8/19 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings

RankTeamCommentsPrior
1UCLA Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewUCLAUCLA barely beat Umass and they will have to play better this week against Fresno State and Illinois.1
2Stanford Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewStanfordStanford took care of business against a good Santa Clara squad. Maybe Penn State will provide a challenge.3
3Duke Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewDukeDuke totaled 12 goals in victories over William & Mary and Elon over the weekend.5
4Wake Forest Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Wake ForestWake Forest had a disappointing draw against UNC Wilmington on Sunday after beating Richmond 4-1 on Friday.2
5Florida State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Florida StateThe Seminoles survived a scare against Minnesota. The competition gets stiffer with UCF up next.4
6Penn State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewPenn StateIn a battle of teams without their stars due to the U-20 World Cup, Penn State got a quality win over Virginia.11
7Oklahoma State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Oklahoma StateOklahoma State is off to a perfect 2-0 start after doing what they do best…winning 1-0.8
8Virginia Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
VirginiaVirginia lost their opener to Penn State 3-1, but rebounded nicely with a 5-0 victory over Radford6
9Boston College Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Boston CollegeBoston College got off to a good start by shutting out Providence. Boston U and Uconn are up next.10
10Florida Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
FloridaFlorida was dominated by Miami in their opener and now spend a weekend playing Duke and North Carolina.7
11North Carolina Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina lost to Portland 1-0 to start off the season and now have a big early season matchup with Florida.9
12Texas A&M Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Texas A&MThe Aggies kick off their season on Monday night with a couple early week games out West.12
13Maryland Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
MarylandMaryland beat a decent Navy team 3-0, but failed to find the back of the net against Villanova on Sunday.13
14Notre Dame Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Notre DameNotre Dame slipped up against a quality Badger team. They'll look to rebound against Tulsa and ECU.14
15Auburn Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewAuburnAuburn tallied a couple wins last weekend, but a trip out West to Pepperdine and UC Irvine will be more difficult.16
16Long Beach State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewLong Beach StateIt took overtime for the 49ers to knock of Arizona last Friday. Baylor could be a tougher test on Sunday.17
17California Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
CaliforniaCalifornia had little trouble with Pacific and San Jose State. Santa Clara and Missouri should be a bit tougher.19
18Virginia Tech Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Virginia TechThe Hokies fared better than Wake Forest against UNC Wilmington and Richmond, winning both games.20
19Baylor Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewBaylorThe Bears got off to a quality start, but like many teams they will be tested on a west coast road trip this week.21
20UCF Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsUCFUCF knocked off USF and FGCU last week and could shoot up the rankings with wins over FSU and Miami.NR
21Pepperdine Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewPepperdineThe Waves have an interesting matchup this week against a decent Auburn team. But Malibu is always an advantage.22
22Memphis Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewMemphisMemphis was stunned at Missouri, losing 5-1. They'll take some time off regroup before tougher games await.15
23Louisville Women's College Soccer Top 25 Rankings
LouisvilleThe Cardinals should not be seriously tested for a little while, but Purdue is coming off of a couple victories.NR
24Illinois Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
IllinoisIllinois got outplayed in a 1-0 win over Western Michigan and then tied Illinois State. UCSB and UCLA are next.18
25Santa Clara Women's College Soccer 2012 Team Preview
Santa ClaraSanta Clara did not put up much of a fight against Stanford, but we'll learn more with another regional game vs. Cal.23