United Soccer Coaches has released the Women’s Division I Preseason Rankings ahead of the 2022 NCAA soccer season.
Reigning national champion Florida State University topped the women’s poll, followed by Duke, BYU, Virginia and Santa Clara to round out the top five. See below for the top 25 NCAA Division I women’s soccer rankings, according to a USC coaches poll.
Nationwide – Preseason Poll – August 2, 2022
| rank | school | Forward | WLT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State University | 1 | 22-1-2 |
| 2 | Duke University | Five | 15-4-1 |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 2 | 16-5-2 |
| Four | University of Virginia | 8 | 18-3-2 |
| Five | Santa Clara University | Four | 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 |
| Ten | University of North Carolina | 14 | 12-3-3 |
| 11 | University of Tennessee | 11 | 20-3-0 |
| 12 | University of South Carolina | Ten | 14-7-1 |
| 13 | UCLA | 15 | 16-1-3 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania State University | twenty three | 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 | twenty two | 14-2-6 |
| 20 | Washington State University | 17 | 14-3-4 |
| twenty one | Stanford University | RVs | 13-6-1 |
| twenty two | University of Memphis | 20 | 14-5-2 |
| twenty three | Southern Methodist University | twenty one | 12-5-2 |
| twenty four | Xavier University | 19 | 16-3-1 |
| twenty five | Clemson University | RVs | 12-7-1 |
The record shown is the final record for 2021.
Other votes: Wake Forest University (14), University of Texas (11), Auburn University (9), Samford University (8), Purdue University (4), Brown University (3), Harvard University (2), Wisconsin (2), Princeton University (1)
The United Soccer Coaches College Rankings, published every Tuesday during the regular season, are indicators of the weekly status of eligible programs and should in no way be used as a guide for championship selection or as an indicator of eligibility. To be eligible for the United Soccer Coaches College Rankings, a school must be a member of the United Soccer Coaches College Service Program.
United Soccer Coach Rankings – Aug 2, 2022
