The new women's Division I soccer season officially kicks off on August 18, as the race towards this year's College Cup officially begins.

Florida State is out to defend its title, led by new head coach Brian Pensky. Other major programs saw significant shifts at the helm, with new hires at other former national champions, like USC, UCLA and Florida.

As is tradition, TDS attempts to projet the impact players for the upcoming season and players to track with the 2022 Preseason awards. Check out the teams below.

Preseason Best XI Teams

First Team

F: Anna Podojil (Arkansas), Messiah Bright (TCU), Brittany Raphino (Brown)

M: Croix Bethune (USC), Sophie Jones (Duke), Lia Godfrey (Virginia), Maya Doms (Stanford)

D: Lauren Flynn (Florida State), Brandi Peterson (USC), Jordan Brewster (West Virginia)

GK: Ashley Orkus (Mississippi)

Second Team

F: Jaida Thomas (Tennessee), Michelle Cooper (Duke), Penelope Hocking (Penn State)

M: Samantha Meza (North Carolina), Alexa Spaanstra (Virginia), Julia Leas (Georgetown), Anna Haddock (Auburn)

D: Natalia Staude (Virginia), Kayla Duran (Brown), Megan Bornkamp (Clemson)

GK: Ruthie Jones (Duke)

Third Team

F: Nicole Douglas (Arizona State), Isabella D'Aquila (Santa Clara), Reilyn Turner (UCLA)

M: Abby Swanson (Loyola-Chicago), Clara Robbins (Florida State), Samantha Feller (Denver), Jadyn Edwards (New Mexico)

D: Maycee Bell (North Carolina), Jyllissa Harris (South Carolina), Trinity Watson (Pepperdine)

GK: Leah Freeman (Oregon)

Freshman Best XI

F: Olivia Smith (Penn State), Tori DellaPeruta (North Carolina), Felicia Jastré Högberg (Long Beach State)

M: Pietra Tordin (Princeton), Courtney Andersen (Virginia Tech), Sydney Becerra (Texas A&M), Devin Lynch (Duke

D: Elise Evans (Stanford), Izzy Stratton (BYU), Kolo Suliafu (Washington)

GK: Jordan Nytes (Oklahoma State)