| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | Seminoles finally kicked the national title door down by beating Virginia for a third time. | |
| 2 |  | Virginia | Cavaliers fall just short in the national title match by losing 1-0 again to their nemesis Florida State. | |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford battled eventual national champion Florida State pretty well in the National Semifinal but fell short. | |
| 4 |  | Texas A&M | An excellent season for Texas A&M to get to the College Cup. This team will be back in the College Cup very soon. | |
| 5 |  | UCLA | Virginia was able to crack the stout Bruin defense twice in a heartbreaking quarterfinal loss. | |
| 6 |  | Penn State | A great run by Penn State to get back to the quarterfinals and they will be primed for a College Cup run in 2015. | |
| 7 |  | Florida | The dreaded penalty kick shootout was the difference in the quarterfinals as the Gators fell at Stanford. | |
| 8 |  | South Carolina | Gamecocks played excellent defense in their run to the quarterfinals. They continue to get better as a program. | |
| 9 |  | Wisconsin | Badgers took a nice step forward this season with several signature wins and they'll continue to test Penn State in the Big Ten. | |
| 10 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina fell short at home against South Carolina in the Sweet 16 by not being able to finish scoring chances. | |
| 11 |  | Pepperdine | Waves gave UCLA all they wanted in the Sweet 16 in battling the Bruins very hard in a 1-0 loss. | |
| 12 |  | West Virginia | Mountaineers fall victim to the penalty kick shootout in the opening round at home to a pesky Georgetown side. | |
| 13 |  | Texas Tech | Red Raiders were resilient in rally from two goals down against Florida in the Sweet 16, but could not hold off the Gators. | |
| 14 |  | Washington | Washington's improvement offensively and quality defending propelled them to a Sweet 16 run in 2014. | |
| 15 |  | Notre Dame | A good first season under new coach Theresa Romagnolo for the Fighting Irish as they continue to establish themselves in the ACC. | |
| 16 |  | Virginia Tech | Hokies rally nicely to get to the Sweet 16 after an up and down run through ACC play. | |
| 17 |  | UCF | The Knights get a signature win in the NCAA Tournament in the second round against Wisconsin to highlight their run to the Sweet 16. | |
| 18 |  | Kentucky | Wildcats ran into a buzzsaw in the Sweet 16 against Virginia but overall this program is definitely on the rise. | |
| 19 |  | Connecticut | UConn gave Penn State a nice battle in the Second Round and will be a force in the AAC moving forward. | |
| 20 |  | DePaul | The Blue Demons got a tough draw in Wisconsin on the road in the first round but overall had a fantastic season. | |
| 21 |  | South Florida | Bulls could not slow down an excellent Illinois State side in the opening round but they will be a tough out moving forward. | |
| 22 |  | California | The Golden Bears could not slow down a potent Florida attack in a second round loss. | |
| 23 |  | Auburn | Auburn got back to the second round but could not hold a lead against Texas Tech as the Red Raiders wore them down late. | |
| 24 |  | Boston University | The Terriers could not find a way to solve Northeastern offensively in a first round loss to the Huskies. | |
| 25 |  | Washington State | Cougars suffer an excruciating setback in an upset loss to a fiery Seattle University side. WSU will continue to get better. | |
Women's Soccer 2014 Final Top 25 Rankings
Tue, 12/16/2014
