NCAA Women’s Soccer Top 25: Michigan State rises to top position in coaches’ poll

United Soccer Coaches released the sixth NCAA Division I Women’s Top 25 of the 2024 season, following another week of September competition.
Michigan State takes over the No. 1 spot this week, rising up from No. 5 as they remain undefeated through 10 games at 8-0-2.
The Spartans are followed by Arkansas at No. 2, Duke at at No.3, North Carolina at No. 4 and Wake Forest rounding out the Top 5.
See below for a full look at the Top 25.
NCAA Women’s D1 – National Poll 6
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 199 | 8-0-2 |
2 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 189 | 7-0-1 |
3 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-1-0 |
4 | North Carolina | 8 | 0 | 176 | 10-1-0 |
5 | Wake Forest | 13 | 0 | 164 | 7-2-2 |
6 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 153 | 9-1-0 |
7 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 141 | 6-0-2 |
8 | Auburn | 6 | 0 | 139 | 9-0-1 |
9 | Mississippi State | 24 | 0 | 125 | 8-1-0 |
10 | Utah State | 7 | 0 | 123 | 9-0-1 |
11 | Ohio State | 17 | 0 | 116 | 7-1-2 |
12 | Santa Clara | 10 | 0 | 105 | 6-2-1 |
13 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 | 102 | 7-1-1 |
14 | Pepperdine | 19 | 0 | 91 | 6-2-2 |
15 | Penn State | 9 | 0 | 85 | 8-2-1 |
16 | Colorado | 21 | 0 | 77 | 9-1-0 |
17 | Memphis | 15 | 0 | 69 | 5-1-1 |
18 | Iowa | 18 | 0 | 64 | 7-0-3 |
19 | Virginia | 14 | 0 | 61 | 8-2-0 |
20 | Saint Louis | 22 | 0 | 58 | 6-1-3 |
21 | Xavier | 23 | 0 | 42 | 8-1-1 |
22 | TCU | NR | 0 | 38 | 7-2-1 |
23 | South Carolina | NR | 0 | 26 | 5-0-4 |
24 | USC | 25 | 0 | 15 | 7-1-1 |
25 | Texas Tech | NR | 0 | 14 | 7-2-1 |
Records shown are through games of September 22, 2024
Also receiving votes: University of California (13), Georgetown University (7), Liberty University (6), University of Georgia (5), University of Oklahoma (3), UCLA (3), Harvard University (1), Oklahoma State University (1), University of South Florida (1)
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