CWPA 2025 Preseason Poll

College - Women
1
1 University of California-Los Angeles 1 98
2 Stanford University 4 97
3 University of Southern California 5 91
4 University of California 2 89
5 University of Hawaii 3 84
6 (T) University of California-Irvine 8 76
6 (T) Princeton University 10 (T) 76
8 Long Beach State University 6 (T) 72
9 Fresno State 6 (T) 71
10 Loyola Marymount University 9 63
11 Indiana University 12 (T) 57
12 University of California-San Diego 12 (T) 52
13 Arizona State University 10 (T) 50
14 University of Michigan 14 49
15 University of California-Davis 15 43
16 California State University-Northridge 16 (T) 38
17 University of California-Santa Barbara 16 (T) 35
18 San Jose State University 19 34
19 University of the Pacific 23 25
20 Harvard University 21 (T) 22
21 Wagner College 18 21
22 Brown University 20 20
23 San Diego State University 21 (T) 19
24 Long Island University 24 8
25 (T) Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 25 2
25 (T) California Baptist University NR 2
RV Marist College RV 1
RV Salem University RV 1
RV Biola University RV 1
2

Pretty much a toss-up between UCLA and Stanford, and I’d be shocked if that wasn’t the NCAA final. I would give UCLA the edge – better goalie, stronger sets, more depth. Stanford has an elite shooter in Flynn and she should be able to beat UCLA’s defense but they will also need other players to step up–my bet is it will be Dhalluin (the ASU transfer). Hopefully the woman’s season will be as exciting as the men’s, but I doubt it. Anyone else see any dark horses out there?

3

I agree with you in that there is a good chance that Stanford and UCLA will end up in the finals this year, but I would give the edge to Stanford. I would not overlook USC either. I am not sure who will be their goalie, but they have some very good field players and an tremendous center. Princeton would be my only dark horse. I could see them upsetting someone to make it to the semis, but I do not see anyone outside the “Big 4” or “Big 3” making it to the finals.