9/17 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings

RankTeamCommentsPrior
1Florida State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewFlorida StateIf there was any doubt, Florida State's defense proved who the best team in the nation is right now.1
2UCLA Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewUCLAUCLA got a nice 4-0 win over Pepperdine on Sunday. This week they kick off conference play against WSU.2
3Stanford Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewStanfordThe Cardinal defense is clamping down, recording four consecutive shutouts. That trend could continue.4
4Oklahoma State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewOklahoma StateOklahoma State just keeps winning, but a very interesting road trip to West Virginia awaits this weekend.7
5Duke Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewDukeFollowing a loss at Florida State, Duke got a nice win in Coral Gables. Duke heads home to face Maryland next.3
6Texas A&M Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewTexas A&MTexas A&M has still not given up a goal since August and that includes win at LSU and Ole Miss last weekend.11
7Virginia Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewVirginiaVirginia kicked off ACC play with a big 4-0 win over NC State. A home tie against UNC is not a horrible result.6
8Penn State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewPenn StatePSU got off to a nice start in Big Ten play by beating Wisconsin. NW and Illinois could be their toughest weekend.8
9Wake Forest Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewWake ForestLike Duke, Wake Forest hit the road to face Miami and FSU last week. Like Duke, they beat Miami and lost to FSU.5
10Boston College Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewBoston CollegeKristen Mewis scored two goals against Clemson and added three more against Harvard. ACC play heats up now.9
11Virginia Tech Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewVirginia TechSo much will be learned about just how good this Virginia Tech squad is this week when they face UNC and BC.12
12Maryland Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewMarylandThe Terps survived the first weekend of conference play and this team can be a contender with a good weekend.15
13Notre Dame Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewNotre DameThe Irish got a great win against Louisville to open up Big East play. They'll stay at home this weekend.20
14UCF Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsUCFThe Knights have an intriguing opening conference game at Memphis, but they should take care of business.13
15Louisville Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsLouisvilleLouisville lost a tough road game at Notre Dame last week. The home schedule is easier and starts this week.17
16North Carolina Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewNorth Carolina Getting a result at all at Maryland and Virginia is not too bad, but UNC better step up at home to stay in the race.10
17California Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewCaliforniaCalifornia had a hard fought win against Penn last week. The Pac-12 gauntlet may catch up to this group.18
18Baylor Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewBaylorBaylor has not had many opportunities to get big wins yet, so they will need to have a good showing in the Big 12.19
19San Diego State Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsSan Diego StateSDSU finally lost a game, but they played Stanford close and got a decent tie in Santa Clara.21
20Georgetown Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsGeorgetownGeorgetown rebounded from their 6-0 loss to Stanford by beating Seton Hall 8-0 and Rutgers 1-0.NR
21Santa Clara Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsSanta ClaraSanta Clara needs to add a few more W's to their record and they'll get the chance against CSUN and WSU.22
22Portland Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsPortlandThe Pilots had their first true game last week against USC and gave up a couple goals, but came away with a 3-2 win.23
23Florida Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewFloridaFlorida is slipping and they need a solid weekend at home against Tennessee and Georgia.14
24Marquette Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsMarquetteThe Golden Eagles dominated Pitt on the road and will stay on the road to face Seton Hall and Rutgers next.25
25Long Beach State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewLong Beach StateOverall, LBSU did not take full advantage of their key non-conference games. They wrap up against San Diego.16