| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Virginia | Two more big wins this week at Duke and held off Maryland in front of a record crowd at Klockner Stadium. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Stanford | Good start on the road with second-half goals in beating a good Colorado side. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Notre Dame | Played well in getting results over Maryland and Pittsburgh. A tricky match at Virginia Tech next Sunday. | 5 |
| 4 |  | UCLA | A good conference road win at Arizona. An interesting matchup with Washington State next Friday in Los Angeles. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Florida State | Suffered a draw against an improving Clemson side. The Seminoles get an improving Boston College side Thursday. | 3 |
| 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 | Good weekend in soundly handling Wyoming and Washington for the Pilots. Pacific and LMU start WCC play next. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Penn State | Penn State keeps rolling as they handled Indiana for their 8th straight win. Wisconsin looms next Friday. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Georgetown | Tough draw against DePaul but the Hoyas rolled over Xavier. The Hoyas are still the favorites in the Big East. | 12 |
| 10 |  | West Virginia | Two big results on the road in beating Oklahoma State and Baylor. The attack is very deep for West Virginia. | 21 |
| 11 |  | Florida | Good win at Ole Miss, outplayed Missouri but fell short. The Gamecocks are next in an SEC East battle next Friday. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Texas Tech | A bit unlucky against Oklahoma State but overall playing very well and they get West Virginia in Lubbock later. | 15 |
| 13 |  | California | Ran into a very difficult to break down Utah side in playing to a draw. Finishing chances is key for Cal to improve. | 11 |
| 14 |  | South Carolina | Good bounce back weekend in wins over Auburn and Arkansas. A big match in Gainesville with Florida is next. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Baylor | WVU snapped a 31 match unbeaten streak by falling in a 3-0 hole to the Mountaineers. The Bears are still strong. | 9 |
| 16 |  | Wake Forest | The attack struggled at Boston College. The Deacs need to finish their chances to be able to maximize points. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Wisconsin | Good draw at Michigan for the Badgers. The red hot Penn State Nittany Lions come to Madison next Friday. | 23 |
| 18 |  | Santa Clara | Two solid performances against Kansas and Cal Poly just in time for WCC play. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Virginia Tech | Ground out a draw against Duke. Big home weekend next with Clemson and Notre Dame coming to Blacksburg. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Nebraska | The Huskers are quietly on a nice roll in the Big Ten. They will be a tough out all year long. | NR |
| 21 |  | Michigan | Tough weekend offensively against Wisconsin and Minnesota. Michigan State in a rival match next. | 14 |
| 22 |  | Denver | The Pioneers get a much needed win in Provo over BYU. The defense was key in knocking off the Cougars. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Texas A&M | The offense exploded for 11 goals in wins over Miss. State and Vanderbilt a huge confidence boost for the Aggies. | NR |
| 24 |  | Mississippi | Battled Florida well on Friday night but came up short, a good bounce back result over Auburn with seven goals. | NR |
| 25 |  | UCF | The Knights are on a roll heading into the heart of the American Athletic Conference slate. | NR |
9/30 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/30/2013
