NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings: August 24, 2021

United Soccer Coaches announced the first weekly set of NCAA Division I women’s soccer rankings on Tuesday, following the opening slate of regular season action.
Preseason favorite Florida State remains in the top position, followed by UNC, Virginia, UCLA and Duke. See below for a look at the full top 25.
NATIONAL – POLL 1 – AUGUST 24, 2021
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Florida State | 1 | 26 | 837 | 2-0-0 |
2 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 818 | 2-0-0 |
3 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 765 | 2-0-0 |
4 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 743 | 2-0-0 |
5 | Duke | 6 | 0 | 697 | 2-0-0 |
6 | TCU | 8 | 0 | 664 | 2-0-0 |
7 | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 615 | 2-0-0 |
8 | Pepperdine | RV | 0 | 587 | 2-0-0 |
9 | Clemson | 7 | 0 | 557 | 2-0-0 |
10 | Santa Clara | 2 | 1 | 492 | 1-0-1 |
11 | Georgetown | 11 | 0 | 474 | 1-0-1 |
12 | West Virginia | 12 | 0 | 433 | 1-1-0 |
13 | Stanford | 24 | 0 | 419 | 1-0-0 |
14 | Auburn | NR | 0 | 399 | 2-0-0 |
15 | USF | 20 | 0 | 370 | 2-0-0 |
16 | South Carolina | 17 | 0 | 303 | 1-0-0 |
17 | Tennessee | NR | 0 | 273 | 1-0-0 |
18 | Michigan | RV | 0 | 253 | 2-0-0 |
19 | UCF | NR | 0 | 215 | 1-0-0 |
20 | California | NR | 0 | 193 | 1-0-1 |
21 | Texas A&M | 9 | 0 | 154 | 0-2-0 |
22 | Rutgers | 25 | 0 | 133 | 1-0-0 |
23 | Rice | 22 | 0 | 127 | 2-0-0 |
24 | BYU | 15 | 0 | 82 | 1-1-0 |
25 | USC | 14 | 0 | 61 | 0-1-0 |
Records are through games of Aug. 22, 2021
Also receiving votes: University of Pittsburgh (53), University of Arkansas (41), University of Memphis (38), University of Mississippi (33), University of Wisconsin (29), Hofstra University (29), Arizona State University (28), Gonzaga University (24), Oklahoma State University (24), University of Iowa (16), Xavier University (13), Vanderbilt University (13), University of Colorado (10), University of Washington (10), Southern Methodist University (9), University of North Texas (5), University of Denver (4), Louisiana State University (4), University of Nebraska (2), Virginia Tech (1)
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