| August 7, 2012
NSCAA WOMEN'S PRE-SEASON RANKINGS
Illinois women ranked 19th
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.
Illinois was ranked 19th, the same spot they finished in last year. Notre Dame was not ranked, but did receive votes.
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
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