Tech and USC. | 6 | |
18 | Boston College | A sound road trip resulting in two wins over Jacksonville and North Florida for Boston College. | 22 | |
19 | Wisconsin | A 4-0-0 start positions Wisconsin nicely for a trip to Seattle next week to play Washington and Portland. | NR | |
20 | BYU | The Cougars held off Washington State for a draw and got a solid road win at Tennessee. | 23 | |
21 | Pepperdine | The Waves finally breakthrough and knock off North Carolina 1-0 on Sunday thanks to a solid all-around effort. | NR | |
22 | West Virginia | After losing to Duke, the Mountaineers finally got going offensively in a win over Elon. | 19 | |
23 | Nebraska | The rally at Marquette could be the turning point of the season as Valley Fields is tough to win at. | NR | |
24 | Washington State | Defensively, Washington State is on a roll as they have yet to concede a goal in 2014. | 24 | |
25 | Mississippi | The offense finally got rolling in a easy win over Louisiana-Lafayette. The Rebels should get better and better. | 25 |
9/1 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/01/2014