NSCAA releases preseason NCAA Women’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings

The NSCAA’s NCAA Women’s Soccer Preseason Top 25 Rankings were announced on Tuesday. Florida State comes in at No. 1 with 18 first place votes, followed by Penn State, Duke, Virginia and Stanford rounding out the top five.
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RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Florida State (18) | 751 | 18-3-4 | 3 |
2 | Penn State (10) | 731 | 22-3-2 | 1 |
3 | Duke (2) | 701 | 14-6-5 | 2 |
4 | Virginia | 671 | 19-1-3 | 5 |
5 | Stanford | 640 | 19-2-2 | 6 |
6 | West Virginia | 662 | 19-3-1 | 7 |
7 | Florida | 557 | 19-4-1 | 8 |
8 | Texas A&M | 545 | 17-7-2 | 9 |
9 | North Carolina | 505 | 15-5-1 | 14 |
10 | Rutgers | 471 | 18-4-4 | 4 |
11 | Southern California | 444 | 14-6-2 | 11 |
12 | Auburn | 404 | 16-6-1 | 12 |
13 | Notre Dame | 384 | 14-5-1 | 15 |
14 | Clemson | 360 | 15-42 | 13 |
15 | Connecticut | 325 | 19-4-0 | 10 |
16 | BYU | 309 | 16-3-2 | 17 |
17 | Virginia Tech | 287 | 15-4-2 | 18 |
18 | California | 221 | 13-6-3 | 24 |
19 | Texas Tech | 198 | 14-4-5 | 21 |
20 | Arizona | 187 | 14-6-2 | 19 |
21 | Santa Clara | 173 | 14-6-2 | 20 |
22 | Mississippi | 159 | 14-5-4 | 16 |
23 | Ohio State | 134 | 13-6-4 | 22 |
24 | South Carolina | 81 | 37960 | NR |
25 | Loyola Marymount | 58 | 15-6-1 | 23 |
Also receiving votes: South Alabama (47), UCLA (45), Minnesota (45), Northwestern (18), Washington State (14), South Florida (13), Pepperdine (12), LSU (10), Michigan (7), Florida Gulf Coast (5), Wisconsin (4), Central Florida (4), Boston College (3), North Carolina-Wilmington (2), Hofstra (2), Cal State Fullerton (2), Princeton (1), Washington (1)
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