NCAA Women’s Soccer Preseason Rankings released ahead of 2026 campaign

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United Soccer Coaches released the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer 2026 Preseason Rankings, featuring the nation’s Top 25 teams.

With the new college soccer season quickly approaching, the opening coaches’ poll features Stanford in the No. 1 spot. They’re followed by Notre Dame at No. 2, Duke at No. 3, Florida State at No. 4 and Vanderbilt rounding out the Top 5.

See below for a full look at the preseason rankings.

National 2026 Preseason Poll

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	Stanford	2	0	191	20-2-2
2	Notre Dame	11	6	189	15-2-3
3	Duke	3	0	183	17-5-1
4	Florida State	1	1	170	16-2-4
5	Vanderbilt	5	1	166	18-4-2
6	TCU	4	0	162	18-3-3
7	Michigan State	7	0	159	15-4-6
8	North Carolina	13	0	142	13-6-2
9	UCLA	22	0	122	12-5-4
10	Arkansas	17	0	120	10-5-4
11	Virginia	8	0	119	14-3-5
12	Washington	6	0	113	15-3-7
13	Colorado	12	0	97	17-4-3
14	Georgetown	9	0	82	16-4-3
15	Kansas	13	0	79	16-6-3
16	LSU	16	0	63	15-6-4
17	Ohio State	9	0	61	11-5-6
18	Wake Forest	RV	0	54	11-5-4
19	Georgia	NR	0	46	10-5-6
20	West Virginia	19	0	44	14-3-4
21	Memphis	18	0	39	17-1-3
22	Wisconsin	23	0	33	14-6-2
23	Texas Tech	RV	0	22	14-2-5
24	Tennessee	RV	0	19	12-4-3
25	Clemson	NR	0	17	8-6-5

Records show are final 2025 records.

Also receiving votes: Brigham Young University (13), Baylor University (11), Penn State University (9), Xavier University (7), University of Louisville (6), University of Iowa (5), University of South Carolina (4), University of Southern California (3).