Ahead of a new season, the preseason women's TopDrawerSoccer Division I Top 25 rankings are out.

Santa Clara(w) seeks to defend a national championship when the season officially kicks off, as the West Coast Conference champions starts the season as the No. 1 team. Runners up Florida State start as the No. 2 team.

Preseason Women's DI Top 25 rankings

There's an ACC majority in the top five, as Virginia(w) and North Carolina join the Seminoles at the top of the rankings. UCLA, selected as the preseason favorite in the Pac-12, rounds out the top five.

USC, Duke, Clemson, Georgetown and Arkansas are among the Top 10 as the season begins on August 19.

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