| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | FSU finally lost a game, at Boston College, but that does not mean they are not the best team in the nation. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Stanford | Stanford remains perfect in conference play, but the season ends with road trips to USC, UCLA and California. | 2 |
| 3 |  | UCLA | This is a big weekend for UCLA. They host California and Stanford and can make a big push for a conference title. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Penn State | Somebody in the Big Ten finally got a result against Penn State. A tie against Michigan is not a horrible thing though. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Marquette | Marquette wrapped up the regular season with shutout victories over Syracuse and USF. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Duke | Duke finished up the regular season with a loss against UNC and a tuneup win over Francis Marion. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons offense was on fire this week with big wins over NC State and UNC. VT is up next. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas lost at Villanova, ending their hope for an outright National Division title. | 7 |
| 9 |  | Brigham Young | BYU has given up three goals in their last three games. They win those games, but the defense is slipping slightly. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is tied atop the Big East National standings with Georgetown. They'll play Syracuse in the BE quarters. | 14 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | A week after the Aggies offense put up seven goals in two conference games, the team struggled offenisvely. | 5 |
| 12 |  | Florida | So far the Gators are doing good enough in their season ending three game road trip. USC is yet to come. | 12 |
| 13 |  | California | Cal is also hitting the road and heading to Southern California. They'll face off first against UCLA on Friday. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Virginia | Virginia gave FSU a good game on the road. They stayed on the road and came away with a nice 5-0 win over VT. | 13 |
| 15 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels won at Duke, but followed it up with a loss to Wake Forest. Regular season ends at NC State. | 15 |
| 16 |  | San Diego State | Nobody has come all that close to beating SDSU in conference play. The best might be last against UNM. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Boston College | With their win over FSU, Boston College is eyeing a seeded spot in the NCAA Tournament. | 21 |
| 18 |  | Maryland | Maryland finished up with home losses against Miami and FSU. The always fun ACC Tournament is next. | 9 |
| 19 |  | Baylor | Baylor got back to their winning ways with victories over Texas and ISU. They'll end the season with TCU at home. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Pepperdine | Pepperdine got outplayed by LMU on Friday, but got a decent win over USD. A trip to Portland will be tough. | 18 |
| 21 |  | West Virginia | WVU added another win to their tally. They head to Austin to finish up the regular season before the Big 12 tourney. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Santa Clara | SCU is taking a leisurely stroll to the finish. After one game last week, a trip to USF is the only game this week. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Louisville | UL ended the regular season on a high note, winning their last two games and earning a bye in the tournament. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Michigan | Michigan lost to Ohio State, but then became the first team in the conference to even tie Penn State. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Virginia Tech | The Hokies did not look very good at home in a 5-0 loss to UVA. This week they wrap up at Wake Forest. | 19 |
10/22 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 10/22/2012
