BYU climbs to No. 1 in latest NCAA Women’s Soccer Rankings
United Soccer Coaches released the third set of weekly rankings for the NCAA Division I women’s soccer season.
BYU has jumped up into the No. 1 spot this week, all the way up from No. 7 after they took down reigning national champion UCLA, 3-1 on August 31.
Meanwhile, Stanford comes in at No. 2 this week, while North Carolina sits at No. 3, UCLA at No. 4 and Florida State finishes out the Top 5.
See below for a full look at this week’s Top 25.
NATIONAL – POLL 3 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BYU | 7 | 8 | 200 | 4-0-0 |
2 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 187 | 4-0-0 |
3 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 182 | 2-0-2 |
4 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 175 | 3-0-0 |
5 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 170 | 2-0-0 |
6 | Penn State | 6 | 0 | 161 | 3-0-1 |
7 | Arkansas | 8 | 0 | 141 | 2-0-1 |
8 | Santa Clara | 8 | 0 | 137 | 4-0-0 |
9 | Clemson | 11 | 0 | 135 | 3-0-1 |
10 | South Carolina | 13 | 0 | 121 | 3-0-1 |
11 | Notre Dame | 15 | 0 | 108 | 2-0-2 |
12 | Alabama | 5 | 0 | 102 | 4-0-0 |
13 | Georgetown | 14 | 0 | 100 | 3-0-1 |
14 | Duke | 10 | 0 | 98 | 2-1-0 |
15 | Washington State | 17 | 0 | 83 | 4-0-0 |
16 | Memphis | 16 | 0 | 79 | 3-1-0 |
17 | Texas | 18 | 0 | 66 | 3-1-0 |
18 | Virginia | 12 | 0 | 62 | 3-0-1 |
19 | USC | 19 | 0 | 60 | 2-1-0 |
20 | Northwestern | 20 | 0 | 48 | 3-0-1 |
21 | Xavier | 25 | 0 | 44 | 3-1-0 |
22 | Pittsburgh | 21 | 0 | 32 | 4-0-0 |
23 | Gonzaga | 24 | 0 | 30 | 3-1-0 |
24 | Nebraska | NR | 0 | 23 | 3-0-1 |
25 | TCU | RV | 0 | 15 | 1-2-0 |
Records shown are through games of September 3, 2023
Also receiving votes: Saint Louis University (13), University of Georgia (12), University of Colorado (6), Long Beach State University (4), Wake Forest University (3), University of Iowa (1), University of Kansas (1), Vanderbilt University (1)
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