There was no change at the top of the Soccer America Women’s College Top 25 rankings as Stanford remained No. 1 ahead of Pac-12 rival UCLA, Penn State, North Carolina and Florida in the top five.
— Penn State’s 1-0 win over West Virginia on sophomore Shea Moyer‘s goal in the 80th minute was the only clash of top 10-ranked teams on Week 1.
— The surprise of theweekend came on Sunday when Illinois knocked off 2017 Division I semifinalist Duke, 2-1, on goals by Makena Silber and Katie Le.
RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. Stanford (1-0-0) 1
2. UCLA (1-0-0) 2
3. Penn State (2-0-0) 3
4. North Carolina (2-0-0) 4
5. Florida (2-0-0) 5
6. Florida State (2-0-0) 6
7. Virginia (2-0-0) 7
8. USC (1-0-0) 9
9. Baylor (2-0-0) 12
10. Texas A&M (2-0-0) 13
11. South Carolina (2-0-0) 14
12. Princeton(0-0-0) 11
13. California (1-0-0) 16
14. Santa Clara (1-0-0) 17
15. N.C. State (1-0-0) 18
16. Tennessee (2-0-0) 19
17. Notre Dame (2-0-0) 21
18. West Virginia(0-1-1) 8
19. Illinois (1-1-0) NR
20. UCF (0-0-0) 20
21. Texas (1-0-0) 23
22. Washington State (2-0-0) 24
23. Oklahoma State (1-0-0) 25
24. Duke (1-1-0) 10
25. Georgetown (1-0-1) 15
Note: Soccer America’s Top 25 is released each week on Tuesday during the college regular season. It reflects games played through Sunday.