| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Virginia | Took care of Syracuse comfortably. The Cavaliers now go on the road to nemesis Boston College on Thursday. | 3 |
| 2 |  | Stanford | Taylor Uhl is getting into her top goal scoring form and the Cardinal are getting better each and every match. | 4 |
| 3 |  | UCLA | Solid result against San Diego State. A tricky matchup against Pepperdine in Malibu won't be easy on Friday. | 2 |
| 4 |  | Florida State | Good weekend at Wake and Duke for Seminoles with four big points. The defense is rolling nicely. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | Huge win in Chapel Hill for the Irish as they held off a Tar Heel rush at the end to get a key ACC win. | 12 |
| 6 |  | North Carolina | Tough loss to Notre Dame. The Tar Heels will need to continue to create quality chances and finish them. | 1 |
| 7 |  | Wake Forest | A steady weekend overall with four points against FSU and Miami. A very key match with Duke is next. | 6 |
| 8 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas put together a great 90 minutes against Yale led by Daphne Corboz. UCF next Thursday will be tough. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Penn State | Good road trip through Oklahoma State and Tulsa. The attack is starting to gel and become more dangerous. | 13 |
| 10 |  | West Virginia | The defense is rolling for the Mountaineers. A great regional match with Kentucky is next week. | 17 |
| 11 |  | Portland | Nice bounce back result in beating Missouri late on Sunday. The Pilots get a road test with San Diego State next. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Baylor | The Bears are stuggling offensively and had trouble finishing scoring chances in a draw against McNeese State. | 9 |
| 13 |  | South Carolina | Two more big home wins against USF and East Carolina. The Gamecocks are primed for an SEC title run. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Florida | Rallied to get a draw at South Florida. The Gators are overall in pretty good shape heading into SEC play. | 15 |
| 15 |  | California | Week off for California. Santa Clara is the big one on Thursday night. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Denver | Big win over Pac-12 and in-state rival Colorado. The Pioneers are coming together in all phases. | 18 |
| 17 |  | BYU | Late loss at home against UC Irvine, the Cougars need to get the attack going to take the pressure off the defense. | 7 |
| 18 |  | Duke | Blue Devils drop a tough one to Florida State. A showdown with rival Wake Forest awaits on Thursday night. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | Outplayed Butler but couldn't finish their scoring chances. A trip to Iowa kicks off Big Ten play next week. | 10 |
| 20 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies dominated Cal Poly and are starting to get things rolling down in College Station in time for SEC play. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Texas Tech | Two very good wins in Tucson over Arizona and Arizona State. The Red Raiders are defending very well. | NR |
| 22 |  | Santa Clara | Offense puts up five goals against Iowa State. A key regional showdown with Cal on Thursday is next up. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Maryland | Good result against Clemson on the road for the Terps. Two key home matches with Wake and VaTech next. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes have a lot of momentum heading into the Big Ten opener against Illinois next Friday night. | NR |
| 25 |  | USC | Recovered from a tough loss to Pepperdine to rout LMU. If the offense can get rolling, look out. | NR |
9/16 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/16/2013
