NCAA Women’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Five previously unranked teams enter Top 25
Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) and United Soccer Coaches released the newest Top 25 poll following the 8th 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.
Five teams – BYU, Michigan, Florida State, Arkansas and Texas – 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 8.
NCAA Women’s National Poll 8 – Fall 2026
| Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 200 | 11-1-0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 191 | 9-1-2 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 184 | 11-0-1 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 175 | 10-1-0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 5 | 0 | 168 | 12-1-0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 157 | 9-1-1 |
| 7 | Baylor | 9 | 0 | 152 | 10-1-1 |
| 8 | Stanford | 8 | 0 | 138 | 7-2-2 |
| 9 | Duke | 6 | 0 | 136 | 6-1-4 |
| 10 | UCLA | 10 | 0 | 132 | 8-3-1 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 11 | 0 | 118 | 10-1-1 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 14 | 0 | 106 | 7-0-4 |
| 13 | Washington | 15 | 0 | 96 | 9-1-2 |
| 14 | Virginia | 15 | 0 | 92 | 6-2-2 |
| 15 | Louisville | 25 | 0 | 87 | 9-1-2 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 18 | 0 | 80 | 7-1-2 |
| 17 | Utah State | 19 | 0 | 72 | 9-2-2 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 | 65 | 4-1-6 |
| 19 | Harvard | 24 | 0 | 53 | 8-2-1 |
| 20 | BYU | RV | 0 | 43 | 7-2-2 |
| 21 | Michigan | RV | 0 | 33 | 5-3-3 |
| 22 | Florida State | RV | 0 | 30 | 5-1-3 |
| 23 | Arkansas | NR | 0 | 28 | 4-4-3 |
| 24 | Colorado | 17 | 0 | 22 | 8-3-1 |
| 25 | Texas | NR | 0 | 17 | 7-2-3 |
Records shown are through games of October 4, 2026
Also receiving votes: Liberty (5), Clemson (4), Penn State (4), Wisconsin (4), Boise State (3), Auburn (3), Oral Roberts (1)
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