NCAA Women’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings see UNC and Duke claim top two spots

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches released the association’s latest NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s soccer rankings.

On the women’s side, North Carolina claims the top spot again this week, followed by No. 2 Duke, and No. 3 UCLA. University of South Carolina took over the fourth spot this week, while University of Virginia moved up three spots to No. 5.

United Soccer Coaches college rankings, released every Tuesday during the regular season, are an indicator of the week-to-week status of qualified programs and in no way should be used as a guide or indicator of eligibility for championship selection. To be eligible for consideration in United Soccer Coaches college rankings, a school must be a member of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program.

NATIONAL – POLL 2 – AUGUST 30, 2022

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	University Of North Carolina	1	8	200	4-0-0
2	Duke University	5	0	183	4-0-0
3	UCLA	6	0	171	3-0-0
4	University Of South Carolina	4	0	169	3-0-1
5	University Of Virginia	8	0	166	4-0-0
6	Brigham Young University	9	0	156	2-0-1
6	TCU	7	0	156	3-0-1
8	Penn State University	10	0	142	3-0-1
9	Rutgers University	3	0	139	4-0-0
10	Florida State University	2	0	124	1-0-2
11	Auburn University	16	0	108	2-0-2
12	Stanford University	13	0	103	3-0-0
13	University of Mississippi	12	0	89	3-0-1
14	Pepperdine University	14	0	87	3-0-1
15	Southern Methodist University	15	0	86	2-0-1
16	University of Notre Dame	RV	0	80	4-0-0
17	Georgetown University	11	0	77	1-1-2
18	Texas A&M University	RV	0	45	3-0-1
19	Xavier University	RV	0	40	3-0-1
20	University of Colorado	25	0	39	3-0-1
21	West Virginia University	21	0	37	2-1-1
22	University Of Wisconsin	24	0	36	2-0-2
23	University Of Memphis	NR	0	30	3-1-0
24	University Of Michigan	RV	0	25	3-1-0
25	Samford University	NR	0	24	3-0-1

Records shown are through games of Aug. 28, 2022

Also receiving votes: North Carolina State University (22), University of Central Florida (13), University of Texas (11), Wake Forest University (9), University of Alabama (8), University of Tennessee (7), Ohio State University (5), University of Arkansas (4), Butler University (4), Saint Louis University (2), Virginia Tech (2), University of Portland (1)