| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | UCLA | UCLA started fast with an early goal and held off Texas and had little trouble with LMU as the Bruins roll on. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Virginia | Cavaliers take care of Miami 3-1 with little trouble throughout as they now have won 16 straight ACC matches. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Virginia Tech | Clemson gave Virginia Tech their best shot but the Hokies had enough to get a great result. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Stanford | Stanford continues its excellence at the defensive end as they shutout Santa Clara. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Florida State | Seminoles showed great resolve in rallying to beat UConn and were excellent against Boston College. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Florida | Florida grinds out a win over Alabama and get their first win in Tuscaloosa since 2008. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Penn State | The beat goes on for Penn State as they dismantled Ohio State 5-1 to go 3-0-0 in Big Ten play. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Texas Tech | Red Raiders get a huge signature road win against an excellent California team in Berkeley. | 8 |
| 9 |  | North Carolina | Tar Heels rally from two goals down to get a huge 3-2 win on the road at Notre Dame. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M pays back Tennessee in the SEC opener with a 3-0 victory. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Wisconsin | Badgers dominate Nebraska for their first win against the Cornhuskers since 2011. | 11 |
| 12 |  | California | Cal finishes the non-conference schedule with a bang in an easy 3-0 win over Pacific. | 12 |
| 13 |  | South Carolina | Stevi Parker's goal in the 100th minute locked down a huge SEC road win at Auburn. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Pepperdine | Pepperdine gets another huge win away from home as they knocked off a very good USC team 2-1 on Sunday. | 16 |
| 15 |  | USC | The Trojans just did not quite have enough offensively to overcome a very strong Pepperdine side on Sunday. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Clemson | Despite the loss to Virginia Tech on the road, the Tigers showed they can play with an elite side like the Hokies. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Boston College | Eagles were shut down by Florida State on Sunday 2-0 but they will be a hard battle for everyone in the ACC. | 14 |
| 18 |  | Notre Dame | Fighting Irish lose a heartbreaker at home to a surging North Carolina side after blowing a two goal lead. | 17 |
| 19 |  | DePaul | Blue Demons roll over Cincinnati with ease 3-1. A Big East showdown at home against Georgetown is next up. | 22 |
| 20 |  | UCF | Knights return to the rankings this week after a resounding 4-0 win over Ole Miss on Sunday. | NR |
| 21 |  | Washington State | Cougars were off this week and will resume play on September 26th against Oregon State. | 19 |
| 22 |  | Duke | Great start to ACC play for Duke as they dominated Pittsburgh 3-0. | 24 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia | The attack is rounding into form nicely for West Virginia heading into Big 12 play. | 21 |
| 24 |  | Kansas | Jayhawks look to be a legitimate threat to Texas Tech and West Virginia in the Big 12 so far this season. | NR |
| 25 |  | Georgia | Bulldogs are surging onto the SEC contender conversation as they took care of Vanderbilt without much of a problem. | NR |
9/22 Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/22/2014
