NCAA Women’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Kansas leads risers entering Top 25

Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) and United Soccer Coaches released the newest Top 25 poll following the 9th week of competition in the 2026 NCAA women’s soccer season.

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

Four teams – Kansas, Purdue, Auburn and Liberty – have entered the coaches’ poll this week, after previously sitting outside the Top 25. See below for a look at the full coaches’ poll following Week 9.

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	North Carolina	1	8	200	11-1-0
2	Vanderbilt	3	0	192	12-0-1
3	Ohio State	6	0	181	11-1-1
4	Wake Forest	4	0	174	10-1-1
5	Michigan State	2	0	171	10-2-2
6	Duke	9	0	147	7-1-4
6	South Carolina	11	0	147	11-1-1
8	Texas Tech	12	0	137	9-0-4
8	Alabama	5	0	137	12-2-0
10	Stanford	8	0	135	8-2-2
11	UCLA	10	0	127	10-3-1
12	West Virginia	16	0	105	9-1-2
13	Baylor	7	0	99	11-2-1
14	Washington	13	0	93	11-1-2
15	Louisville	15	0	92	9-1-3
16	Utah State	17	0	81	11-2-2
17	Notre Dame	18	0	73	5-1-6
18	Virginia	14	0	60	7-3-2
19	Kansas	NR	0	43	10-3-1
20	Purdue	NR	0	36	12-1-2
21	Auburn	RV	0	33	8-2-3
22	BYU	20	0	30	7-3-2
23	Liberty	RV	0	23	11-2-1
24	Florida State	22	0	22	5-1-3
25	Michigan	21	0	15	6-4-3

Records shown are through games of October 11, 2026

Also receiving votes: University of Colorado (14), Harvard University (10), University of Florida (9), Utah Valley University (6), Boise State University (5), Clemson University (3)