Oct. 21, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. –
After an impressive 3-2 upset over No. 5 Florida and a 2-0 shutout vs. Ole Miss last week, South Carolina women’s soccer returned to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Women’s Rankings this week, checking in at No. 21. The Gamecocks also jumped six spots to No. 10 in this week’s Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) report released Monday evening.

South Carolina was last ranked by the NSCAA on Sept. 30th, when the Gamecocks checked in at No. 24.

In the other media polls, the Gamecocks stand at No. 24 in TopDrawerSoccer.com and No. 22 in Soccer America.

This weekend, South Carolina takes its final road trip of the regular season, traveling to Vanderbilt for a Friday 7 p.m. ET match and No. 6 Texas A&M on Sunday for a 5 p.m. ET match. The SEC Network+ will have coverage of both contests.

NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Women’s Division I – Oct. 21
1. UCLA (13-0-2)
2. Florida State (14-1-0)
3. Virginia (14-1-0)
4. Stanford (12-1-2)
5. North Carolina (10-2-1)
6. Texas A&M (13-2-1)
7. Penn State (14-2-0)
8. Florida (11-4-0)
9. Notre Dame (10-4-1)
10. West Virginia (11-2-2)
11. Pepperdine (12-2-2)
12. Wisconsin (13-2-1)
13. DePaul (13-0-3)
14. Virginia Tech (12-4-0)
15. Kansas (14-3-0)
16. Rutgers (11-2-1)
17. BYU (10-3-2)
18. Washington (11-4-0)
19. Texas Tech (12-3-1)
20. Clemson (11-2-2)
21. South Carolina (11-4-1)
22. Georgia (10-3-1)
23. Central Florida (13-3-0)
24. Washington State (8-2-3)
25. Arizona State (9-2-4)