The position is the squad’s highest in any poll, besting the No. 2 ranking the Mountaineers (6-0-1) received in the TDS.com and NSCAA Polls in 2015, as well as in last week’s Soccer America Top 25.
The women’s soccer team is the fourth program in WVU history to earn a No. 1 ranking, a feat previously achieved by the 18-time NCAA Champion rifle team, as well as the football and men’s basketball teams.
The Mountaineers are only the second soccer team in Big 12 Conference history to earn a No. 1 ranking. Texas previously was ranked No.