August 7, 2012
NSCAA WOMEN'S PRE-SEASON RANKINGS
Texas A&M women ranked 14th

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.

Texas A&M was ranked tied for14th, seven places better than their 2011 finish.

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