Girls Spring 2026 High School Rankings: Third Top 25 poll of the season released
(Pictured Above: Nebraska’s Lincoln Southwest has vaulted up to No. 12 this week, after previously being outside the Top 25.)
United Soccer Coaches released the third Girls High School coaches’ poll of the Spring 2026 season, highlighting the nation’s Top 25 teams.
Alabama’s James Clemens takes over the No. 1 spot, rising up from No. 6 after extending their perfect start to 13 games. They’re followed by North Carolina’s Marvin Ridge at No. 2, Colorado’s Fossil Ridge at No. 3, Illinois-based New Trier at No. 4, and Missouri’s Cor Jesu Academy rounding out the Top 5.
See below for a full look at the Top 25.
Girls – National – Poll 3 – April 7, 2026
| Rank | School | Prev | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Clemens (Madison, Ala.) | 6 | 13-0-0 |
| 2 | Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.) | 7 | 13-0-0 |
| 3 | Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins, Colo.) | 5 | 4-0-0 |
| 4 | New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.) | 8 | 4-0-0 |
| 5 | Cor Jesu Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) | 4 | 5-0-0 |
| 6 | Eastside (Taylors, S.C.) | 11 | 12-0-0 |
| 7 | Jenks (Jenks, Okla.) | 12 | 9-0-0 |
| 8 | Naperville Central (Naperville, Ill.) | NR | 5-0-0 |
| 9 | Collegiate School (Richmond, Va.) | 3 | 5-0-1 |
| 10 | Ralston Valley (Arvada, Colo.) | NR | 5-0-0 |
| 11 | Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.) | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 12 | Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln, Neb.) | NR | 6-0-0 |
| 13 | Deep Run (Glen Allen, Va.) | 14 | 2-0-0 |
| 14 | O’Fallon (O’Fallon, Ill.) | NR | 4-0-1 |
| 15 | West Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) | 1 | 14-1-0 |
| 16 | Marist (Atlanta, Ga.) | NR | 13-0-0 |
| 17 | Castle View (Castle Rock, Colo.) | 10 | 5-0-2 |
| 18 | Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.) | 24 | 10-0-1 |
| 19 | Forest Hills Eastern (Ada, Mich.) | NR | 5-1-1 |
| 20 | Bentonville (Bentonville, Ark.) | 19 | 8-2-0 |
| 21 | Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) | 15 | 5-0-1 |
| 22 | Liberty North (Liberty, Mo.) | NR | 3-0-0 |
| 23 | Appoquinimink (Middleton, Del.) | 17 | 3-0-1 |
| 24 | Walton (Marietta, Ga.) | 21 | 14-1-0 |
| 25 | Zeeland East (Zeeland, Mich.) | NR | 4-1-0 |
Records shown are through games of April 5, 2026
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