Women's Soccer 2012 Final Top 25 Rankings

CSM Staff
Mon, 12/03/2012
RankTeamCommentsPrior
1North Carolina Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina had their ups and downs in 2012, but they were hot at the right time and won the national title.
2Penn State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewPenn StatePenn State earned one of the four #1 seeds in the tournament and made it all the way to the finals.
3Stanford Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewStanfordStanford made it to San Diego for another Final Four, but lost in the semi's to eventual national champs UNC.
4Florida State Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewFlorida StateFlorida State was the hot team throughout much of the season. It was a great year but ended earlier than hoped.
5UCLA Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewUCLAThe Bruins season ended at the hands of conference foe Stanford in the quarterfinals. This team will be back.
6Duke Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewDukeDuke was scoring a ton of goals in the NCAA Tournament before they ran into Penn State in the quarterfinals.
7Brigham Young Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsBrigham YoungBYU proved that they belonged in the top ten after earning a #1 seed and reaching the quarterfinals.
8Notre Dame Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewNotre DameNotre Dame was an unseeded team in the tournament, with a gripe, but they made a great run anyway.
9Marquette Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsMarquetteMarquette had a great 2012 season, but it ended in the third round of the tournament thanks to BYU.
10Texas A&M Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewTexas A&MTexas A&M had a tough draw in the tournament and ended up losing 4-0 to Florida State in the third round.
11San Diego State Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsSan Diego StateThe Aztecs were playing great soccer at the end of the season until they ran into a talented UCLA squad.
12Wake Forest Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewWake ForestWake Forest was knocked out of the tournament early, but they still had a fine season in the always tough ACC.
13Florida Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewFloridaFlorida was not the only team that was upset by Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament, but they won a couple first.
14Georgetown Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsGeorgetownThe Hoyas had a very good regular season, but the talented midfield and keeper Emma Newins fell to Baylor.
15Virginia Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewVirginiaCaroline Miller had another great season at Virginia, but their postseason trip was cut short by Duke.
16California Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewCaliforniaCalifornia got a nice win over Pepperdine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before pushing SDSU.
17Baylor Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewBaylorIt is always tough to exit the tournament on penalty kicks, as Baylor did against UNC, but the Bears had a good year.
18Maryland Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewMarylandMaryland lost a thriller to Denver in the second round of the tournament, but their overall resume was impressive.
19Michigan Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsMichiganThe Wolverines made a nice run to the third round and gave Penn State a very good game that ended in PK's.
20Denver Women's Soccer Top 25 RankingsDenverDenver made some noise in November with a 3-2 win over Maryland. Then they ran into Stanford.
21Santa Clara Women's College Soccer 2012 Top 25 RankingsSanta ClaraSanta Clara's tournament dreams ended in Palo Alto as well, but the rematch was much, much closer.
22Boston College Women's College Soccer 2012 Team PreviewBoston CollegeBoston College's defense was no match for the potent Penn State offense in the second round of the tournament.
23Texas Tech Women's Soccer Top 25 RankingsTexas TechBack in the second round Texas Tech nearly beat FSU, which would have put the bracket in turmoil.
24UCF Women's Soccer Top 25 RankingsUCFUCF beat Miami (FL) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament yet again. Next year they'll look for more.
25West Virginia Women's College Soccer Top 25 RankingsWest VirginiaWest Virginia fell to Princeton in the first round of tournament, but they had a very solid season overall.