The NJAC preseason poll with team previews (https://njacsports.com/news/2026/8/25/rowan-tabbed-preseason-no-1-in-njac-womens-soccer-coaches-poll.aspx). Strange to see New Paltz and not Jersey City. But should make the conference stronger.
2026 NJAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(first place votes in parentheses)
1. Rowan (5)
2. Montclair State (5)
3. TCNJ
4. Stockton (dark horse)
5. Kean
6. Rutgers-Camden
7. New Paltz
8. Rutgers-Newark
9. Ramapo
10. William Paterson
2026 SCIAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
California Lutheran - 76 points (four first-place votes)
Pomona-Pitzer - 73 points (four first-place votes)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 67 points (one first-place vote)
Chapman - 53 points
Occidental - 38 points
La Verne - 36 points
Whittier - 33 points
Redlands - 20 points
Caltech - 10 points
Azusa Pacific*
* - Ineligible for SCIAC Championship as school transitions from Division II
SAA preseason poll (link doesn't work, unfortunately)
1. Trinity(TX) - 71(7)
2. Sewanee - 64(2)
3. Rhodes - 58
4. Centre - 51
5. Oglethorpe - 37
6T. Maryville - 35
6T. Southwestern - 35
8. Berry - 29
9. Millsaps - 16
Trinity (14-2-4) were last season's regular-season and conference championship winners, advancing to the second round where they lost in OT to Cal Lutheran. Rhodes (13-4-2) were runners-up in both categories, receiving an at-large bid and also advancing to the second round where they lost 0-2 to Emory. Sewanee (10-2-4) were third in regular season before being upset in the first round of the SAA championships by Southwestern.
Southwestern and Millsaps move to the SCAC next season.
CCIW preseason poll: (https://cciw.org/news/2026/8/20/north-central-picked-to-repeat-in-womens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx)
| 1. North Central | 64 (8) |
| 2. North Park | 53 (1) |
| 3. Carthage | 45 |
| t4. Elmhurst | 40 |
| t4. Wheaton | 40 |
| 6. Illinois Wesleyan | 37 |
| 7. Carroll | 19 |
| 8. Millikin | 18 |
| 9. Augustana | 8 |
MAC-Commonwealth preseason poll: https://gomacsports.com/news/2026/8/14/messiah-tabbed-preseason-favorite-in-2026-mac-commonwealth-womens-soccer-coaches-poll.aspx
1. Messiah 64 (8)
2. York 57 (1)
3. Stevenson 48
4. Eastern 42
5. Widener 41
6. Hood 22
7. Alvernia 20
8. Neumann** 16
9. Albright 13
** New to the conference this year
MAC-Freedom preseason poll: https://gomacsports.com/news/2026/8/14/misericordia-edges-stevens-for-top-spot-in-2026-mac-freedom-womens-soccer-coaches-poll.aspx
1. Misericordia 61 (5)
2. Stevens 60 (4)
3. Arcadia 48
4. Lebanon Valley 40
5. Marywood** 37
6. DeSales 32
7. FDU-Florham 22
8. Kings 16
9. Delaware Valley 8
** New to the conference this year
Centennial Conference preseason poll: https://centennial.org/news/2026/8/16/blue-jays-edge-swarthmore-in-cc-womens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx
1. Johns Hopkins 97 (8)
2. Swarthmore 93 (3)
3. Dickinson 80
4. Franklin & Marshall 75
5. Gettysburg 60
6. Washington College 47
7. Haverford 39
8. McDaniel 38
9. Ursinus 38
10. Muhlenberg 28
11. Bryn Mawr 10
Landmark Conference preseason poll: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/e7QZ8BxrtVuCM
1. Scranton 81 (9)
2. Catholic 70 (1)
3. Lycoming 67
4. Susquehanna 54
5. Elizabethtown 50
6. Drew 36
7. Moravian 33
8. Wilkes 31
9. Juniata 19
10. Goucher 9
Coast to Coast Conference preseason poll: https://c2csports.com/sports/wsoc/2026-27/releases/2026WSOCPoll
1. Mary Washington 47 (5)
2. Christopher Newport 45 (3)
3. UC Santa Cruz 32
4. Salisbury 32
5. JWU Charlotte 29
6. Regent 17
7. Warren Wilson 15
8. Alverno 7
ODAC preseason poll: https://odaconline.com/news/2026/8/26/082626-wsoc-preseason-poll.aspx
1. Washington & Lee 144 (12)
2. Batten 126 (1)
3. Bridgewater 119
4. Lynchburg 105
5. Shenandoah 103
6. Roanoke 91
7. Randolph-Macon 89
8. Guilford 63
9. Randolph 54
10. EMU 49
11. Averett 30
12. Hollins 25
13. Sweet Briar 16
NEWMAC preseason poll: https://newmacsports.com/news/2026/8/18/mit-womens-soccer-earns-no-1-slot-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx
1. MIT 121 (11)
2. Springfield 102 (1)
3. Babson 97
4. Emerson 94
5. WPI 78
6. Wheaton 77
7. Wellesley 54
8. Clark 53
9. Coast Guard 50
T10. Salve Regina 27
T10. Smith 27
12. Mount Holyoke 12