NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Preseason Rankings unveiled ahead of 2022 campaign

United Soccer Coaches released the women’s Division I preseason rankings ahead of the 2022 NCAA soccer season.

Reigning national champion Florida State sits at No. 1 in the women’s poll, followed by Duke, BYU, Virginia and Santa Clara, rounding out the top five spots. See below for a look at the full Top 25 for NCAA Division I women’s soccer rankings, according to USC’s coaches poll.

NATIONAL – PRESEASON POLL – AUGUST 2, 2022

Rank	School	Prev	W-L-T
1	Florida State University	1	22-1-2
2	Duke University	5	15-4-1
3	Brigham Young University	2	16-5-2
4	University Of Virginia	8	18-3-2
5	Santa Clara University	4	15-5-3
6	Rutgers University	3	18-4-2
7	TCU	9	19-2-3
8	University Of Arkansas	6	19-4-1
9	University Of Michigan	7	18-4-3
10	University Of North Carolina	14	12-3-3
11	University of Tennessee	11	20-3-0
12	University Of South Carolina	10	14-7-1
13	UCLA	15	16-1-3
14	Penn State University	23	12-8-1
15	University Of Southern California	12	14-3-3
16	University of Notre Dame	16	14-6-2
17	Pepperdine University	13	17-4-1
18	University of Mississippi	18	12-6-3
19	Georgetown University	22	14-2-6
20	Washington State University	17	14-3-4
21	Stanford University	RV	13-6-1
22	University Of Memphis	20	14-5-2
23	Southern Methodist University	21	12-5-2
24	Xavier University	19	16-3-1
25	Clemson University	RV	12-7-1

Records shown are final 2021 records.

Also receiving votes: Wake Forest University (14), University of Texas (11), Auburn University (9), Samford University (8), Purdue University (4), Brown University (3), Harvard University (2), University of Wisconsin (2), Princeton University (1)

United Soccer Coaches college rankings, released every Tuesday during the regular season, are an indicator of the week-to-week status of qualified programs and in no way should be used as a guide or indicator of eligibility for championship selection. To be eligible for consideration in United Soccer Coaches college rankings, a school must be a member of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program.

United Soccer Coaches Rankings – Aug. 2, 2022

NCAA Division I	Men	Women
NCAA Division II	Men	Women
NCAA Division III	Men	Women
Junior College Division I	Men	Women
Junior College Division II	Men	Women
Junior College Division III	Men	Women