Florida State (16-2-4) jumped from No. 6 to No. 1, displacing Stanford (21-2-2), which slipped to second after holding the top position. The Seminoles' five-spot climb is the largest upward move inside the top ten and signals a genuine changing of the guard at the summit of women's college soccer.
Duke (17-5-1) authored the poll's most dramatic rise, vaulting from No. 11 to No. 3 — an eight-spot surge that puts the Blue Devils on the doorstep of the title conversation. Washington (15-3-7) also climbed impressively, rising from No. 13 to No. 6, while Ohio State (11-5-6) crashed the party entirely, entering the rankings at No. 9 after sitting outside the poll the week prior.
The falls were seismic. Notre Dame (14-2-3) dropped nine spots from No. 2 to No. 11, Arkansas (10-5-4) tumbled from No. 4 to No. 17, and Memphis (17-1-3) fell from No. 3 to No. 18 — three teams that occupied the sport's highest tier just one week ago now scrambling to reestablish their footing.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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