NCAA Women’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Stanford remains on top, three new teams enter Top 25
Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) and United Soccer Coaches released the newest Top 25 poll following the third week of competition in the 2026 NCAA women’s soccer season.
Stanford remains in the top spot, followed by Duke holding steady at No. 2, Vanderbilt at No. 3, Michigan State at No. 4 and Wake Forest rounding out the Top 5.
Three new teams – No. 19 TCU, No. 20 South Carolina and No. 22 Baylor – have entered the Top 25 after previously receiving votes.
See below for a look at the full coaches’ poll following Week 3.
| Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 7 | 199 | 5-0-0 |
| 2 | Duke | 2 | 0 | 191 | 5-0-1 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 183 | 5-0-0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 174 | 4-0-1 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0 | 171 | 5-0-0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 6 | 0 | 162 | 6-0-0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 149 | 4-0-0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 144 | 2-0-1 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 9 | 0 | 138 | 3-1-0 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 10 | 0 | 118 | 4-0-0 |
| 11 | Washington | 11 | 0 | 116 | 4-0-1 |
| 12 | Virginia | 13 | 0 | 111 | 4-0-0 |
| 13 | Central Florida | 14 | 0 | 103 | 4-0-0 |
| 14 | BYU | 15 | 0 | 97 | 3-1-0 |
| 15 | Florida State | 16 | 0 | 84 | 3-1-0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 22 | 0 | 69 | 2-1-1 |
| 17 | Texas State | 21 | 0 | 62 | 5-0-1 |
| 18 | UCLA | 17 | 0 | 53 | 2-2-1 |
| 19 | TCU | RV | 0 | 52 | 2-1-1 |
| 20 | South Carolina | RV | 0 | 42 | 5-1-0 |
| 21 | Florida | 20 | 0 | 32 | 3-1-1 |
| 22 | Baylor | RV | 0 | 29 | 4-1-0 |
| 23 | Memphis | 24 | 0 | 27 | 2-2-0 |
| 24 | Colorado | 12 | 0 | 25 | 3-1-1 |
| 25 | Georgia | 17 | 0 | 23 | 3-1-2 |
Records shown are through games of August 30, 2026
Also receiving votes: Clemson (15), Iowa (12), Kansas (7), Virginia Tech (4), Saint Mary’s (3), Texas Tech (3), Saint Louis (1), Notre Dame (1)
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