| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | Not surprisingly, UNC dominated the competition in week one, but the competition gets tougher in week two. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | A solid opening weekend for the Seminoles with five goals in two matches. Florida is a huge test on Friday. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal got two results in very difficult places to play in Boston College and UCONN. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Penn State | The Nittany Lions will need to get better quickly with a trip to Charlottesville to play Virginia on tap this Friday. | 2 |
| 5 |  | Virginia | Dominated Santa Clara on Sunday, Penn State comes calling in an early season showdown nationally. | 7 |
| 6 |  | UCLA | Two solid offensive efforts over Northeastern and Cal State Northridge. Marquette and Notre Dame are next. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Notre Dame | Balanced scoring was key for the Irish, look for a tougher test next weekend with UCLA coming to town. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Florida | Freshman Savannah Jordan's hat trick against Oregon State was a huge bonus for the Gator attack. FSU is next up. | 10 |
| 9 |  | BYU | Cougars rolled in week one with three goals offensively. The schedule gets tougher with LSU coming on Sept 2nd. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Portland | Huge win over Marquette in front of a raucuous Merlo Field crowd. This team is going to be dangerous all season. | 21 |
| 11 |  | Marquette | UCLA is next in South Bend on Friday after a split in Portland losing a tough one to the Pilots in the opener. | 9 |
| 12 |  | Duke | A great win over Texas A&M on Friday was followed up by a tough unlucky loss to South Carolina. | 5 |
| 13 |  | Maryland | Maryland rolled with nine goals against The Citadel. Three Tough regional matchups on the docket this week. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Michigan | A well-balanced attack led the way in week one. San Diego State will be the first test next Sunday for Michigan. | 13 |
| 15 |  | Baylor | Freshman Ashley York is making a huge impact for another dynamic Bears attack. Washington next in Seattle. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas had a good opening weekend but are looking for more consistent play for 90 minutes moving forward. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Boston College | Battled Stanford to the wire once again, this Eagles side should once again cause plenty of havoc in the ACC. | 16 |
| 18 |  | Santa Clara | Had a very difficult weekend against Carolina and Virginia, They should be better for it though later in the season. | 17 |
| 19 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies lost a tough match to Duke, bounced back against UTSA. Finishing scoring chances needs to improve. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Wake Forest | Two very solid performances against Kentucky and Alabama. Katie Stengel was on fire for the Deamon Deacons. | 19 |
| 21 |  | California | Cal rolled at Irvine on Friday night with three goals, a key matchup Monday at Pepperdine will be a great test. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Texas Tech | Great win at New Mexico, the Red Raiders dominated in all phases in wins over the Lobos and Colorado State. | 22 |
| 23 |  | UCF | Dominated physically against Washington looking like they can be a force on the national scene all year long. | 23 |
| 24 |  | West Virginia | Great result in getting a draw against Penn State. It should be a huge confidence booster moving forward. | NR |
| 25 |  | Pepperdine | Have a key showdown with Cal for a great gauge of where the Waves stand nationally early on. | 25 |
8/26 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 08/26/2013
