August 7, 2012
NSCAA WOMEN'S PRE-SEASON RANKINGS
BC ranked 11th, BU 23rd

KANSAS CITY, Kan.---Stanford leads the charge in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division I Women's College Preseason Rankings.

The Division I women's national champion finished 2011 unbeaten with a 25-0-1 record.

Last year's runner-up, Duke, enters this season at No. 2 following a 22-4-1 finish. Wake Forest, Florida State and Oklahoma State round out the preseason Top 5 for the women.

Boston College, which finished last yuear ranked 15th, moved up to 11th, while Boston university was ranked 23rd after finishing 17th last year.

The first ranking of the 2012 women's regular season will be released August 21,

2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Women's Rankings
Rank School (Postseason 2011 Ranking) 2011 Record
1 Stanford (1) 25-0-1
2 Duke (2) 22-4-1
3 Wake Forest (4) 18-4-4
4 Florida State (3) 18-7-1
5 Oklahoma State (5) 22-2-2
6 UCLA (7) 16-1-4
7 Virginia (6) 17-5-2
8 North Carolina (13) 13-5-2
9 Penn State (8) 21-5-0
10 Pepperdine (10) 15-2-4
11 Boston College (15) 12-6-3
12 Central Florida (12) 13-5-6
13 Maryland (11) 12-6-4
t14 Memphis (9) 22-1-1
t14 Texas A&M (21) 16-6-2
16 Marquette (16) 18-4-0
17 Santa Clara (20) 13-2-6
18 Long Beach State (14) 18-6-1
19 Illinois (19) 17-5-2
20 West Virginia (18) 17-5-0
21 Florida (RV) 17-8-0
22 Virginia Tech (22) 14-8-1
23 Boston University (17) 19-3-1
24 South Carolina (25) 17-8-0
25 Auburn (RV) 15-7-2
Receiving votes: Ohio State, San Diego, Notre Dame, Louisville, Baylor, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Miami, LSU, Dayton, William & Mary, Tennessee, Kentucky, Harvard