Florida State ascended to No. 1 in the latest women's soccer poll, jumping from sixth to the top spot with a 16-2-4 record, while Stanford dropped to No. 2 after previously holding the position. The Seminoles' five-spot surge unseats a Cardinal program that went 21-2-2 but couldn't hold its grip on the summit.
Duke authored the poll's most dramatic rise, vaulting eight spots from No. 11 to No. 3 behind a 17-5-1 campaign, with Washington climbing seven slots to No. 6 and Baylor surging from No. 23 to No. 15. Ohio State and North Carolina each crashed the ranking from unranked, with the Buckeyes landing at No. 9 alongside Georgetown.
The carnage at the top is just as compelling. Memphis plummeted 15 spots from No. 3 to No. 18, and Arkansas tumbled 13 positions from No. 4 to No. 17. Notre Dame's slide from No. 2 to No. 11 rounds out a reshuffling that turns the championship race wide open with tournament time approaching.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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