NCAA Women’s Soccer Rankings highlighted by Notre Dame rising 11 spots

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches released the latest set of NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer rankings.

UCLA remains No. 1 on the NCAA Division I women’s rankings, followed by North Carolina and Alabama tied for second. Rounding out the Top 5 is Florida State in the No. 4 spot and Northwestern in the No. 5 spot.

Notre Dame shot up 11 spots in this week’s rankings, advancing all the way from No. 17 up to No. 6. See below for a look at the full Top 25.

NATIONAL – POLL 8 – OCTOBER 11, 2022

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	UCLA	1	8	200	13-0-0
2	University of North Carolina	5	0	187	11-3-0
2	University of Alabama	4	0	187	13-1-1
4	Florida State University	3	0	167	9-1-2
5	Northwestern University	6	0	158	11-1-2
6	University of Notre Dame	17	0	157	11-2-0
7	University of Arkansas	9	0	143	10-2-1
8	Rutgers University	10	0	132	12-1-1
9	Stanford University	14	0	130	11-2-1
10	TCU	10	0	117	8-2-4
10	Saint Louis University	12	0	117	13-1-0
12	Duke University	7	0	116	10-3-0
13	University of Virginia	2	0	97	10-2-2
14	University of Portland	15	0	89	9-0-4
15	Michigan State University	RV	0	83	11-1-3
16	University of Tennessee	19	0	75	9-3-1
17	Georgetown University	18	0	72	9-1-4
18	University of Southern California	8	0	53	8-2-1
19	University of California	NR	0	49	8-3-3
20	Ohio State University	16	0	42	8-2-3
21	University of Pittsburgh	13	0	36	11-3-0
22	University of Texas	23	0	34	10-1-3
22	Xavier University	RV	0	34	11-2-2
24	University of South Carolina	RV	0	31	9-2-3
25	Penn State University	RV	0	17	8-3-2

Records shown are through games of Oct. 9, 2022

Also receiving votes: Brigham Young University (13), Mississippi State University (13), University of Central Florida (12), Clemson University (12), Harvard University (9), Oklahoma State University (9), University of Wisconsin (5), Washington State University (4)