DURHAM – United Soccer Coaches released its end-of-season national rankings for the 2021 campaign on Tuesday, with Duke checking in at No. 5 in the final women's poll.
Duke earned a spot in the top 10 of the United Soccer Coaches final rankings for the sixth time in the last seven seasons (since 2015), the most top-10 finishes by any program nationally in that span. National champion Florida State is ranked No. 1 coming off its College Cup victory on Monday night, while runner-up BYU is listed at No. 2, Rutgers at No. 3 and Santa Clara at No.