NCAA Women’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Houston makes debut in Top 25

(Pictured Above: The Houston Cougars make their debut in the coaches’ poll this week, securing the No. 25 spot.)

Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) and United Soccer Coaches released the newest Top 25 poll following the 12th week of competition in the 2026 NCAA women’s soccer season.

Vanderbilt remains in the top spot this week, as they continue unbeaten at 15-0-1. They’re followed by North Carolina at No. 2, Ohio State at No. 3, Wake Forest at No. 4 and Duke rounding out the Top 5.

See below for a look at the full coaches’ poll following Week 12.

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	Vanderbilt	1	8	200	16-0-1
2	North Carolina	2	0	192	14-2-0
3	Ohio State	3	0	183	15-1-1
4	Wake Forest	4	0	176	13-2-1
5	Michigan State	6	0	163	13-3-2
6	Notre Dame	9	0	158	9-1-6
7	Texas Tech	11	0	156	12-1-4
8	Baylor	8	0	136	14-3-1
8	Alabama	6	0	136	14-4-0
10	Florida State	22	0	116	9-2-3
10	UCLA	14	0	116	12-4-2
12	South Carolina	10	0	114	12-2-3
13	BYU	16	0	100	11-3-3
14	Virginia	19	0	91	9-3-3
15	Duke	5	0	89	9-2-4
16	Purdue	18	0	80	15-2-2
17	Stanford	13	0	75	10-4-2
18	Kansas	15	0	66	12-4-2
18	Colorado	17	0	66	13-4-1
20	Washington	21	0	51	12-2-4
21	Penn State	23	0	34	9-3-5
22	Utah State	25	0	25	12-3-3
23	Auburn	24	0	24	8-2-7
24	Louisville	12	0	14	10-3-3
25	Houston	NR	0	10	11-3-4