As the final full month of the 2026 women's college soccer regular season continues, so does the push for a spot in the NCAA tournament and a run at a College Cup (and maybe even a national championship).
No. 1 North Carolina, the sport's runaway all-time leader in national championships, continued its winning ways with a 4-1 thrashing of No. 12 Notre Dame in its lone game last week. With the win, the Tar Heels improved to 11-1 with a road match against reigning national champion Florida State looming on Friday, Oct. 9.
Just behind North Carolina, No. 2 Michigan State continued its winning ways since a Sept. 20 loss against rival Michigan, going
on the road to defeat Illinois last week. No. 3 Vanderbilt remained unbeaten with a 2-0 win against Kentucky while No. 4 Wake Forest and No. 5 Alabama both won, as well, defeating NC State and Mississippi, respectively.
Elsewhere, No. 6 Duke continued a recent frustration-filled run with a 1-1 tie against Cal to move its record to 6-1-4. The Blue Devils have gone four-consecutive matches without a win, a stretch in which they've gone 0-1-3.
Here's a look at how those results impacted the latest IWSOC Coaches poll:
Women's college soccer rankings after Week 6
First-place votes in parentheses
- North Carolina (8)
- Michigan State
- Vanderbilt
- Wake Forest
- Alabama
- Duke
- Ohio State
- Stanford
- Baylor
- UCLA
- South Carolina
- Notre Dame
- Tennessee
- Texas Tech
- Washington
- Virginia
- Colorado
- West Virginia
- Utah State
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Texas State
- Clemson
- Harvard
- Louisville
Others receiving votes: Liberty 5; Penn State 4; Boise State 3; Auburn 3; Oral Roberts 1
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Women's college soccer rankings after Week 7: Updated United Soccer Coaches Poll
