Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | UCLA | UCLA barely beat Umass and they will have to play better this week against Fresno State and Illinois. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Stanford | Stanford took care of business against a good Santa Clara squad. Maybe Penn State will provide a challenge. | 3 |
3 | ![]() | Duke | Duke totaled 12 goals in victories over William & Mary and Elon over the weekend. | 5 |
4 | ![]() | Wake Forest | Wake Forest had a disappointing draw against UNC Wilmington on Sunday after beating Richmond 4-1 on Friday. | 2 |
5 | ![]() | Florida State | The Seminoles survived a scare against Minnesota. The competition gets stiffer with UCF up next. | 4 |
6 | ![]() | Penn State | In a battle of teams without their stars due to the U-20 World Cup, Penn State got a quality win over Virginia. | 11 |
7 | ![]() | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is off to a perfect 2-0 start after doing what they do best…winning 1-0. | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Virginia | Virginia lost their opener to Penn State 3-1, but rebounded nicely with a 5-0 victory over Radford | 6 |
9 | ![]() | Boston College | Boston College got off to a good start by shutting out Providence. Boston U and Uconn are up next. | 10 |
10 | ![]() | Florida | Florida was dominated by Miami in their opener and now spend a weekend playing Duke and North Carolina. | 7 |
11 | ![]() | North Carolina | North Carolina lost to Portland 1-0 to start off the season and now have a big early season matchup with Florida. | 9 |
12 | ![]() | Texas A&M | The Aggies kick off their season on Monday night with a couple early week games out West. | 12 |
13 | ![]() | Maryland | Maryland beat a decent Navy team 3-0, but failed to find the back of the net against Villanova on Sunday. | 13 |
14 | ![]() | Notre Dame | Notre Dame slipped up against a quality Badger team. They'll look to rebound against Tulsa and ECU. | 14 |
15 | ![]() | Auburn | Auburn tallied a couple wins last weekend, but a trip out West to Pepperdine and UC Irvine will be more difficult. | 16 |
16 | ![]() | Long Beach State | It took overtime for the 49ers to knock of Arizona last Friday. Baylor could be a tougher test on Sunday. | 17 |
17 | ![]() | California | California had little trouble with Pacific and San Jose State. Santa Clara and Missouri should be a bit tougher. | 19 |
18 | ![]() | Virginia Tech | The Hokies fared better than Wake Forest against UNC Wilmington and Richmond, winning both games. | 20 |
19 | ![]() | Baylor | The Bears got off to a quality start, but like many teams they will be tested on a west coast road trip this week. | 21 |
20 | ![]() | UCF | UCF knocked off USF and FGCU last week and could shoot up the rankings with wins over FSU and Miami. | NR |
21 | ![]() | Pepperdine | The Waves have an interesting matchup this week against a decent Auburn team. But Malibu is always an advantage. | 22 |
22 | ![]() | Memphis | Memphis was stunned at Missouri, losing 5-1. They'll take some time off regroup before tougher games await. | 15 |
23 | ![]() | Louisville | The Cardinals should not be seriously tested for a little while, but Purdue is coming off of a couple victories. | NR |
24 | ![]() | Illinois | Illinois got outplayed in a 1-0 win over Western Michigan and then tied Illinois State. UCSB and UCLA are next. | 18 |
25 | ![]() | Santa Clara | Santa Clara did not put up much of a fight against Stanford, but we'll learn more with another regional game vs. Cal. | 23 |
8/19 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 08/20/2012