| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Virginia | Good solid result over Clemson. The Cavaliers get Notre Dame and Klockner on Thursday night and continue to roll. | 1 |
| 2 |  | UCLA | Took care of Washington State soundly on Friday. Washington on Monday, and then a huge match with Stanford. | 4 |
| 3 |  | Florida State | Outlasted Boston College in a 4-3 shootout. Now Florida State will look to put the offense and defense together. | 5 |
| 4 |  | North Carolina | Took care of business against Maryland. The Tar Heels seem to be gaining more and more confidence. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Portland | Good opening weekend in WCC play for the Pilots. Pepperdine will be a good test next Sunday. | 7 |
| 6 |  | West Virginia | Mountaineers continue to roll by taking care of Texas in the Big 12 home opener. | 10 |
| 7 |  | Notre Dame | A tough draw against Wake and got outplayed in Miami. Virginia is next up on Thursday in a huge match. | 3 |
| 8 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas are doing a nice job in adjusting to teams trying to pack it in defensively and still scoring goals well. | 9 |
| 9 |  | California | Good results over the Arizona schools. The attack finished their scoring chances well led by Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick. | 13 |
| 10 |  | South Carolina | Big road sweep this weekend over SEC rivals Florida and Tennessee. The Gamecocks are a dark horse nationally. | 14 |
| 11 |  | Texas Tech | Ten goals in two matches this weekend. A showdown in Waco against Baylor looms next Sunday afternoon. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Penn State | Good result against Wisconsin but fell short against Minnesota as the attack could not finish chances. | 8 |
| 13 |  | Stanford | Tough result at home in losing to Arizona State. UCLA looms on Thursday in another showdown match. | 2 |
| 14 |  | Wake Forest | Battled Notre Dame very well to a draw. The Deacs await a showdown with Virginia next Sunday. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Florida | Lost a tough battle with a very good South Carolina side. Showed good resolve in taking care of Auburn on Sunday. | 11 |
| 16 |  | Santa Clara | No matches this week for the Broncos as they will get back rolling in WCC play October 10th vs. San Diego. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Virginia Tech | Good win over Clemson, Notre Dame is next on Sunday. The defending of the Hokies is very impressive. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Michigan | Good road result in Lincoln against Nebraska. The Wolverines now will get another shot at Penn State. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Denver | The Pioneers are now in the heart of conference play and are rolling as expected. | 22 |
| 20 |  | UCF | The Knights are unbeaten in their last nine matches. The attack is in top form right now. | 25 |
| 21 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies are starting to kick things into high gear at both ends of the pitch with four straight wins in SEC play. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Wisconsin | Great recovery result in beating Ohio State after battling Penn State very hard in a 2-1 loss. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Nebraska | Dropped a close match with Michigan at home but the Huskers are showing that they are an NCAA caliber side. | 20 |
| 24 |  | BYU | The Cougars get a big signature win over Baylor heading into the heart of WCC play. | NR |
| 25 |  | Minnesota | Golden Gophers were patient against Penn State and found a way to get the job done over the Nittany Lions. | NR |
10/7 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 10/07/2013
