NCAA Women’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Houston makes debut in Top 25

(Pictured Above: The Houston Cougars make their debut in the coaches’ poll this week, securing the No. 25 spot.)

Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) and United Soccer Coaches released the newest Top 25 poll following the 12th week of competition in the 2026 NCAA women’s soccer season.

Vanderbilt remains in the top spot this week, as they continue unbeaten at 15-0-1. They’re followed by North Carolina at No. 2, Ohio State at No. 3, Wake Forest at No. 4 and Duke rounding out the Top 5.

See below for a look at the full coaches’ poll following Week 12.

Rank
School
Prev
1st Votes
Total Points
W-L-T

1
Vanderbilt
1
8
200
16-0-1

2
North Carolina
2
0
192
14-2-0

3
Ohio State
3
0
183
15-1-1

4
Wake Forest
4
0
176
13-2-1

5
Michigan State
6
0
163
13-3-2

6
Notre Dame
9
0
158
9-1-6

7
Texas Tech
11
0
156
12-1-4

8
Baylor
8
0
136
14-3-1

8
Alabama
6
0
136
14-4-0

10
Florida State
22
0
116
9-2-3

10
UCLA
14
0
116
12-4-2

12
South Carolina
10
0
114
12-2-3

13
BYU
16
0
100
11-3-3

14
Virginia
19
0
91
9-3-3

15
Duke
5
0
89
9-2-4

16
Purdue
18
0
80
15-2-2

17
Stanford
13
0
75
10-4-2

18
Kansas
15
0
66
12-4-2

18
Colorado
17
0
66
13-4-1

20
Washington
21
0
51
12-2-4

21
Penn State
23
0
34
9-3-5

22
Utah State
25
0
25
12-3-3

23
Auburn
24
0
24
8-2-7

24
Louisville
12
0
14
10-3-3

25
Houston
NR
0
10
11-3-4

Records shown are through games of November 1, 2026

Also receiving votes: Xavier (8), Kentucky (8), Clemson (6), Liberty (2), Utah Valley (2), Boise State (2), Michigan (1)