RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PRESEASON RANK

1. North Carolina (2-0-0) 1

9/5 — Kentucky (Nike Carolina Classic); 9/7 — Nebraska (Nike Carolina Classic).

2. Stanford (1-0-0) 2

9/5 — Portland; 9/7 — Pepperdine.

3. UCLA (1-0-2) 3

9/3 — UC Santa Barbara (0-0, OT); 9/5 — St. Mary's (UCLA Women's Cup).

4. Santa Clara (2-0-1) 4

9/4 — Pacific (6-1); 9/7 — California.

5. Notre Dame (2-0-0) 6

9/5 — Arizona State (Notre Dame Classic); 9/7 — Oklahoma (Notre Dame Classic).

6. Virginia (2-0-0) 9

9/1 — William & Mary (2-1); 9/5 — at Ohio State; 9/7 — at Dayton.

7. Texas (1-1-0) 5

9/5 — at Clemson (Clemson/Nike Invitational); 9/7 — Furman (Clemson/Nike Invitational).

8. Florida (2-0-0) NR

9/5 — Florida State; 9/7 — Central Florida.

9. Tennessee (2-0-0) 12

9/5 — at BYU; 9/7 — at UNLV.

10. West Virginia (1-1-0) 11

9/1 — Michigan State (2-1); 9/5 — New Hampshire (JMU/Comfort Inn Invitational); 9/7 — at James Madison (JMU/Comfort Inn Invitational).

11. Pepperdine (1-1-0) 10

9/5 — at San Jose State; 9/7 — at Stanford.

12. Duke (2-0-0) 24

9/5 — Nebraska (Nike Carolina Classic); 9/7 — Kentucky (Nike Carolina Classic).

13. Arizona State (2-0-0) 14

9/5 — at Notre Dame; 9/7 — Rutgers.

14. Penn State (1-1-0) 8

9/5 — Harvard; 9/7 — at Maryland.

15. Portland (1-1-0) 7

9/5 — at Stanford; 9/7 — at San Jose State.

16. Texas A&M (2-0-0) 17

9/5 — Utah.

17. Washington (1-1-0) NR

9/5 — Loyola Marymount (at Colorado College); 9/7 — at Colorado College.

18. Maryland (1-1-0) 18

9/5 — at William & Mary; 9/7 — Penn State.

19. Clemson (2-0-0) 19

9/1 — Wofford (6-2); 9/5 — Texas (Clemson/Nike Invitational); 9/7 — UAB (Clemson/Nike Invitational).

20. Connecticut (1-0-1) 15

9/7 — Yale (at Central Connecticut).

21. Nebraska (2-0-0) 20

9/5 — Duke (Nike Carolina Classic); 9/7 — at North Carolina (Nike Carolina Classic).

22. USC (1-1-0) 21

9/5 — Marquette (Michigan Nike Challenge); 9/7 — at Michigan (Michigan Nike Challenge).

23. Villanova (2-0-0) 22

9/5 — Old Dominion (Summit Hospitality Invitational in Cary, N.C.); 9/7 — at N.C. State (Summit Hospitality Invitational in Cary, N.C.).

24. Auburn (1-0-0) 23

9/5 — SE Missouri State; 9/7 — Illinois.

25. California (1-0-1) 16

9/7 — at Santa Clara.