| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | FSU remained perfect with wins against Fullerton and Arkansas. ACC play begins with Duke and Wake Forest. | 2 |
| 2 |  | UCLA | After a tie against Loyola Marymount, UCLA finally falls from the top spot. They won't drop too far. | 1 |
| 3 |  | Duke | Duke added to their impressive offense outputs with nine goals against USD and Marquette. WF is next. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Stanford | Stanford got back on track last week, beating Boston U 1-0 and handing Georgetown a 6-0 defeat. | 7 |
| 5 |  | Wake Forest | Wake Forest did just enough to beat Umass and Illinois at home and are in a good position with ACC play starting. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Virginia | World Cup trophy in hand, Virginia takes a seven game winning streak and a ton of momentum into ACC play. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Oklahoma State | It's been a long time since OSU lost a Bedlam game, but a 1-0 defeat ended the Cowgirls perfect season. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Penn State | Penn State dropped their lone game last weekend at BYU. Big Ten play starts out with a tough Wisconsin squad. | 4 |
| 9 |  | Boston College | As far as ACC play goes, Boston College should get off to a relatively easy start when they host Clemson. | 9 |
| 10 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels finally got the offense moving with 4-0 and 5-0 wins over Marquette and San Diego, respectively. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies got a couple quality wins over LBSU and CMU last week. This week they kick off life in the SEC. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Virginia Tech | The Hokies stayed perfect on the year, knocking off Illinois and Umass at the Wake Forest Tournament. | 17 |
| 13 |  | UCF | After a quality tie at Boston College, UCF will look to add one more win to the tally before starting C-USA play. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Florida | Florida had a nice comeback victory over UNM, but they hit the road this week to face Kentucky and Auburn. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Maryland | Maryland was shocked by Fordham on Sunday night. With UNC up next, the Terps don't have much time to recover. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Long Beach State | Long Beach State did not give Texas A&M much of a game on Friday night, eventually losing by a score of 3-0. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | Louisville fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 2-0 loss against Kentucky. A huge game at Notre Dame awaits. | 19 |
| 18 |  | California | California made the short trip to UC Davis and came away with a 2-1 win. They face Penn this week. | 22 |
| 19 |  | Baylor | Baylor's defense remains strong, but the offense could not get going against UNT. They did against UTSA though. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish had a tough road trip to the great northwest. They return home, but have to face Louisville next. | 15 |
| 21 |  | San Diego State | SDSU remained perfect with wins over Minnesota and Iowa State. A result against Stanford would be impressive. | NR |
| 22 |  | Santa Clara | A draw against a hot Georgetown squad and a win over pesky Boston U gets Santa Clara back into the top 25. | NR |
| 23 |  | Portland | Portland got a decent 1-1 result at home against Notre Dame. This week they head south to take on USC. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Pepperdine | Pepperdine split last week against the Arizona schools. The big game this weekend is at UCLA. | 21 |
| 25 |  | Marquette | After four straight shutouts, Marquette allowed a total of nine goals against North Carolina and Duke. | 20 |
9/10 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/10/2012
