No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Notre Dame won both games at their respective tournaments, while No. 3 UCLA won both games in Miami without freshman star Kara Lang, who was playing for Canada against Germany in Edmonton. Penn State beat Virginia, 5-2 in a battle of national contenders. Texas and Texas A&M went winless against Michigan and Michigan State in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge.
Soccer America Women's Top 25
The following is the Soccer America Women's Top 25 with records through Sept. 4.
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1 North Carolina (4-0-0) 1
2 Notre Dame (4-0-0) 2
3 UCLA (4-0-0) 3
4 Portland (4-0-0) 4
5 Penn State (4-0-0) 6
6 Virginia (3-1-0) 5
7 Santa Clara (2-0-1) 7
8 Duke (3-0-1) 8
9 Florida (2-1-0) 11
10 Wake Forest (3-0-1) NR
11 Boston College (3-0-0) 15
12 Florida State (4-0-0) 19
13 Stanford (2-1-0) 18
14 Marquette (4-0-0) 20
15 Pepperdine (4-0-0) 22
16 California (3-0-1) 24
17 Michigan (1-0-2) NR
18 Illinois (2-1-1) NR
19 Ohio State (2-1-1) 8
20 Nebraska (2-1-0) 9
21 Wisconsin (3-0-1) 21
22 Texas A&M (2-1-1) 10
23 Connecticut (2-2-0) 13
24 Texas (2-1-1) 16
25 West Virginia (2-2-0) 17
Note: The Soccer America Top 25 is released each Monday during the regular season by 6 pm ET.