10/21 Women’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings
October 22, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Virginia | The Cavaliers controlled things well defensively against Carolina enroute to a big 2-0 statement win Sunday. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
UCLA | Bruins roll easily over Arizona State with their 10th shutout. A tricky match at Utah next Friday looms for UCLA. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Florida State | Seminoles grind their way to another result over Maryland with a two goal performance against the Terps. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Portland | Pilots find a way to grind out an overtime win over a pesky Gonzaga side for their ninth win in a row. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
West Virginia | Mountaineers keep rolling at home beating Kansas, a key road test at Texas Tech is on the docket next Sunday. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
North Carolina | Tar Heels battled Virginia tough for the majority of the match without Crystal Dunn. Need to finish more chances. | 4 |
| 7 |  |
Virginia Tech | Hokies knock off Wake Forest and Pitt further cementing their status among the ACC and nations best. | 9 |
| 8 |  |
Texas Tech | Red Raiders had the week off and look forward to a showdown with West Virginia next Sunday in Lubbock. | 8 |
| 9 |  |
Florida | Gators make a huge statement with two resounding shutout wins over Kentucky and LSU. | 14 |
| 10 |  |
Michigan | Wolverines continue to roll with two more wins over Indiana and Purdue with steady all-around play. | 12 |
| 11 |  |
South Carolina | Gamecocks recover from the Missouri loss and get a good road result at Ole Miss. | 7 |
| 12 |  |
Marquette | Golden Eagles roll along with two more road wins and remain undefeated in Big East play. | 22 |
| 13 |  |
Santa Clara | Broncos got their attack rolling nicely in two road matches at St. Mary’s and Pacific. | 15 |
| 14 |  |
Georgetown | Hoyas bounce back in a big way with eight goals in two matches against St. John’s and Creighton. | 13 |
| 15 |  |
Penn State | Nittany Lions defending is starting to get stronger and stronger and they get their first shutout on Sunday. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Notre Dame | Irish fall at home in overtime to Duke on Senior Day. They controlled play but couldn’t finish enough chances. | 11 |
| 17 |  |
Stanford | Stanford bounces back with a key win over Utah thanks to the senior leadership of Courtney Verloo. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Denver | Pioneers continue to dominate the Summit League competition enroute to Coach Jeff Hooker’s 300th win. | 18 |
| 19 |  |
UCF | Knights make a statement with two rock solid results against Rutgers and Memphis at home. | 20 |
| 20 |  |
Texas A&M | Two big road wins set up a big pair of matches with Ole Miss and Florida next week. | 21 |
| 21 |  |
Nebraska | Huskers stun Wisconsin late and knock off Minnesota for two huge road wins. | 23 |
| 22 |  |
California | Emi Lawson’s heroics in the final seconds salvage a draw against a tough Colorado side. | 10 |
| 23 |  |
Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons are struggling a bit after another loss to Virginia Tech especially in their attack. | 17 |
| 24 |  |
Mississippi | The Rebels get two rock solid results in knocking off LSU and getting a draw with South Carolina. | NR |
| 25 |  |
BYU | The Cougars are starting to get rolling offensively and in the back line. They are at Portland next Saturday. | NR |
