| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Stanford | With a thrilling 2-1 win over UCLA, Stanford clinched the Pac-12 regular season title. A trip to Cal is all that remains. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | Florida State lost again, this time at Miami. They'll play Virginia in their next ACC Tournament game. | 1 |
| 3 |  | UCLA | UCLA put up a tough fight against Stanford, but came away with a 2-1 loss. They head across town to USC next. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Penn State | Penn State finished up Big Ten play with just one draw. They can knock some teams off the bubble now. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Marquette | Marquette had no trouble with Uconn in their Big East Conference Tournament opener. Notre Dame is next. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons will attempt to add to their portfolio with an ACC Tournament title. Maryland is in the semi's. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas got back to their usual winning ways against DePaul. They'll play USF on Friday. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Brigham Young | BYU still has a couple tough regular season games left with trips to Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame added yet another 1-0 win to their resume. They'll try for the same on Thursday afternoon. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies wrapped up the regular season with a nice 2-1 win over a scrappy and tough Missouri squad. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Duke | Duke now has to wait for the NCAA Tournament after bowing out to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament. | 6 |
| 12 |  | Florida | An 11-2-0 record in the SEC is quite impressive. Florida will look to keep their momentum going in the postseason. | 12 |
| 13 |  | California | Cal could not keep up with UCLA. They'll have another chance for a huge win in their season finale against Stanford. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Virginia | Virginia wrapped up the regular season with a 5-0 win over BC and then knocked off UNC in the conference tourney. | 14 |
| 15 |  | San Diego State | San Diego State finished up their perfect MWC record with a 1-0 win over New Mexico on Friday night. | 16 |
| 16 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels have to wait all week after losing to Virginia in the ACC Tournament. They could be a seeded team. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Maryland | Maryland is still alive in the ACC Tournament. After beating Miami, Wake Forest stands in the way. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Baylor | Baylor finished up the regular season with just one loss to Long Beach State, but they still didn't win the Big 12. | 19 |
| 19 |  | West Virginia | With a win at Texas, West Virginia finished with a 7-0-1 Big 12 record and a conference title. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Pepperdine | Pepperdine fell to Portland, which all but takes them out of the West Coast Conference championship picture. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Louisville | After a draw with South Florida, Louisville failed to advance to the Big East semifinals on penalty kicks. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara could use a couple more wins after drawing at San Francisco. Portland and St. Mary's are all that's left. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Boston College | The Eagles failed to win their last three games of the season and are backing their way into the NCAAs. | 17 |
| 24 |  | Virginia Tech | The Hokies conference record is nothing special, but they were perfect out of conference and have some good wins. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Michigan | The Wolverines lost their regular season finale to Illinois. Another tough team in Wisconsin kicks off the tourney. | 24 |
10/29 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 10/29/2012
