| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | Florida State's dominating defense should get tested on Thursday in Chapel Hill, but they'll still probably win. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Stanford | After their little slip ups in August, the Cardinal have been a dominating squad, outscoring their opponents 15-0. | 3 |
| 3 |  | UCLA | The Bruins kicked off conference play with a lackluster 0-0 draw at home against Washington State. | 2 |
| 4 |  | Texas A&M | With wins over South Carolina and Auburn, the Aggies have outscored SEC opponents 9-0 in four games. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Duke | Duke's draw against Maryland was a decent result. A trip to Virginia on Sunday will be a great game. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Penn State | A trip to Illinois should have been one of the more difficult games left on the schedule. PSU won 4-0. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Virginia | The ACC is never easy, but Virginia has a big week ahead of them with a trip to Maryland followed by Duke. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Maryland | Not many teams in the ACC have yet to lose a conference game. In fact Maryland is the only squad with three wins. | 12 |
| 9 |  | Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons couldn't handle Haley Brock and Maryland, but a 2-2-0 conference mark is not bad. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Notre Dame | The road can be unfriendly, but Notre Dame should be able to take care of business this week. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Boston College | BC lost at Wake Forest before getting a very nice road win at Virginia Tech. The ACC break is not much of a break. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas have been on fire in Big East play. They are 4-0 with a very winnable game at Pittsburgh up next. | 20 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma State | The Cowgirls had a rough weekend, losing to Kansas and West Virginia. They'll need to rebound against ISU. | 4 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | Louisville had a disappointing home draw against Syracuse, but then laid six goals on St. John's. | 15 |
| 15 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina had a little more luck in conference play at home, kncoking off VT 3-1. They'll stay home this week. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Virginia Tech | The Hokies knew they had a big week ahead of them. The lost to UNC and BC. The slide could continue this week. | 11 |
| 17 |  | Baylor | Baylor's offense has been clicking against some easier opponents, but they need to score in conference play. | 18 |
| 18 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State will start Mountain West play this weekend against Nevada after beating UCI and UCSB last week. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Marquette | Marquette won a couple more conference games last weekend and have a big game against Louisville on Friday. | 24 |
| 20 |  | Brigham Young | BYU has reeled off seven wins in a row and few teams have had any luck keeping them from scoring. | NR |
| 21 |  | California | California slipped in their conference opener against Arizona. They can get some good wins this weekend. | 17 |
| 22 |  | Santa Clara | The Broncos got a quality win on Sunday against WSU. They'll host Fresno State before starting the WCC gauntlet. | 21 |
| 23 |  | Florida | Florida got back on track last week and the long home stand continues with Ole Miss and Arkansas this weekend. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Oregon State | The Beavers have looked very good, but this will be their toughest weekend with a trip to Stanford and Cal. | NR |
| 25 |  | UCF | UCF held in there against Memphis on the road, but came away with a 2-1 loss. They should get some wins now. | 14 |
9/24 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/24/2012
