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Rutgers women’s soccer remains undefeated yet somehow still falls in rankings

Rutgers women’s soccer remains undefeated but ended up falling in the latest polls.

Rutgers won this past weekend in their home opener against Buffalo. The 2-1 victory led to the Scarlet Knights fourth straight win to open the season and remain undefeated. Despite all of that, they have fallen in the latest poll.

After what was definitely the best season in program history last year, started the season ranked sixth in the nation in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Division I Women’s Poll. Following a dominant first three contests, the women’s soccer squad reached as high as No. 3 in the poll. Despite winning again and being one of only five ranked teams with four victories and no losses, Rutgers has stumbled down the charts and settled in at No. 9 in the latest edition, released Tuesday.

So to recap. Rutgers is 4-0. Last week they were ranked third in the nation following two wins to open the season. They beat a solid Buffalo program on Sunday (the Bulls went 13-4-3 last year). And somehow, Rutgers dropped nine spots.

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Every team above them is also undefeated, but four of those teams – Penn State, BYU, TCU, and South Carolina – have a tie on their record. ACC powerhouse North Carolina clocked in at No. 1 in the ranking, a unanimous selection for consecutive weeks.

Rutgers is one of four Big Ten teams in the top 25 and one of two, alongside Penn State, to crack the top 10. The Nittany Lions finished one spot above the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers has game two of a six-game homestand scheduled for Thursday, September 1 against the Temple Owls. They should continue their hot start to the season and see a rebound in next week’s poll.

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Watch: Rutgers set for the final four, heading to the NCAA College Cup

Rutgers women’s soccer won an epic game over Arkansas on Friday night.

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Rutgers women’s soccer is through to the final four of the NCAA Tournament, outlasting Arkansas on Friday night on penalty kicks.

It has been a banner season for the women’s program, who won the Big Ten regular season title and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Scarlet Knights have now won consecutive penalty kick shootouts to advance to the final four teams in the tournament.

Last Sunday, Rutgers outlasted TCU in eight rounds of a shootout in the Sweet 16, winning 5-4 to advance to Friday’s Elite Eight match with Arkansas.

First half goals by freshman Riley Tiernan and senior forward Amirah Ali were the bookend to two Arkansas goals in the first half.

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Rutgers booked a ticket to the NCAA College Cup for the first time since 2014. They will play Florida State for the right to advance to the championship game.

The Scarlet Knights are now 19-3-2 on the season and 13-2-2 at home.