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Women's Soccer Poll Watching Week 2 - Frogs Drop From Rankings

After starting the season 1-2-0, TCU is now not ranked in the weekly coaches poll.
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Women's Soccer Poll Watching Week 2 - Frogs Drop From Rankings
Women's Soccer Poll Watching Week 2 - Frogs Drop From Rankings

The TCU women's soccer team (1-2-0) knew that scheduling tough nonconference opponents early in the season could impact the team's record. However, Coach Eric Bell has repeatedly said that these types of matches are the best training as a very competitive conference season approaches. 

Earlier this week, TCU lost to then-No. 8 Penn State 1-0. This was the second loss to a Top 10 team in the first three matches of the young season. The Frogs are now 1-2-0. In the Week 2 United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, released earlier on Tuesday, TCU dropped out of the Top 25. The team is in the receiving votes category and the equivalent of No. 34. 

TCU began the season ranked No. 9 in the preseason poll, then dropped to No. 16 in the Week 1 poll.

UCLA remains in the top spot in Week 2, followed again by Florida State. BYU is the highest-ranked team from the Big 12 at No. 7. Texas is the only other ranked Big 12 team at No. 18. Two other Big 12 teams are in the receiving votes category - West Virginia (No. 27) and UCF (No. 29), 

United Soccer Coaches Top 25 - Week 2

1 - UCLA (3-0-0), no change

2 - Florida State (2-0-0), no change

3 - Stanford (4-0-0), up 3

4 - North Carolina (2-0-2), down 1

5 - Alabama (4-0-0), up 2

6 - Penn State (3-0-1), up 2

7 - BYU (4-0-0), up 4

8 (tie) - Arkansas (2-0-1), up 2; Santa Clara (4-0-0), up 5

10 - Duke (2-1-0), down 6

11 - Clemson (3-0-1), up 8

12 - Virginia (3-0-1), down 7

13 - South Carolina (3-0-1), up 2

14 - Georgetown (3-0-1), up 6

15 - Notre Dame (2-0-2), down 3

16 - Memphis (3-1-0), up 1

17 - Washington State (4-0-0), up 6

18 - Texas (3-1-0), down 9

19 - USC (2-1-0), up 5

20 - Northwestern (3-0-1), previously not ranked

21 - Pittsburgh (4-0-0), no change

22 - Georgia (1-1-0), previously not ranked

23 - Saint Louis (3-1-0), previously not ranked

24 - Gonzaga (3-1-0), previously not ranked

25 - Xavier (3-1-0), down 8

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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