Fasten your seatbelts. Ready or not the 2021 Spring Women’s College Soccer Season is about to get underway. teams from coast to coast are eager to return to the field of play and compete. There may be a few unexpected turns and stops along the way but it promises to be an exciting journey.
College Soccer News’ Preseason Rankings are based on a combination of factors including performance during the 2019 and 2020 Fall seasons, returning talent and experience, and the projected impact of recruiting classes.
preseason polls are simply a starting point. Season ending rankings will no doubt be significantly differnet. there are always programs that exceed initial expectations and others who do not perform as initially expected.
college soccer news will issue a weekly poll throughout the season along with a final season ending spring 2021 poll at the conclusion of the Ncaa Tournament.
the records of those programs that played in the fall are carried over to the spring 2021 season.
| RANK | LOGO | SCHOOL | RECORD |
| #1 |  | Stanford | 0-0-0 |
| #2 |  | UCLA | 0-0-0 |
| #3 |  | Florida State | 11-0-0 |
| #4 |  | North Carolina | 11-1-0 |
| #5 |  | TCU | 8-0-1 |
| #6 |  | Arkansas | 8-2-0 |
| #7 |  | Vanderbilt | 8-4-0 |
| #8 |  | West Virginia | 7-2-0 |
| #9 |  | Wisconsin | 0-0-0 |
| #10 |  | Washington State | 0-0-0 |
| #11 |  | Texas A and M | 7-2-0 |
| #12 |  | BYU | 0-0-0 |
| #13 |  | USC | 0-0-0 |
| #14 |  | Duke | 7-4-2 |
| #15 |  | Virginia | 7-2-1 |
| #16 |  | South Carolina | 6-3-0 |
| #17 |  | Penn State | 0-0-0 |
| #18 |  | Oklahoma State | 6-2-1 |
| #19 |  | Michigan | 0-0-0 |
| #20 |  | South Alabama | 10-3-1 |
| #21 |  | Santa Clara | 0-0-0 |
| #22 |  | South Florida | 0-0-0 |
| #23 |  | Memphis | 0-0-0 |
| #24 |  | Xavier | 0-0-0 |
| #25 |  | Clemson | 6-4-0 |
| #26 |  | Hofstra | 0-0-0 |
| #27 |  | Pepperdine | 0-0-0 |
| #28 |  | Georgetown | 0-0-0 |
| #29 |  | California | 0-0-0 |
| #30 |  | North Texas | 0-0-0 |
Others Receiving Votes: Kansas, UCF, Rutgers, Lipscomb, High Point, Milwaukee, Arkansas State
