Durham, NC · NCAA Division I Women's · women’s game · updated 23 September 2026
Duke University Blue Devils is an NCAA Division I Women's women’s soccer club in Durham, NC. On the Ranked XI national table it rates 1726 (from an independent results model), #4 in NCAA Division I Women's and #25 of 889 rated women’s clubs in the US soccer pyramid. Figures updated 23 September 2026. Nearest rated rival: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels (NCAA Division I Women's, 1711).
An independent results model. The rating maps a third-party ratings system (Massey Ratings) onto the Ranked XI scale rather than being computed in-house - the source is named so the number can be checked. Cross-league placement is calibrated on roughly 600 U.S. Open Cup results, the only competition where clubs from different tiers actually play each other — full methodology.
Duke University Blue Devils is #25 of 889 rated women’s clubs in the United States, and #4 of 350 rated clubs in NCAA Division I Women's. Both figures come from the same scale, so the national number already accounts for every league above and below NCAA Division I Women's. In North Carolina it is #4 of 116 rated clubs (state table).
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