The biggest matchup of the week is North Carolina vs. Stanford on Friday, Oct. 23, and fans get to vote on every game leading up to it.
Conference play is in its final stretch. Ohio State (10-0) and Vanderbilt (9-0) are still unbeaten, and Duke is 6-0. Below are the marquee matchups from Oct. 17 to Oct. 23, the players to watch, and links to each day’s voting cards.
How it works: every vote you cast on RallyFuel earns +20 points and helps build your team’s NIL momentum. Head to the women’s soccer voting hub, tap the team you’re backing on each card, and show up for your school.
Saturday, Oct. 17
Penn State vs. Rutgers headlines a Saturday built around Big Ten and Ivy League rivalries. Cast your Oct. 17 votes here.
| Matchup | What to watch | Vote |
| Penn State vs Rutgers | Penn State (5-3) comes in off a 1-0 loss to Washington. Aubrey Kulpa and Paige Kalal lead the Nittany Lions’ attack. | Vote |
| Northwestern vs USC | A Big Ten cross-country matchup. Northwestern is coming off a 3-0 loss to Ohio State. | Vote |
| Harvard vs Yale | A classic Ivy League rivalry. | Vote |
| Cornell vs Princeton | An Ivy League matchup with title-race implications. | Vote |
| Xavier vs Creighton | A Big East game between two programs chasing the top of the table. | Vote |
| Seton Hall vs Providence | Big East conference play. | Vote |
| UConn vs DePaul | Big East conference play. | Vote |
| Pepperdine vs Loyola Marymount | A Los Angeles-area WCC rivalry. | Vote |
Sunday, Oct. 18
Sunday is the busiest day of the week, and unbeaten Vanderbilt vs. Alabama is the SEC game to watch. Cast your Oct. 18 votes here.
| Matchup | What to watch | Vote |
| Alabama vs Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is 9-0 after a 3-0 win over Florida, led by Sydney Watts and Olivia Stafford. Alabama is 5-2, with Larkin Thomason and Ashley Roni up top. | Vote |
| Wake Forest vs North Carolina | A Tobacco Road clash. Wake (9-2) is led in scoring by defender Sierra Sythe with 6 goals. UNC has two NCAA titles (2012, 2018). | Vote |
| Purdue vs Ohio State | Ohio State puts its 10-0 record on the line. Purdue beat Michigan State 2-1 earlier this season. | Vote |
| Tennessee vs Kentucky | An SEC border rivalry. | Vote |
| Pittsburgh vs Florida State | Florida State comes in off a 2-0 win over Wake Forest. | Vote |
| Texas vs South Carolina | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Arkansas vs Florida | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Georgia vs Missouri | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Texas A&M vs LSU | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Ole Miss vs Oklahoma | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Wisconsin vs Minnesota | A Big Ten border rivalry. | Vote |
Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22
Wednesday is all Big East; Thursday brings the week’s top Big Ten matchup, Michigan State vs. Penn State. Cast your votes for Oct. 21 and Oct. 22.
| Date | Matchup | What to watch | Vote |
| Oct. 21 | Creighton vs UConn | Big East conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 21 | Providence vs St. John’s | Big East conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 21 | Seton Hall vs Villanova | Big East conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 21 | Marquette vs Xavier | Xavier’s second Big East game in four days. | Vote |
| Oct. 21 | DePaul vs Georgetown | Big East conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Michigan State vs Penn State | Michigan State (9-2) put four past Minnesota; Kennedy Bell has 8 goals and 6 assists. Penn State answers with Aubrey Kulpa. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Ohio State vs Rutgers | Ohio State’s unbeaten run continues to be tested. Amanda Schlueter leads the Buckeyes with 8 goals. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Virginia vs Clemson | ACC conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Virginia Tech vs Wake Forest | Wake’s Kylie Maxwell and Riley Cross are names to know. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Michigan vs Maryland | Big Ten conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Indiana vs Purdue | The Old Oaken Bucket rivalry, on the soccer pitch. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Florida vs Auburn | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Oct. 22 | Kansas vs BYU | Big 12 conference play. | Vote |
Friday, Oct. 23: Matchup of the week
North Carolina vs. Stanford is the ACC showdown of the week. Who are you backing? Vote on North Carolina vs. Stanford, or see all Oct. 23 games.
Stanford is 7-1 and leads RallyFuel’s national championship fan vote. Charlotte Kohler (7 goals, 4 assists) drives the Cardinal attack, with Brooke Holden and Bella Winn alongside. Stanford comes in off a 2-0 win over Syracuse.
North Carolina owns NCAA titles in 2012 and 2018 and carries a 32-player roster. The Tar Heels face Wake Forest on Sunday before this one, so they’ll have a busy week.
The rest of Friday’s slate:
| Matchup | What to watch | Vote |
| South Carolina vs Georgia | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Louisville vs Syracuse | Syracuse comes in off a 2-0 loss to Stanford. | Vote |
| Miami vs Boston College | BC played Duke to a 2-1 finish. | Vote |
| Kentucky vs Ole Miss | SEC conference play. | Vote |
| Navy vs American | Patriot League conference play. | Vote |
Players to watch
These are the in-form scorers playing in this week’s biggest games. Fuel them directly from their RallyFuel profiles.
| Player | School | Pos. | Goals | Assists | Next game |
| Sydney Watts | Vanderbilt | F | 10 | 4 | vs Alabama, Oct. 18 |
| Mia Minestrella | Duke | F | 10 | 2 | vs NC State, Oct. 24 |
| Kennedy Bell | Michigan State | F | 8 | 6 | vs Penn State, Oct. 22 |
| Amanda Schlueter | Ohio State | F/M | 8 | 2 | vs Purdue, Oct. 18 |
| Larkin Thomason | Alabama | F | 8 | 2 | vs Vanderbilt, Oct. 18 |
| Charlotte Kohler | Stanford | F/M | 7 | 4 | vs North Carolina, Oct. 23 |
| Sierra Sythe | Wake Forest | D | 6 | 1 | vs North Carolina, Oct. 18 |
| Katie Shea Collins | Duke | F | 6 | 4 | vs NC State, Oct. 24 |
| Ashley Roni | Alabama | F | 6 | 2 | vs Vanderbilt, Oct. 18 |
| Kayla Briggs | Michigan State | M | 5 | 4 | vs Penn State, Oct. 22 |
| Elle Britt | Ohio State | M | 5 | 1 | vs Purdue, Oct. 18 |
| Aubrey Kulpa | Penn State | F | 4 | 3 | vs Rutgers, Oct. 17 |
Stats from each school’s RallyFuel team page as of Oct. 16, 2026.
National championship fan vote
Stanford leads RallyFuel’s “Who wins the 2026 national championship?” fan vote with 33%. Duke is second at 22%, and Michigan State, Wake Forest, Ohio State and “any other school” each have 11%.
Unbeaten Vanderbilt hasn’t received a vote yet. Fans can change their vote until Dec. 9, and the result is revealed after the College Cup final.
Cast your votes: back your school in the national championship vote and on every game this week at the women’s soccer voting hub. Each vote earns +20 points. Then fuel the athletes carrying your team.
