Today’s ranking is WVU’s second-highest ranking in any poll in the program’s 20-year history. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 4 in the Soccer Buzz Poll on Nov. 4, 2002.
WVU (5-1) jumped six spots in this week’s poll after sitting at No. 11 the previous two weeks. The Mountaineers are the highest-ranked Big 12 Conference team, with Texas Tech (3-1-1) following at No. 16.
Virginia (4-0-1) continues to sit at No. 1, while Stanford (3-0) ranks No. 2, Florida State (4-1) is No. 3 and North Carolina (5-0-1) is No. 4.
Notre Dame (5-0-1) sits behind WVU at No.