College soccer is back.

After a short offseason on the back of the unusual spring season, a normal schedule is expected for the 2021 fall season.

The big teams are chasing a College Cup spot in San Jose, California this December. Which players could be crucial to getting them there? As is tradition, TopDrawerSoccer names its preseason awards, highlighting the players expected to make a big difference in the upcoming season. Several familiar faces return for the Postseason awards, taking advantage of the extra season of eligibility the NCAA announced in light of the pandemic.

Check out the three teams and a Freshman XI to watch this season.

Preseason Best XI Awards

First Team

F: Kelsey Turnbow (Santa Clara), Anna Podojil (Arkansas), Penelope Hocking (USC)

M: Mikayla Colohan (BYU), Lucy Porter (Hofstra), Sophie Jones (Duke), Jaelin Howell (Florida State)

D: Emily Madril (Florida State), Alexis Loera (Santa Clara), Kim Rodriguez (Oklahoma State)

GK: Ashley Orkus (Mississippi)

Second Team

F: Izzy D'Aquila (Santa Clara), Grace Collins (TCU), Sydny Nasello (South Florida)

M: Sam Coffey (Penn State), Olyvia Dowell (Oklahoma State), Julia Grosso (Texas), Alexa Spaanstra (Virginia)

D: Jordan Brewster (West Virginia), Karlina Sample (Texas A&M), Isabel Rodriguez (Ohio State)

GK: Claudia Dickey (North Carolina)

Third Team

F: Ally Schlegel (Penn State), Rebecca Jarrett (Virginia), Reilyn Turner (UCLA)

M: Clara Robbins (Florida State), Hannah Friedrich (Saint Louis), Parker Goins (Arkansas), Yujie Zhao (Florida State)

D: Mijke Roelfsema (Rice), Kelly Anne Livingstone (Georgetown), Brandi Peterson (TCU)

GK: Jordyn Bloomer (Wisconsin)

Preseason Freshman Best XI

F: Trinity Byars (Texas), Mia Asenjo (UCF), Michelle Cooper (Duke)

M: Lexi Missimo (Texas), Korbin Albert (Notre Dame), Emily Colton (North Carolina)

D: Lily Reale (UCLA), Jade Rose (Harvard), Emily Mason (Rutgers), Marleen Rohde (California)

GK: Jamie Gerstenberg (Indiana)

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