| 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2021 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2021 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Florida State | ||||
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Two major human polls made up the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings: United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer. They represented the ranking system for the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#–#) | Win–loss–tie record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Source: [1]
| Preseason Aug 4 [2] | Week 1 Aug 24 | Week 2 Aug 30 | Week 3 Sep 7 | Week 4 Sep 14 | Week 5 Sep 21 | Week 6 Sep 28 | Week 7 Oct 5 | Week 8 Oct 12 | Week 9 Oct 19 | Week 10 Oct 26 | Week 11 Nov 2 | Week 12 Nov 9 | Final Dec 7 | ||
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| 1. | Florida State (11) | Florida State (2–0–0) (26) | Florida State (3–0–0) (32) | Florida State (5–0–0) (29) | Florida State (7–0–0) (32) | Florida State (8–0–0) (33) | Florida State (10–0–0) (33) | Florida State (11–0–0) (29) | Florida State (13–0–0) (31) | Florida State (14–0–0) (31) | Virginia (15–1–1) (26) | Virginia (15–1–2) (28) | Florida State (16–1–2) (29) | Florida State (22–1–2) (25) | 1. |
| 2. | Santa Clara (18) | North Carolina (2–0–0) (4) | North Carolina (4–0–0) (1) | North Carolina (6–0–0) (2) | North Carolina (8–0–0) (1) | Duke (7–0–0) | Virginia (10–1–0) (1) | Virginia (10–1–1) (1) | Virginia (12–1–1) (1) | Virginia (13–1–1) (2) | Duke (12–2–1) (2) | Florida State (14–1–2) (2) | Virginia (16–2–2) (3) | BYU (16–5–2) (4) | 2. |
| 3. | North Carolina (3) | Virginia (2–0–0) (1) | Virginia (4–0–0) | Virginia (6–0–0) (1) | UCLA (6–0–0) (1) | UCLA (8–0–0) (1) | UCLA (8–0–1) | UCLA (10–0–1) (3) | North Carolina (10–1–2) | Pepperdine (13–1–0) | Florida State (14–1–1) (5) | UCLA (15–0–3) (2) | UCLA (16–0–3) (2) | Rutgers (18–4–2) (2) | 3. |
| 4. | Virginia (1) | UCLA (2–0–0) (2) | UCLA (3–0–0) (1) | UCLA (4–0–0) (2) | Duke (8–0–0) | North Carolina (7–1–0) | Duke (7–1–1) | Duke (8–1–1) (1) | Pepperdine (12–1–0) (2) | Arkansas (12–2–0) (1) | Arkansas (14–2–0) (1) | Rutgers (16–2–0) (2) | Duke (13–3–1) | Santa Clara (15–5–3) (3) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | Duke (2–0–0) | Duke (4–0–0) | Duke (5–0–0) | TCU (8–0–0) | LSU (8–0–0) | North Carolina (8–1–1) | North Carolina (8–1–2) | USC (10–2–0) | USC (11–2–0) | UCLA (13–0–3) | Arkansas (14–3–0) | Rutgers (17–3–0) | Duke (15–4–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Duke | TCU (2–0–0) | TCU (3–0–0) | TCU (5–0–0) | LSU (7–0–0) | Pepperdine (9–1–0) | Pepperdine (9–1–0) | Pepperdine (10–1–0) | Arkansas (11–2–0) | Duke (10–2–1) | Rutgers (15–2–0) | Duke (13–3–1) | Tennessee (18–2–0) | Arkansas (19–4–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Clemson | Penn State (2–0–0) | Penn State (3–0–0) | LSU (6–0–0) | Virginia (8–1–0) | Virginia (8–1–0) | Stanford (7–2–0) | Arkansas (9–2–0) | UCLA (11–0–2) | North Carolina (10–2–2) | North Carolina (11–2–3) | North Carolina (12–2–3) | Arkansas (16–4–0) | Michigan (18–4–3) | 7. |
| 8. | TCU | Pepperdine (2–0–0) | Georgetown (2–0–1) | Santa Clara (3–1–2) | Penn State (6–1–0) | TCU (7–1–0) | Arkansas (8–2–0) | Rutgers (9–2–0) | Duke (9–2–1) | UCLA (12–0–2) | TCU (14–2–1) | USC (13–2–2) | TCU (17–2–2) | Virginia (18–3–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&M | Clemson (2–0–0) | Santa Clara (2–0–2) | Rutgers (4–0–0) | Pepperdine (7–1–0) | Rutgers (6–2–0) | Rutgers (7–2–0) | West Virginia (8–2–1) | Rutgers (11–2–0) | Rutgers (13–2–0) | Stanford (12–3–1) | TCU (15–2–2) | Michigan (15–3–3) | TCU (19–2–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Penn State | Santa Clara (1–0–1) (1) | Stanford (3–0–0) | Auburn (5–0–0) | Stanford (5–2–0) | Stanford (6–2–0) | TCU (8–2–0) | Hofstra (10–1–0) | Tennessee (12–1–0) | Tennessee (13–1–0) | USC (11–2–2) | Tennessee (15–2–0) | North Carolina (12–2–3) | South Carolina (14–7–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgetown | Georgetown (1–0–1) | Auburn (3–0–0) | Stanford (3–2–0) | Santa Clara (3–2–2) | Auburn (7–1–0) | Hofstra (9–1–0) | USC (8–2–0) | TCU (11–2–1) | TCU (13–2–1) | BYU (11–3–1) | Xavier (16–1–1) | USC (13–3–2) | Tennessee (20–3–0) | 11. |
| 12. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1–1–0) | South Carolina (3–0–0) | South Carolina (4–0–0) | Auburn (7–2–0) | Penn State (6–2–0) | West Virginia (7–2–1) | Tennessee (10–1–0) | Hofstra (12–1–0) | BYU (9–3–1) | Tennessee (14–2–0) | BYU (11–4–1) | Santa Clara (11–5–2) | USC (14–3–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas | Stanford (1–0–0) | West Virginia (3–1–0) | Pepperdine (5–1–0) | Tennessee (7–0–1) | West Virginia (6–2–1) | Auburn (8–2–0) | TCU (9–2–1) | Stanford (10–3–0) | Ole Miss (11–2–2) | Pepperdine (13–2–1) | Michigan (13–3–3) | BYU (13–4–1) | Pepperdine (17–4–1) | 13. |
| 14. | USC | Auburn (2–0–0) | BYU (2–1–0) | Penn State (4–1–0) | UCF (5–2–0) | Hofstra (8–1–0) | SMU (7–1–0) | Stanford (8–3–0) | Memphis (10–1–1) | Stanford (10–3–1) | SMU (10–2–2) | Stanford (12–5–1) | Xavier (16–1–1) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | 14. |
| 15. | BYU | South Florida (2–0–0) | Clemson (2–1–0) | Memphis (5–0–1) | West Virginia (4–2–1) | Arizona State (8–1–0) | Tennessee (9–1–0) | SMU (7–1–1) | BYU (8–3–1) | Notre Dame (12–2–1) | Xavier (16–1–1) | Santa Clara (9–5–2) | Washington State (13–2–4) | UCLA (16–1–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma State | South Carolina (1–0–0) | Rutgers (2–0–0) | Michigan (5–1–0) | Rutgers (4–2–0) | Arkansas (6–2–0) | Gonzaga (10–1–0) | Michigan (8–1–3) | Harvard (9–0–1) | SMU (8–2–2) | Ole Miss (11–3–3) | Pepperdine (14–2–1) | Brown (12–3–0) | Notre Dame (14–6–2) | 16. |
| 17. | South Carolina | Tennessee (1–0–0) | LSU (4–0–0) | UCF (3–2–0) | Xavier (7–0–0) | SMU (6–1–0) | Michigan (7–1–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2–2) | Notre Dame (12–1–1) | Xavier (14–1–1) | Michigan (12–3–3) | SMU (11–3–2) | Ole Miss (12–5–3) | Washington State (14–3–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Vanderbilt | Michigan (2–0–0) | UCF (2–1–0) | West Virginia (3–2–0) | BYU (5–2–1) | Michigan (7–1–1) | Wisconsin (7–1–3) | Harvard (8–0–1) | Ole Miss (10–2–2) | Purdue (11–3–2) | Purdue (13–3–2) | Washington State (12–2–4) | Memphis (13–4–2) | Ole Miss (12–6–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Washington | UCF (1–0–0) | Rice (4–0–0) | Tennessee (6–0–0) | Pittsburgh (7–1–0) | Santa Clara (3–3–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2–2) | South Carolina (9–2–0) | Purdue (10–2–2) | Auburn (11–3–0) | Auburn (11–4–1) | Purdue (14–3–2) | Pepperdine (15–3–1) | Xavier (16–3–1) | 19. |
| 20. | South Florida | California (1–0–1) | Pittsburgh (4–0–0) | Pittsburgh (5–1–0) | Arizona State (7–1–0) | Gonzaga (9–1–0) | Harvard (7–0–1) | BYU (6–3–1) | SMU (8–2–1) | Georgetown (9–0–6) | Texas (9–3–5) | Texas (11–3–5) | Stanford (13–5–1) | Memphis (14–5–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Saint Louis | Texas A&M (0–2–0) | Arizona State (4–0–0) | Texas Tech (5–0–1) | Michigan (6–2–1) | Xavier (7–0–1) | USC (6–2–0) | Memphis (8–1–1) | West Virginia (8–3–2) | Texas (8–3–4) | Georgetown (11–0–6) | Ole Miss (11–4–3) | Texas (11–4–6) | SMU (12–5–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Rice | Rutgers (1–0–0) | Tennessee (4–0–0) | BYU (3–2–0) | Princeton (5–0–1) | Clemson (6–2–0) | Memphis (8–1–1) | Auburn (8–3–0) | Michigan (9–2–3) | South Florida (9–3–2) | Notre Dame (12–4–1) | Brown (11–3–0) | Georgetown (12–1–6) | Georgetown (14–2–6) | 22. |
| 23. | Ole Miss | Rice (2–0–0) | Pepperdine (3–1–0) | Xavier (5–0–0) | Hofstra (7–1–0) | Harvard (6–0–1) | Georgetown (5–0–5) | Baylor (7–2–3) | Auburn (10–3–0) | Memphis (10–2–1) | South Florida (10–3–2) | South Florida (11–3–2) | South Florida (12–3–3) | Penn State (12–8–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Stanford | BYU (1–1–0) | Michigan (4–0–0) | Georgetown (2–0–3) | SMU (4–2–0) | Rice (7–2–1) | LSU (8–2–0) | Notre Dame (10–1–1) | Oregon State (11–2–0) | Penn State (10–5–0) | Brown (10–3–0) | Clemson (12–5–1) | Purdue (14–4–2) | Purdue (15–4–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Rutgers | USC (0–1–0) | Hofstra (3–1–0) | Hofstra (5–1–0) | Georgetown (3–0–4) | Georgetown (4–0–4) | South Carolina (8–2–0) | Purdue (9–2–2) | Texas (8–3–3) | Hofstra (12–2–1) | Santa Clara (8–5–2) | Wake Forest (15–4–0) | SMU (11–4–2) | Wake Forest (16–6–0) | 25. |
| Preseason Aug 4 [3] | Week 1 Aug 24 | Week 2 Aug 30 | Week 3 Sep 7 | Week 4 Sep 14 | Week 5 Sep 21 | Week 6 Sep 28 | Week 7 Oct 5 | Week 8 Oct 12 | Week 9 Oct 19 | Week 10 Oct 26 | Week 11 Nov 2 | Week 12 Nov 9 | Final Dec 7 | ||
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| Week 1 Aug 19 [5] | Week 2 Aug 23 | Week 3 Aug 30 | Week 4 Sep 6 | Week 5 Sep 13 [6] | Week 6 Sep 20 [7] | Week 7 Sep 27 [8] | Week 8 Oct 4 [9] | Week 9 Oct 11 [10] | Week 10 Oct 18 [11] | Week 11 Oct 25 [12] | Week 12 Nov 1 [13] | Week 13 Nov 8 [14] | Week 14 Nov 15 | Week 15 Nov 22 | Week 16 Nov 29 | Final Dec 6 [15] | ||
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| 1. | Santa Clara | Santa Clara (1–0–1) | Florida State (4–0–0) | Florida State (5–0–0) | Florida State (7–0–0) | Florida State (8–0–0) | Florida State (10–0–0) | Florida State (11–0–0) | Florida State (13–0–0) | Florida State (14–0–0) | Virginia (15–1–1) | Virginia (15–1–2) | Florida State (16–1–2) | Florida State (17–1–2) | Florida State (19–1–2) | Florida State (20–1–2) | Florida State (21–1–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida State | Florida State (2–0–0) | Virginia (4–0–0) | Virginia (6–0–0) | North Carolina (7–0–0) | UCLA (8–0–0) | Virginia (10–1–0) | Virginia (10–1–1) | Virginia (12–1–1) | Virginia (13–1–1) | Florida State (14–1–1) | Florida State (14–1–2) | UCLA (16–0–3) | Virginia (17–2–2) | Rutgers (19–3–1) | Rutgers (19–3–2) | BYU (17–4–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Virginia | Virginia (2–0–0) | North Carolina (4–0–0) | North Carolina (6–0–0) | UCLA (5–0–0) | Duke (7–0–0) | UCLA (8–0–1) | UCLA (10–0–1) | North Carolina (10–1–2) | UCLA (12–0–2) | UCLA (13–0–3) | UCLA (15–0–3) | Virginia (16–2–2) | TCU (18–2–2) | Arkansas (19–4–0) | BYU (17–4–1) | Rutgers (19–4–2) | 3. |
| 4. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0–0) | Santa Clara (2–0–2) | UCLA (4–0–0) | Duke (6–0–0) | North Carolina (7–1–0) | North Carolina (8–1–1) | North Carolina (8–1–2) | UCLA (11–0–2) | Pepperdine (13–1–0) | Arkansas (14–2–0) | North Carolina (12–2–3) | North Carolina (12–2–3) | Tennessee (19–2–0) | Duke (16–3–1) | Santa Clara (15–5–2) | Santa Clara (15–5–3) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0–0) | UCLA (3–0–0) | Duke (5–0–0) | TCU (7–0–0) | Virginia (8–1–0) | Pepperdine (9–1–0) | Pepperdine (10–1–0) | Pepperdine (12–1–0) | Arkansas (12–2–0) | North Carolina (11–2–3) | Rutgers (16–2–0) | TCU (17–2–2) | Rutgers (18–3–0) | Michigan (18–3–3) | Arkansas (19–4–1) | Arkansas (19–4–1) | 5. |
| 6. | USC | Duke (2–0–0) | Duke (4–0–0) | TCU (5–0–0) | Penn State (6–1–0) | LSU (8–0–0) | Duke (7–1–1) | Duke (8–1–1) | Hofstra (12–1–0) | North Carolina (10–2–2) | TCU (14–2–1) | Arkansas (14–3–0) | Tennessee (18–2–0) | Arkansas (17–4–0) | BYU (16–4–1) | Duke (16–4–1) | Duke (16–4–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Duke | Clemson (2–0–0) | Georgetown (2–0–1) | South Carolina (4–0–0) | Virginia (7–1–0) | Pepperdine (9–1–0) | Hofstra (9–1–0) | Hofstra (10–1–0) | Arkansas (10–2–0) | TCU (13–2–1) | Rutgers (14–3–0) | TCU (15–2–2) | Rutgers (17–3–0) | Pepperdine (16–3–1) | Santa Clara (14–5–2) | Michigan (18–4–3) | Michigan (18–4–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Clemson | Georgetown (1–0–1) | TCU (3–0–0) | Santa Clara (3–1–2) | LSU (7–0–0) | TCU (7–1–0) | Arkansas (7–2–0) | Arkansas (8–2–0) | Harvard (9–0–1) | Tennessee (13–1–0) | Duke (12–2–1) | Pepperdine (14–2–1) | Arkansas (16–4–0) | USC (14–3–2) | South Carolina (14–6–1) | South Carolina (14–7–1) | South Carolina (14–7–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgetown | TCU (2–0–0) | South Carolina (3–0–0) | LSU (6–0–0) | Hofstra (7–1–0) | Penn State (6–2–0) | West Virginia (7–2–1) | West Virginia (8–2–1) | TCU (11–2–1) | Rutgers (13–2–0) | Pepperdine (13–2–1) | Tennessee (15–2–0) | Brown (12–3–0) | Duke (14–3–1) | Virginia (18–3–2) | Virginia (18–3–2) | Virginia (18–3–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Arkansas | South Carolina (1–0–0) | Clemson (2–1–0) | Rutgers (4–0–0) | Tennessee (7–0–0) | Hofstra (8–1–0) | Harvard (7–0–1) | Harvard (8–0–1) | Tennessee (12–1–0) | Duke (10–2–1) | Tennessee (14–2–0) | USC (13–2–2) | Pepperdine (15–3–1) | Michigan (16–3–3) | TCU (19–2–3) | TCU (19–2–3) | TCU (19–2–3) | 10. |
| 11. | TCU | South Florida (2–0–0) | Penn State (3–0–0) | Penn State (4–1–0) | Pepperdine (7–1–0) | Arkansas (5–2–0) | TCU (8–2–0) | TCU (9–2–1) | Rutgers (11–2–0) | USC (11–2–0) | USC (11–2–2) | Duke (13–2–1) | USC (13–3–2) | Georgetown (14–1–6) | Tennessee (20–3–0) | Tennessee (20–3–0) | Tennessee (20–3–0) | 11. |
| 12. | BYU | USC (0–1–0) | BYU (2–1–0) | Hofstra (5–1–0) | Georgetown (3–0–4) | Georgetown (4–0–4) | Tennessee (9–1–0) | Tennessee (10–1–0) | Duke (9–2–1) | Hofstra (12–2–1) | Brown (10–3–0) | Brown (11–3–0) | Duke (13–3–1) | BYU (14–4–1) | Pepperdine (17–4–1) | Pepperdine (17–4–1) | Pepperdine (17–4–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas A&M | Penn State (2–0–0) | Rice (4–0–0) | Georgetown (2–0–3) | Santa Clara (3–2–2) | Auburn (7–1–0) | Stanford (7–2–0) | South Carolina (9–2–0) | Notre Dame (12–1–1) | Brown (9–3–0) | Stanford (12–3–1) | Xavier (16–1–1) | Princeton (14–2–1) | UCLA (16–1–3) | USC (14–3–3) | USC (14–3–3) | Penn State (12–8–1) | 13. |
| 14. | West Virginia | Hofstra (2–0–0) | Hofstra (3–1–0) | Rice (5–0–1) | Arkansas (3–2–0) | West Virginia (6–2–1) | LSU (8–2–0) | Rutgers (9–2–0) | West Virginia (8–3–2) | Notre Dame (12–2–1) | Xavier (16–1–1) | Princeton (13–2–1) | Michigan (15–3–3) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | Georgetown (14–2–6) | Georgetown (14–2–6) | Wisconsin (10–6–6) | 14. |
| 15. | South Carolina | BYU (1–1–0) | Rutgers (2–0–0) | Texas A&M (3–2–0) | Texas A&M (4–2–1) | Harvard (6–0–1) | Georgetown (5–0–5) | Notre Dame (10–1–1) | Memphis (10–1–1) | Harvard (9–1–1) | Georgetown (11–0–6) | Michigan (13–3–3) | Stanford (13–5–1) | Brown (12–4–0) | UCLA (16–1–3) | UCLA (16–1–3) | Notre Dame (14–6–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Saint Louis | Rice (2–0–0) | LSU (4–0–0) | Auburn (5–0–0) | Auburn (6–1–0) | Clemson (6–2–0) | Auburn (8–2–0) | SMU (7–1–1) | Stanford (10–3–0) | Stanford (10–3–1) | SMU (10–2–2) | Stanford (12–5–1) | Georgetown (13–1–6) | Princeton (15–2–1) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | UCLA (16–1–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Oklahoma State | Vanderbilt (1–0–1) | West Virginia (3–1–0) | Tennessee (6–0–0) | West Virginia (4–2–1) | Tennessee (7–1–0) | South Carolina (8–2–0) | Princeton (9–1–1) | USC (10–2–0) | Xavier (14–1–1) | Notre Dame (12–4–1) | Georgetown (11–1–6) | BYU (13–4–1) | Hofstra (17–3–1) | Brown (12–4–0) | Brown (12–4–0) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Washington | West Virginia (1–1–0) | Texas A&M (1–2–0) | Arkansas (1–2–0) | BYU (4–2–1) | Stanford (6–2–0) | Clemson (7–3–0) | Memphis (8–1–1) | Xavier (12–1–1) | Auburn (11–3–0) | Princeton (12–2–1) | SMU (11–3–2) | Xavier (16–2–1) | Memphis (14–4–2) | Princeton (15–3–1) | Princeton (15–3–1) | USC (14–3–3) | 18. |
| 19. | South Florida | Arkansas (0–2–0) | Auburn (3–0–0) | West Virginia (3–2–0) | Harvard (4–0–1) | South Carolina (6–2–0) | Rutgers (7–2–0) | Stanford (8–3–0) | Auburn (10–3–0) | West Virginia (9–4–2) | BYU (11–3–1) | BYU (11–4–1) | Hofstra (16–3–1) | Purdue (15–4–2) | Hofstra (17–4–1) | Hofstra (17–4–1) | Princeton (15–3–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Penn State | Texas A&M (0–2–0) | Arkansas (0–2–0) | BYU (3–2–0) | Pittsburgh (7–1–0) | Arizona State (8–1–0) | Notre Dame (9–1–1) | USC (8–2–0) | SMU (8–2–1) | SMU (8–2–2) | Auburn (11–4–1) | Purdue (14–3–2) | Memphis (13–4–2) | Notre Dame (14–5–1) | Memphis (14–5–2) | Memphis (14–5–2) | Hofstra (17–4–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Vanderbilt | Rutgers (1–0–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0–0) | Harvard (3–0–0) | Clemson (5–2–0) | Rutgers (6–2–0) | Michigan (7–1–2) | Xavier (10–1–1) | Georgetown (8–0–6) | Georgetown (9–0–6) | West Virginia (9–4–4) | Hofstra (14–3–1) | Purdue (14–4–2) | Santa Clara (12–5–2) | Purdue (15–4–3) | Purdue (15–4–3) | Georgetown (14–2–6) | 21. |
| 22. | Rice | Auburn (2–0–0) | Oklahoma State (3–1–0) | Pittsburgh (5–1–0) | South Carolina (5–2–0) | Notre Dame (7–1–1) | SMU (7–1–0) | Michigan (8–1–3) | Brown (8–3–0) | Memphis (10–2–1) | Michigan (12–3–3) | South Florida (11–3–2) | South Florida (12–3–3) | South Carolina (12–6–1) | Notre Dame (14–6–2) | Notre Dame (14–6–2) | Memphis (14–5–2) | 22. |
| 23. | Hofstra | Pittsburgh (2–0–0) | South Florida (3–1–0) | Clemson (3–2–0) | Arizona State (7–1–0) | Michigan (7–1–1) | Penn State (6–4–0) | Auburn (8–3–0) | Wake Forest (12–2–0) | Princeton (10–2–1) | Purdue (13–3–2) | Auburn (11–5–1) | Notre Dame (13–5–1) | Milwaukee (19–1–0) | Milwaukee (19–2–0) | Milwaukee (19–2–0) | St. John's (12–8–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Rutgers | Oklahoma State (1–1–0) | Michigan (4–0–0) | Brown (3–1–0) | Notre Dame (6–1–1) | SMU (6–1–0) | Princeton (7–1–1) | Georgetown (6–0–6) | Princeton (9–2–1) | BYU (9–3–1) | Hofstra (13–3–1) | Texas (11–3–5) | Auburn (12–6–1) | SMU (12–4–2) | Penn State (12–8–1) | Penn State (12–8–1) | Brown (12–4–0) | 24. |
| 25. | Brown | Brown (0–0–0) | Arizona State (4–0–0) | Michigan (5–1–0) | Michigan (6–1–1) | Santa Clara (3–3–2) | Memphis (8–1–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2–2) | Michigan (9–2–3) | VCU (12–2–0) | South Florida (10–3–2) | Notre Dame (13–5–1) | Texas (11–4–6) | Washington State (14–2–4) | Washington State (14–3–4) | Washington State (14–3–4) | Purdue (15–4–3) | 25. |
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Three polls make up the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings, the United Soccer Coaches Poll, the Soccer America Poll, and the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. They represent the ranking system for the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.
Three polls make up the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings, the United Soccer Coaches Poll, the Soccer America Poll, and the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. They represent the ranking system for the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.
The 2019 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his eighth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 26th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Three polls make up the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings, the United Soccer Coaches Poll, the Soccer America Poll, and the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. They represent the ranking system for the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the United Soccer Coaches poll was released for the fall season. No preseason poll was released and a fifteen-team poll was released on September 22, 2020 as the first poll of the season.
Two major human polls make up the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings: United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer.
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Two major human polls make up the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings: United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer.
Two major human polls make up the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings: United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer.
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The 2022 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represents Duke University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils are led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-second season. They play home games at Koskinen Stadium. This is the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represents University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals are led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-third season. They play home games at Lynn Stadium. This is the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2022 Miami Hurricanes women's soccer team represents University of Miami during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Hurricanes are led by head coach Sarah Barnes, in her fifth season. They play home games at Cobb Stadium. This is the team's 24th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 19th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 46th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels are led by 46th year head coach Anson Dorrance and play their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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