Stanford still #1; Kayla Grimsley POTW

After two weeks of change, Stanford brings stability to the top of the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Tournament 64 National Ranking. Wins on the road over USC and UCLA keep Paul Ratcliffe’s side on top with an 11-0-2 record.

From last week’s top 10, Boston College, Florida and Virginia drop following setbacks, while North Carolina, Portland and Notre Dame are among those rising.

The Tournament 64 National Ranking is a running effort to project the 64-team NCAA Tournament field, including all automatic conference and at-large bids to the field. It is updated every Monday through the season. You can see the entire ranking here.

Meanwhile, South Carolina’s Kayla Grimsley (#26 Top 100 Upperclassmen) has been named TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week based on her offensive exploits in a pair of victories by the Gamecocks this weekend. Grimsley scored 4 goals at Auburn and Alabama in SEC action. With the honor, Grimsley headlines this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.

The full TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's Team of the Week for Monday Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 10 is as follows.

GK: Kelly Dyer, Texas A&M(w)
D: Lizzy Simonin, Memphis
D: Nikki Forrest, UC Irvine
M: Ingrid Wells, Georgetown
M: Rose Augustin, Notre Dame
F: Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska
F: Kayla Grimsley, South Carolina
F: Paige Maxwell, Ohio State
F: Salma Tarik, Hofstra
F: Christen Press, Stanford
F: Elizabeth Eddy, USC

Player of the Week: Kayla Grimsley, South Carolina

The TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week is chosen after consulting match reports from all DI matches played in the preceding week.