| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | Quiet week for the Tar Heels with 2 wins. Had to rally to beat New Mexico though. UCLA on Friday is a big test. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | Two good solid performances against Florida and UCF. The Seminoles are progressing well early on in 2013. | 2 |
| 3 |  | UCLA | UCLA gets two big wins versus Marquette and Notre Dame. Another great test next week with UNC and Duke. | 6 |
| 4 |  | Virginia | The Cavaliers destroyed Penn State. The attack is not missing a beat without Caroline Miller so far in 2013. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Stanford | Suffered a tough draw against Portland. They are looking to get the offense moving forward. | 3 |
| 6 |  | Portland | The Pilots are off to a nice start defensively. They could be a threat to make a deep run in the tourney. | 10 |
| 7 |  | BYU | A key early season test on Monday against LSU will be a great sign of how the Cougars stand early on in 2013. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Wake Forest | Had to escape against North Texas. Katie Stengel continues to be a force leading the attack for Wake Forest. | 20 |
| 9 |  | Baylor | A nice result for the Bears on the road in Seattle against Washington should build this teams confidence. | 15 |
| 10 |  | Penn State | Penn State suffered a tough 5-1 defeat at the hands of a very talented Virginia Squad. | 4 |
| 11 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas are rolling offensively with seven goals this weekend. NC State on the road next will be a test. | 16 |
| 12 |  | Notre Dame | Struggled to get anything going against UCLA, but still has time before ACC play to get back rolling offensively. | 7 |
| 13 |  | Michigan | A good result against the Aztecs. The Wolverines are talented and flying under the radar as a national title threat. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Maryland | The Terps get three wins this week soundly. First big test in the Bay Area next week against Stanford in Palo Alto. | 13 |
| 15 |  | Duke | Good bounce back week for Duke with two wins. UCLA and West Virginia are next in Durham and will be tests. | 12 |
| 16 |  | Florida | Tough loss against Florida State but a nice bounce back win over FIU. Oklahoma and Ok. State next up for Florida. | 8 |
| 17 |  | California | Good draw against a talented Pepperdine team. The Bears are in pretty solid form early on in 2013. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Pepperdine | Huge win in College Station. The Waves are going to be a tough out with a trip to Michigan next up. | 25 |
| 19 |  | USC | The Trojans have been excellent offensively so far in 2013. USC faces LSU in Minneapolis next Sunday. | NR |
| 20 |  | West Virginia | The Mountaineers are playing with great confidence and will not be intimidated by UNC and Duke next weekend. | 24 |
| 21 |  | Denver | Kristen Hamilton is leading the way as the Pioneers have picked up from the end of 2012 in top form. | NR |
| 22 |  | Marquette | A tough loss to UCLA but bounced back against Oakland. Marquette should get better as the season goes along. | 10 |
| 23 |  | South Carolina | No letdown from the Duke win with two good road performances this week. Clemson next for the Gamecocks. | NR |
| 24 |  | Boston College | The offense was excellent in a 6-5 shootout win over Hofstra. The backline has to get better by ACC play. | 17 |
| 25 |  | Virginia Tech | The Hokies are quietly doing a nice job offensively with 14 goals in four matches so far in 2013. | NR |
9/2 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/02/2013
