NCAA Women’s Top 25: Top teams hit peak form as regular season winds to a close
(Pictured Above: Florida State is one of the strongest risers among the nation’s best teams this week, vaulting up to No. 6 from No. 11.)
United Soccer Coaches revealed the 11th set of NCAA Women’s Rankings for the 2025 season.
Notre Dame remains in the No. 1 spot this week, as the Irish continue their unbeaten season with a 13-0-2 record. Stanford is still holding steady at No. 2 while Memphis takes over at No. 3 this week, rising up one spot. SEC regular season champion Arkansas checks in at No. 4 and TCU rounds out the Top 5.
Two teams – No. 17 Georgia and No. 25 Clemson – have entered into the national poll after previously being unranked. See below for a look at the full Top 25.
NCAA Women’s Soccer Rankings – Poll 11
| Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 8 | 200 | 13-0-2 |
| 2 | Stanford | 2 | 0 | 191 | 14-1-1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 155 | 15-0-2 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 6 | 0 | 150 | 9-3-4 |
| 5 | TCU | 9 | 0 | 144 | 14-2-1 |
| 6 | Florida State | 11 | 0 | 143 | 9-2-3 |
| 7 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 126 | 11-2-3 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 125 | 13-3-1 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 116 | 10-3-5 |
| 10 | Duke | 7 | 0 | 115 | 10-3-1 |
| 11 | Colorado | 22 | 0 | 97 | 13-2-3 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 12 | 0 | 95 | 13-2-2 |
| 13 | Iowa | 15 | 0 | 94 | 11-3-4 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 | 85 | 12-2-3 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 82 | 13-2-2 |
| 16 | Washington | 8 | 0 | 70 | 11-2-5 |
| 17 | Georgia | RV | 0 | 51 | 10-3-5 |
| 18 | Xavier | 19 | 0 | 49 | 13-2-2 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 24 | 0 | 47 | 12-2-3 |
| 20 | UCLA | 18 | 0 | 46 | 10-4-3 |
| 21 | Louisville | 20 | 0 | 40 | 12-3-2 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 17 | 0 | 31 | 10-3-5 |
| 23 | Baylor | 16 | 0 | 26 | 11-3-3 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 20 | 0 | 22 | 12-4-2 |
| 25 | Clemson | RV | 0 | 9 | 7-4-5 |
Records shown are through games of October 26, 2025
Also receiving votes: Saint Mary’s College of California (4), Louisiana State University (3), University of Dayton (3), University of North Carolina (2), Wake Forest University (1), University of Kansas (1)
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