NCAA Women’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Last poll of September revealed

(Pictured Above: Vanderbilt remains unbeaten on the season with a 10-0-1 record, occupying the No. 3 spot in the rankings.)

Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) and United Soccer Coaches released the newest Top 25 poll following the 7th week of competition in the 2026 NCAA women’s soccer season.

North Carolina remains in the top spot, followed by Michigan State at No. 2, Vanderbilt at No. 3, Wake Forest at No. 4 and Alabama rounding out the Top 5.

Three teams – Clemson, Harvard and Louisville – have entered the coaches’ poll this week, taking up the No. 23-25 positions. See below for a look at the full coaches’ poll following Week 7.

NCAA National Poll 7 – September 29, 2026

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	North Carolina	1	8	200	10-1-0
2	Michigan State	2	0	191	8-1-2
3	Vanderbilt	3	0	185	10-0-1
4	Wake Forest	5	0	174	9-1-0
5	Alabama	7	0	167	11-1-0
6	Duke	4	0	154	6-1-3
7	Ohio State	8	0	152	8-1-1
8	Stanford	6	0	146	7-2-2
9	Baylor	11	0	138	9-1-1
10	UCLA	12	0	127	7-3-1
11	South Carolina	17	0	115	10-1-0
12	Notre Dame	15	0	108	4-0-6
13	Tennessee	9	0	102	6-1-3
14	Texas Tech	25	0	88	6-0-4
15	Washington	18	0	83	8-1-2
15	Virginia	16	0	83	5-2-2
17	Colorado	13	0	77	8-2-1
18	West Virginia	10	0	57	6-1-2
19	Utah State	19	0	56	7-2-2
20	Wisconsin	14	0	52	7-2-2
21	Oklahoma	21	0	43	9-1-2
22	Texas State	24	0	31	7-1-2
23	Clemson	RV	0	24	6-2-3
24	Harvard	NR	0	21	7-2-1
25	Louisville	RV	0	10	8-1-2