9/9 Women’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings
September 9, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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North Carolina | Passed the UCLA tests and rolled against West Virginia. Notre Dame is a huge ACC matchup next Sunday. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
UCLA | In spite of the loss to Carolina, the Bruins get a big win over Duke on the road and are playing very well overall. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Virginia | Pounded a strong Rutgers side. Morgan Brian has been huge in igniting the balanced offensive attack for UVA. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Stanford | The Cardinal are starting to roll with a big 3-0 win over ACC power Maryland this weekend. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Florida State | Had a draw against Oklahoma State but was okay against Oklahoma. The attack has to step it up in ACC play. | 2 |
| 6 |  |
Wake Forest | The Deacons are off to a nice start defensively. They could be a threat to make a deep run in the tourney. | 8 |
| 7 |  |
BYU | Huge result against LSU and were resilient in beating Utah while being down a player for a good part of the match. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Georgetown | The Hoyas get a great result at NC State, which will help with their RPI come tourney time in November. | 11 |
| 9 |  |
Baylor | Good draw against Texas A&M in a tough place to play at College Station along with a good win over Missouri. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
Michigan | The Wolverines keep rolling. They are very balanced and took care of Pepperdine with lockdown defending. | 13 |
| 11 |  |
Portland | Tough loss at home against an excellent Wake Forest team. Missouri is another test next Sunday at Merlo Field. | 6 |
| 12 |  |
Notre Dame | A big battle in Chapel Hill next Sunday welcomes the Fighting Irish to the grind of the ACC. | 12 |
| 13 |  |
Penn State | Settled in and played well against Boston University. They have a test in Stillwater next Friday at Oklahoma State. | 10 |
| 14 |  |
California | Scored six goals in two solid wins over Harvard and UC Davis. Santa Clara is next on September 19th in a rival match. | 17 |
| 15 |  |
Florida | Two shutouts is a great sign for the Gators moving forward. If they defend like this they will be dangerous. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
South Carolina | Knocked off Clemson and SMU. The Gamecocks have been stout defensively allowing just one goal in 2013. | 23 |
| 17 |  |
West Virginia | Good draw against Duke. Fell behind too quickly vs. Carolina but the Mountaineers are a deep run tourney threat. | 20 |
| 18 |  |
Denver | Great power win over Alabama. The Pioneers are playing very well on both ends of the pitch. Colorado is next. | 21 |
| 19 |  |
Duke | The Blue Devils get the draw against WVU, but fall in a tough match to UCLA. Have to get the attack going. | 15 |
| 20 |  |
Marquette | Good win over Colorado College. The Golden Eagles are starting to gain more confidence and are coming together. | 22 |
| 21 |  |
Texas A&M | A much needed draw against Baylor to compliment the six goal explosion against San Diego. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Boston College | The Eagles get a key win over Ohio State to propel them forward into the upcoming ACC slate. | 24 |
| 23 |  |
Santa Clara | The Broncos have recovered from a tough first two matches. A strong result against Maryland is a great sign. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Maryland | Two tough losses at Stanford and Santa Clara. This will help the Terps deal with the ACC gauntlet ahead very well. | 14 |
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Virginia Tech | Two good, sound performances by the Hokies. They are in pretty good form heading to Thursday vs. Carolina. | 25 |
