NCAA Women’s Top 25: Duke claims No. 1 spot in new rankings

United Soccer Coaches released the 8th set of NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Rankings for the 2024 season, with Duke taking over the No. 1 spot.
North Carolina comes in at No. 2 this week, followed by Wake Forest at No. 3, Mississippi State at No. 4 and Michigan State rounding out the Top 5.
See below for a full look at the Top 25.
NCAA National Poll 8 – October 8, 2024
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Duke | 2 | 6 | 198 | 9-1-0 |
2 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 193 | 12-1-0 |
3 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 183 | 9-2-2 |
4 | Mississippi State | 7 | 0 | 170 | 10-1-0 |
5 | Michigan State | 5 | 0 | 169 | 9-0-4 |
6 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 146 | 9-1-1 |
7 | Stanford | 9 | 0 | 143 | 11-1-1 |
8 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 140 | 9-1-3 |
9 | Iowa | 11 | 0 | 134 | 10-0-3 |
10 | Santa Clara | 10 | 0 | 132 | 8-2-1 |
11 | Utah State | 12 | 0 | 118 | 12-0-2 |
12 | TCU | 23 | 0 | 100 | 9-2-2 |
13 | Notre Dame | 17 | 0 | 96 | 8-1-2 |
14 | Auburn | 16 | 0 | 91 | 11-1-1 |
15 | Pepperdine | 13 | 0 | 89 | 8-2-2 |
16 | Memphis | 15 | 0 | 79 | 8-1-1 |
17 | California | 18 | 0 | 62 | 10-1-2 |
18 | Georgetown | 20 | 0 | 60 | 8-1-4 |
19 | USC | 21 | 0 | 59 | 9-1-2 |
20 | Penn State | 19 | 0 | 41 | 9-3-2 |
21 | Virginia Tech | NR | 0 | 39 | 9-3-2 |
22 | Florida State | 6 | 0 | 37 | 7-2-2 |
23 | South Carolina | 24 | 0 | 27 | 5-1-5 |
24 | Texas Tech | RV | 0 | 17 | 10-2-1 |
25 | Virginia | 25 | 0 | 16 | 8-4-0 |
Records shown are through games of October 6, 2024
Also receiving votes: Rice University (11), University of Pittsburgh (10), UCLA (9), Xavier University (8), West Virginia University (7), University of Georgia (5), University of Colorado (4), Saint Louis University (4), University of Kentucky (2), Princeton University (1)
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