| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Virginia | Virginia conquered a big hurdle by winning at BC and didn’t letdown at Pitt. Duke and Maryland next up. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Stanford | With the injury retirement of Emily Oliver, the Cardinal are going to have to outscore teams until a goalie steps up. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Florida State | A big win over Carolina, the Seminoles might be the best defending team in the nation right now. | 4 |
| 4 |  | UCLA | Two solid wins over Pepperdine and LMU. The Bruins are playing well at both ends of the pitch. | 3 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | Grinded out a win over Syracuse with a late goal. Maryland starts off a key three match homestand on Thursday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | North Carolina | Controlled play at Florida State but could not finish chances to get a result, good bounce back against Miami. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Portland | Beat San Diego State with a good comeback win. The Pilots are reestablishing themselves as an elite side. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Penn State | Outlasted Northwestern in a 3-2 shootout to get their sixth straight win. The Nittany Lions very dangerous right now. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Baylor | The Bears got the offense on track against a solid Boise State team. A showdown with WVU looms next Sunday. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Florida | Started strong against Alabama in a dominating 3-0 victory. A tricky road trip to Ole Miss and Missouri next. | 14 |
| 11 |  | California | Cal gets a good draw at Buck Shaw Stadium against Santa Clara. Conference begins against Utah next Friday. | 15 |
| 12 |  | Georgetown | Good result against UCF in a 1-1 draw. This type of match is great prep for the postseason. | 8 |
| 13 |  | Wake Forest | Great result against Duke, but had a letdown against Maryland in College Park. Deacs are still in good shape. | 7 |
| 14 |  | Michigan | Big bounce back road win at a very good Iowa side. Huge match with Wisconsin next up on Friday. | 19 |
| 15 |  | Texas Tech | Four straight shutouts for the Red Raiders has Texas Tech very confident heading into Big 12 play. | 21 |
| 16 |  | South Carolina | Dominated play against Georgia but couldn't finish scoring chances. The ability to finish will be key in SEC play. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Maryland | Up and down week losing to Tech and beating Wake Forest, a tough road trip to Notre Dame and UVA is next. | 23 |
| 18 |  | Tennessee | Got a signature win against Texas A&M to start SEC play. The Vols are coming together with each match. | NR |
| 19 |  | Virginia Tech | Big win in College Park for the Hokies. This team is quietly flying under the radar but is a tough out every match. | NR |
| 20 |  | Santa Clara | A good solid result against Cal and took Stanford to the wire. The Broncos are coming together with each match. | 22 |
| 21 |  | West Virginia | Recovered from the Kentucky loss to beat Wright State. A tough road trip to Baylor will be a big test next Sunday. | 10 |
| 22 |  | BYU | Tough result in Long Beach against a good 49er side. The offense needs to be more explosive moving forward. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Wisconsin | Badgers get a key road win at Purdue on Sunday. Huge match at Michigan is next up for Wisconsin. | NR |
| 24 |  | Kentucky | Great road win at West Virginia last Sunday, Wildcats have won seven matches in a row and are on fire. | NR |
| 25 |  | Denver | Suffered first loss at Nebraska and draw to TCU, a match with BYU will be a good chance for a bounce back result. | 16 |
9/23 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/23/2013
